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Pseudo-Consensus: Squashing the Global Warming Debate
Pseudo-Consensus: Squashing the Global Warming Debate

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHas the earth warmed? Have we caused it? Does it matter? Is there really a looming crisis or is this much ado about nothing? And what happens to people who disagree? This segment looks at the way the global warming debate is playing out.Download...

The Energy Debate: A Case for Fossil Fuels
The Energy Debate: A Case for Fossil Fuels

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat are fossil fuels? Why do so many people dislike them? Are they bad for us? Are they bad for the environment? What are the alternatives? This segment looks at the debate over fossil fuels.Download Teacher's GuideTo download this video or the...

Propaganda: Environmental Fear Mongering
Propaganda: Environmental Fear Mongering

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhy do some movies seem to go beyond entertainment and include scary messages for children? Can there be a rational environmental debate or does it need to be filled with propaganda and hype? This segment looks at the tactics some use to convince...

Finding Freedom: Escape from North Korea
Finding Freedom: Escape from North Korea

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat is freedom? How important is freedom to you? People use the word freedom differently, but when we look at North Korea, there is little disagreement that the citizens are...

Threats to Free Speech: Censorship on Campus
Threats to Free Speech: Censorship on Campus

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat is going on at colleges across America? These institutions of higher education were once bastions of free speech, where different views and ideas could be discussed openly....

Privacy: Who Needs It?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEdward Snowden tries to convince me to worry more about privacy. “They’re trying to shape your behavior!” he warns. I rudely say: “Americans by and large don’t care, and I...

Capitalism: Why So Unpopular?
Capitalism: Why So Unpopular?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONNews reports, articles, and websites tell us of the waning belief in capitalism. What do you think about capitalism? Is capitalism evil? Or has it lifted billions of people out...

Essay Contest and Video Contest
Essay Contest and Video Contest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLfoXakFLA Video Description   Meet our 2016 Essay Contest winners, and learn more about our annual contests, including a new Video Contest for the 2016-2017 school year.

Threats to Free Speech: Islamic Extremism
Threats to Free Speech: Islamic Extremism

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONShould people be stopped from offending each other? From criticizing each other’s views, religion, even race? Should the government protect us from offensive speech, or protect...

Think Your Privacy Is Threatened?
Think Your Privacy Is Threatened?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONChina is starting a “social credit system.” The state will monitor social media and web use to make it “hard for the discredited to take a single step.” Will it come to America?...

Economic lessons of 2015
Economic lessons of 2015

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONKatherine Mangu Ward of Reason Magazine, Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute, and Fox contributor Deneen Borelli discuss the biggest economic lessons learned in 2015.[rev_slider...

Open Borders or Secure ‘Em?
Open Borders or Secure ‘Em?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONManhattan Institute’s Heather MacDonald and Jason Riley, author of “Let Them In,” debate immigration policy.

Technological Innovation: Do Rules Stifle Growth?
Technological Innovation: Do Rules Stifle Growth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLS5Yq_FQ3Q Video Description   What conditions encourage innovation? What discourages innovation? Do governments help, or do they increase the time and cost of developing new products? Should businesses really have to protect...

Delayed Gratification: Can It Lead to Future Success?
Delayed Gratification: Can It Lead to Future Success?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kITrloxy4qs Video Description   What does it mean to "delay gratification"? What does a child's ability or willingness to delay gratification indicate? Is this something that can be taught? Should it be? This segment looks at one...

Spontaneous Order: Do We Really Need a Plan?
Spontaneous Order: Do We Really Need a Plan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJyH6jiUwt0 Video Description   What is spontaneous order? How is it that without government direction, food is available in stores, cars are manufactured, information is available on the Internet, and people can get medical care?...

Disaster Relief: Who Does it Better?
Disaster Relief: Who Does it Better?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Vgo8gHwAI Video Description   Who should help victims of natural disasters? Should citizens voluntarily help? Should government? Who is better at it? This segment looks at the role government and charity-based organizations play...

Following Orders: Does That Remove Your Responsibility?
Following Orders: Does That Remove Your Responsibility?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIlYLLe95FA Video Description   Do you always do what you're told? Should you? Does doing what you're told absolve you of responsibility for the consequences of your actions? This segment looks at the Milgram experiment on...

The Fed: Can It Be Trusted to Manage Our Money?
The Fed: Can It Be Trusted to Manage Our Money?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITZ3BERq0L0 Video Description   What is the Fed? Okay, it's the Federal Reserve. But what is that? What does it do? What is its role? How does the Fed affect us and our money? This segment looks at the origins and impact of the...

Combating Bias: Do We Need Incentives to Overcome It?
Combating Bias: Do We Need Incentives to Overcome It?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05oFJihOFkg Video Description   Do you make rational decisions? Would you hire the best applicant for a job? Would you rate your teacher or professor fairly? This segment looks at recognizing bias in ourselves.

Crowdfunding: Can Entrepreneurs Go Straight to Consumers?
Crowdfunding: Can Entrepreneurs Go Straight to Consumers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iD08zXbzwg Video Description   What if you want to create a product or service but don't have the money? What can you do? You can borrow from a bank perhaps. Or you can crowdfund advies. What is crowdfunding? How does it work?...

Government vs. Entrepreneurs
Government vs. Entrepreneurs

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOyster Farmer Greg Garrett and Shelly Goodman on the government’s intrusion into their business ventures.

A win for people vs. the prairie dog
A win for people vs. the prairie dog

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONPacific Legal Foundation Attorney Jonathan Wood and his client, Bruce Hughes, on their victory in the Utah prairie dog case against the federal government.[rev_slider...

America: Ruled by regulations?
America: Ruled by regulations?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFormer Bush Regulatory Affairs Director Susan Dudley discusses the growing number of government regulations in America.

Foreign aid worse for global poverty?
Foreign aid worse for global poverty?

VIDEO DESCRIPTION‘Poverty, Inc.’ Director Michael Matheson Miller on his documentary film, poverty in Haiti and how foreign aid can do more harm than good in certain situations.[rev_slider...

Electronic Surveillance: What’s Happening To Our Privacy?
Electronic Surveillance: What’s Happening To Our Privacy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ygSf2ApWs Video Description   Are there any limits on the government's ability to protect its citizens? Should there be? What is the proper balance between our country's security and our own privacy? This segment looks at the...