NC Family's Family Policy Matters

This week on Family Policy Matters , we are re-airing a show from December 2019 with Dr. Michael Naughton, discussing his book, Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World . Dr. Naughton shares how our culture often has a fundamental misunderstanding of "leisure" and how we need both work and leisure to live full lives.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes author Warren Farrell to discuss his new book The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr. Andy Jackson from the Civitas Center to discuss the status of two U.S. Supreme Court cases that will address North Carolina's redistricting and election process.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Clare Morell to discuss the recent report she co-authored, entitled "Raising a Family in the Digital Age: A Technology Guide for Parents."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr. Brad Wilcox to discuss his recent report on marriage and cohabitation, entitled "The Religious Marriage Paradox: Younger Marriage, Less Divorce."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back ADF attorney Matt Sharp to discuss some of the U.S. Supreme Court's biggest rulings for family values this past term, and what other cases are on the horizon.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Alexandra Davis to discuss her recent article in Public Discourse , entitled "The Toll of the Dwindling Birth Rate is Far Greater Than Underpopulation."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back NC Family's John Rustin and Jere Royall as they discuss the pro-life landscape in North Carolina post-U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade .

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes NC Family's John Rustin and Jere Royall as they recap the highs and lows of the short legislative session at the North Carolina General Assembly.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Francis Maier to discuss his recent commencement address at Thomas More College on the subjects of leadership and decisiveness.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Luke Niforatos to discuss his recent article in NC Family's Family North Carolina magazine, entitled "The Medical Marijuana Myth," and particularly how it relates to the recent push to legalize "medical" marijuana in North Carolina.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with renowned journalist and author Alexandra DeSanctis to discuss the new book she co-wrote with Dr. Ryan T. Anderson, entitled Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. Note: This interview was recorded prior to the release of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr. Terry Stoops from the John Locke Foundation for Part 2 of a 2-part show. Dr. Stoops unpacks two recent reports from the NC Department of Public Instruction that evaluate K-12 student performance during the pandemic.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr. Terry Stoops from the John Locke Foundation for Part 1 of a 2-part show. Dr. Stoops unpacks two recent reports from the NC Department of Public Instruction that evaluate K-12 student performance during the pandemic.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Retired Lt. General Jerry Boykin to discuss FRC's Stand Courageous ministry, which equips men to embrace Biblical masculinity and flourish as fathers, husbands, teachers, leaders, and citizens.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we're bringing you Part 2 of an excerpt from NC Family's Raleigh Dinner, which was held on May 10, 2022, featuring Dr. Ryan T. Anderson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Dr. Anderson discusses the four most contested "truths" in our culture, in Part 2 of a 2-part show.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , we're bringing you an excerpt from NC Family's Raleigh Dinner, which was held on May 10, 2022, featuring Dr. Ryan T. Anderson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Dr. Anderson discusses the four most contested "truths" in our culture, in Part 1 of a 2-part show.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court religious liberty and free speech case that Staver recently argued, Shurtleff v. City of Boston. The High Court issued a unanimous 9-0 ruling in Staver's favor earlier this month.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Shawn Carney from 40 Days for Life to discuss his new book, What to Say When: The Complete Guide to Discussing Abortion.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Jeanette Doran, president and general counsel for the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law, to discuss NCICL's recent resource for parents, entitled "Parents' Constitutional Right to Parent Without Government Interference: What Every Parent Needs to Know."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Carter Snead to discuss his book What It Means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics .

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down Dr. Brad Littlejohn to discuss his recent article, "Resisting the Politics of Fear."

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Wesley J. Smith to discuss the rise of a troubling "religion"—transhumanism—which elevates technology as the way to eternal life.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Vance Ginn to discuss poverty in America, and why we need a more holistic, less government-focused approach if we are to truly improve poverty rates in our country.

This week on  Family Policy Matters , host Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Americans United for Life's Katie Glenn to discuss AUL's annual Life List, including where North Carolina fell on the list and how we can make our state the most pro-life state in the nation.