VIDEO DESCRIPTIONPopular “socially responsible” investment funds advertise: “Make money AND help the world!” But they often do neither. Their funds are usually higher priced marketing...
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Middle East Enlightenment
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONSurveys show that the Islamic World — long filled with war and religious dogma — is starting to become more tolerant, and a little more secular.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE...
Snowden: Traitor or Hero?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEight years ago, Edward Snowden revealed government secrets. He told the world that America, illegally, spies on Americans, and most everyone in the world. Some now call Snowden...
The GOOD News of 2020
VIDEO DESCRIPTION2020 was “the worst year ever!” said many. But was it? Historian Johan Norberg says “no,” and reminds John to be grateful for the good trends in the world.AVAILABLE...
SpaceX Does What Government Won’t
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn August 2nd, two American astronauts return to Earth. Their launch was the first from the US in 10 years. It wasn’t NASA that sent them into space. It was Elon Musk‘s SpaceX...
Let People Work
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONGovernment rules often ban people with years-old misdemeanors from working.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...
China’s Tech Totalitarianism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIf China does have coronavirus under control, the dictators will claim their “social credit score” system helped.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register...
Everyone’s A Criminal
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHave you broken a law today? You might be surprised.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional Resources[RM_Form...
Solving Student Debt
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONA new idea called “income share agreements” could help solve the student debt crisis.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...
Lessons from Africa
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhy is Africa poor? Magatte Wade has some answers.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional Resources[RM_Form...
Are We Doomed?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWe’re told that when it comes to climate change, the debate is over. But is it? Should it be? Has the case been closed, or could we use some healthy debate?AVAILABLE...
Save Lives, Sell Organs
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAllowing organ sales would save lives, but critics say it would hurt the poor.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...
Minimum Wage Hurts Beginners
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHow Seattle’s $15 minimum wage killed entry-level jobs.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access...
Mow Your Lawn or Lose Your House!
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFlorida man may lose home because he didn’t cut his grass.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to...
In Defense Of Capitalism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONProgressives attack capitalism because it lets some become very rich while others stay poor. But Yaron Brook, chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute says the opposite is...
Basic Income: Pros and Cons
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOren Cass explains the pros and cons of adopting a universal basic income in this episode of The Federalist Society’s POLICYbrief.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to...
Money, Money, Money
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat makes money trustworthy?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...
The Rise of Citizen Journalists
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONJohn Stossel says citizen journalists cover things the mainstream media miss.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login...
Inequality Myths
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONPoliticians and reporters often rail about “the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.” John Stossel explains it’s not true.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online...
Green New Deal: Fact Versus Fiction
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposes to save the planet.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login...
The Fundamentals of Economics
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEconomics is the study of human behavior. Kevin Lieber (VSauce2) and his friends Fiona & Professor Fergberg outline some of the fundamentals.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE...
Venezuela IS Socialism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIn Florida, reporter Gloria Alverez talked to Venezuelan immigrants, and most of them told her socialism doesn’t work. Stossel warns that if we don’t realize that socialism is...
Paris Climate Agreement
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIs Donald Trump right to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or...
What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDiscuss the risks and benefits of entrepreneurship with this episode of Common Sense Soapbox.Download Teacher's GuideDownload Video (.mp4 FILE)To download this video or the Teacher's Guide that goes along with it, please login. If you don't have an...
Sugar’s Sweetheart Deal
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe U.S. sugar program is “Stalin-style price controls,” Ross Marchand of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance tells John Stossel.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare...
Read All About It!
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONMost people think the concepts of free speech and freedom of the press started in America. But another country actually codified freedom of the press in its constitution before the U.S. did. Find out which country, and explore why this matters more...
Super Bowl of Welfare
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONSports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to...
Outside the Box
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhen Eli is required to reduce his son Jack to a single check-mark in front of a race box, it doesn’t sit well with him.Download Teacher's GuideDownload Video (.mp4 FILE)To download this video or the Teacher's Guide that goes along with it, please...
War on Electric Scooters
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONYou may have seen electric scooters in your city. John Stossel wonders if this is the next revolution in urban travel. But what about safety?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online...
Health Coach Threatened with Jail for Dietary Advice
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONShould there be limits on what advice people can give others? Should people need licenses or permits– government permission—to give advice?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online...
Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWe learn from CSI, Law & Order, and NCIS that forensic science is infallible, leading to the conviction of people who might otherwise have gotten away with their crimes. But DNA...
Toys Were Us – Now Let’s Build Something Better!
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIt is sad when a business we have grown up with closes. Often, that closing is a result of creative destruction. But is that good, bad, or just the natural course in an...
Lab-Grown Meat is Coming to Your Supermarket
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWould you eat food grown in a lab? What if there were a way to oppose the killing of animals and still eat meat? If it doesn’t come from an animal, is it still meat? This video...
Plastic Straw Myths
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHave you used a plastic straw lately? Did you feel guilty? Celebrities and activists hope so! They want us all to stop sucking.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhen you watch the fireworks on the 4th of July, do you think about the Declaration of Independence?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE...
The College Scam
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONA new book makes "The Case Against Education." Who would argue against education? Economics professor Bryan Caplan tells John Stossel that “what we need to do is to go back to a...
Little Pink House
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONSusette Kelo bought a run-down home. She fixed it up and painted it pink. Then the government came and took it.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available...
Will Tariffs Hurt Americans?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHow will the Trump administration’s steel tariffs impact America?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register...
How Free Are You?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAre you living in the freest country in the world? Not if you live in the United States.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE...
The Evil Rich?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONBernie Sanders and others on the left want higher taxes on “millionaires and billionaires.” Would that be a good idea?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also...
The Deadly-isms
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONSocialism, Nazism, progressivism…there are so many “isms” on the political spectrum. This video takes a closer look and suggests a different approach.AVAILABLE...
Happy Thanksgiving!
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHappy Thanksgiving! But before you eat that turkey, thank private property! Without it, Thanksgiving would be “Starvation Day.” Here’s why.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online...
Private Parks
When we think of parks, we probably think of public parks, government owned, managed, and maintained. But are all public parks managed and maintained by the government? It seems as though some aren’t maintained at all. This segment looks at the role entrepreneurs can play in public parks.
Inequality & Trade
Do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? Does trade with other countries hurt us? Should we produce everything on our own? This segment looks at income, jobs, and trade.
Elijah McCoy
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWho was Elijah McCoy? What did he do? This video takes a look at the importance of perseverance and innovation, by highlighting Elijah McCoy, whose life and accomplishments can be fine examples for all our students. He is, it is said, the Real...
Fake News is Old News
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe term “fake news” has been in the news a lot the past few years. What does it mean? Is it really fake or does it just present a side to a story that some people don’t agree with? Fake News is Old News presents a historical view of reporting that...
Everything
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat would you do to save your child’s life? Where do you draw the line? Would you break the law? What if the law wasn’t protecting anyone? Everything is a thought-provoking film that shows the dilemma faced by a mother who comes up against federal...
Economics Made the World Great
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIs life today bad? Or is it awesome? Why? What about life today is an improvement from the past? Economics Made the World Great shows changes that have taken place in the past three centuries and changes that are taking place today that have made the...