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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Today our host is Dr. Merrill (Buddy) Matthews and he welcomes three exciting new guests. In the first hour, he welcomes Lonnie Norris. Lonnie is the Executive director of the film Between Borders, based on a riveting true story of faith and hope set amidst great oppression. And he speaks with the President of Advancing American Freedom Tim Chapman regarding his concerns about RFK Jr. And Buddy’s guest in the second hour is author John Hood. They’ll talk about the Branches of Conservatism.

It’s going to be a very exciting show. Please call or contact us with your perspective, call 800-351-1212 or you can post a comment or question on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio.

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Dr. Merrill Matthews
Resident Scholar - Institute for Policy Innovation

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.com. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable forRead More

Guests
Lonnie Norris Show Page
Lonnie Norris
Executive Director of Between Borders - Founder of StoryLight Productions
StoryLight Productions was founded by Lonnie Norris in 2019 with a mission to tell stories that challenge, inspire, and glorify God. With years of experience in global missions, Lonnie launched StoryLight to share impactful stories from around the world. The company is dedicated to producing high-quality films that engage a broad audience, aiming to spark thought, inspire action, and connect with viewers on a meaningful level.
Between Borders - Movie
Between Borders Movie Trailer
In a crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves as outcasts—wherever they go. Their Armenian heritage marks them for discrimination, first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church planted by American missionaries, the hostility of everyday life pushes them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Based on a riveting true story of faith and hope set amidst great oppression.
Tim Chapman Show Page
Tim Chapman
President - Advancing American Freedom
Tim Chapman is the President at Advancing American Freedom, a public policy advocacy organization founded by Vice President Mike Pence. Chapman has more than two decades of service in the conservative movement and as an advocate for public policy.
Chapman has served as a Principal at P2 Public Affairs, the Executive Director of Heritage Action, Chief of Staff at the Heritage Foundation, and as an adviser and staff to Senators DeMint, Nickles and Hutchinson.
Chapman's experience in conservative policy advocacy is extensive as he was a co-founder of Heritage Action - the advocacy arm of The Heritage Foundation – and a former Executive Director at Stand for America, an advocacy organization founded by Ambassador Nikki Haley. Tim has built and maintained policy coalitions on the right that have helped shape the consensus within the GOP and he has helped craft messaging/activist campaigns that have resulted in policy victories.
John Hood Show Page
John Hood
Author | Columnist | Teacher | President - John William Pope Foundation
John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation, a Raleigh-based grantmaker. He is also the author of 10 books — ranging from economic histories and political biographies to fantasy novels — and teaches at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.

Since 1986, Hood has written a syndicated column that now runs in the Winston-Salem Journal, Greensboro News & Record, Wilmington Star-News, Triangle Business Journal, and newspapers in 50 other North Carolina communities. He’s also written for The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Review, Readers’ Digest, The New Republic, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines, and appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC, and National Public Radio.

Hood chairs the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership, co-chairs the North Carolina Leadership Forum, and serves as vice-chair of North Carolina Public Radio, State Policy Network, and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.

Hood received his B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned a M.A. in liberal studies from UNC-Greensboro.
Future of Freedom Podcast
Future of Freedom Podcast
Future of Freedom is a podcast that explores the intersection of conservatism and libertarianism in today's society. On each episode we bring together guests who hold opposing viewpoints on a specific policy or cultural issue. We tackle a range of topics, from economic policies to social issues, and from foreign affairs to constitutional law. Our guests come from different backgrounds and have different beliefs, but they all share a commitment to the principles of freedom, individualism, and limited government.
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AAF’s Ad Push on RFK Jr.
Read AAF’s letters concerning RFK Jr. here.
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AAF Sends Letter to Senators –  Stands for Life on RFK Jr. Appointment
Today AAF announced that President Tim Chapman and AAF Board Chairman Marc Short sent a letter to the U.S. Senate ahead of the confirmation hearing of RFK Jr. regarding his appointment as HHS Secretary. The ...
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Freedom Conservatism: A Statement of Principles
To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.
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