https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pBMIRAN0r0 Video Description What good do entrepreneurs do? Is it creating jobs? Is it the charity they do with the money they've made? Do successful entrepreneurs have an obligation to give back? This segment attempts to answer...
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The origins of the Fed
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Brad Thor on his book ‘Hidden Order’ about the Federal Reserve.
Should Government Nudge People Into Making Better Decisions?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONUtah State University assistant professor Michael Thomas says “libertarian paternalism” is a contradiction in terms.
Stossel vs. Napolitano on NSA Spying
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONJohn Stossel and Judge Andrew Napolitano square off on whether Americans should be outraged over the NSA’s spying.
Is Big Brother Watching?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCongressman Justin Amash on whether the NSA is infringing on personal liberties.
IRS Selective Targeting
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONTexas Public Policy Foundation CEO Brooke Rollins on the IRS’ scrutiny of Tea Party groups.
Should America Look Overseas for Skilled Workers?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONConsumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro on the benefits of skilled immigrants on the U.S. economy.
Free Market Medicine
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONStossel special correspondent Kennedy on the benefits of medicine without the insurance companies.
Americans Taxed from Dusk Till Dawn
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONTax Foundation President Scott Hodge on the need to simplify the tax code.
IRS Spends $60,000 on Star Trek Tax Spoof
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFBN’s tax experts discuss the government’s efforts to enforce tax policy.
Whole Foods CEO on Morality of Capitalism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhole Foods CEO John Mackey argues that business has lifted billions out of poverty.
The Myth of a College Education
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFBN’s John Stossel discusses why everyone doesn’t need to go to college.
Unpaid Internship: Rite of Passage or Corporate Scam?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Ross Perlin and Terry Michael of the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism debate whether interns should be paid for their work.[rev_slider...
Foam More Energy Efficient than Paper?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAngela Logomasini of the Competitive Enterprise Institute argues plastic foam is cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than paper.
California’s Pension Bomb Ticking Toward Detonation
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell and L.A. Mayoral Candidate Kevin James on the pension problems facing the Golden State.
State of the Union Address an Assault on Liberty?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFBN’s government experts debate whether the State of the Union address will impact personal liberties.
Debunking Food Myths
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Gary Taubes and Nutrition Science Initiative Co-Founder Peter Attia on the science behind today’s mainstream diet and whether it’s correct.[rev_slider...
I, Pencil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYO3tOqDISE Video Description For more than half a century, Leonard Read's classic story has opened eyes and changed minds by the hundreds of thousands, revealing the wondrous achievements of individuals whose contributions are...
Is Price Gouging Bad?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIndependent Institute Research Fellow Art Carden on the economics behind price gouging.
Campaign Propaganda: Good, Bad and Ugly
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFBN’s John Stossel breaks down the power of propaganda.
Government Stealing Future from Today’s Youth?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Tom Palmer discusses the impact of government welfare and retirement programs on younger generations of Americans.
Mystery of Happiness: Is Happiness Relative?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqXE8YMkIKY Video Description What makes people happy? Are we happiest when we're doing well, or when we're doing better than others? On what do we base our happiness? This segment looks at the relativity of happiness.
Censorship at College: Politeness Gone Wrong
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIs college really a bastion of free speech, a marketplace of ideas, where views can be discussed in an atmosphere of openness? Are some cultural, economic, and political views...
Innovation: Private vs. Public
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxX4zXlU8J8 Video Description Can politics and politicians solve all our problems? Is government more effective than private enterprise? Can't we count on the entrepreneurial spirit to innovate and to develop solutions to the...
Police Accountability: Privacy Laws Gone Wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90ZFPt7Vms Video Description What's the difference between secrecy and privacy? Should public servants have a right to privacy while at work? If people are allowed to video record public officials, will that affect the way those...
Job Creation Gone Wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0i8UwsMwY Video Description Who creates jobs? And who creates jobs the best? Can the government help, or do government attempts to create jobs lead to inefficiencies and waste? Do government regulations help or hinder job...
Lemonade Stand: Consumer Protection Gone Wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dU8OsYp--c Video Description What's happened to freedom in America? Are there too many laws? Can the average American even know what's legal and what's illegal today? This segment looks at several examples of people unknowingly...
Food Police: Regulation Gone Wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch advies?v=FBE3pu81-bs Video Description Should people be allowed to eat whatever they want? Even if it's bad for them? What are the limits on freedom? What are the limits on government power? This segment looks at some regulations...
Income Disparity: Should Equality Be the Goal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZEqU3Gu0FM Video Description What is the problem with some people having more money than others? Would it be better if everyone had the same? What if we could make sure everyone earned the same amount of money as everyone else?...
Collaboration Leads to Innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8lDT--2G_o Video Description Why has life changed so much over the past few centuries, after remaining relatively the same for hundreds of thousands of years? Why does it seem that changes occur faster now than in the past? How...
The War on Interns
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Steven Greenhouse and Hannah Jackman of the National Journalism Center debate the use of interns.
Cash for Clunkers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h84a6oa2FPY Video Description Do government programs always help? Do the outcomes match the promises? What about the unseen, unintended results? This segment looks at the Cash for Clunkers program, and its results.
Entrepreneurship
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhy is America so prosperous? Is it our natural resources? Or is it something more? Perhaps it’s because America is a good place for entrepreneurs. This segment looks at...
Free Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kXBniWfa8 Video Description Should people be allowed to offend each other? Criticize each other's views, religion, even race? Should the government protect us from offensive speech, or protect offensive speakers? How important...
Title IX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJARlUKBDw Video Description Are you opposed to sexism? Shouldn't men and women be treated equally? Isn't fairness a virtuous goal? Don't we all believe in fairness? Doesn't Title IX simply prohibit discrimination based on sex?...
Immigration
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhy do people come to America? Isn’t America a cesspool of crass commercialism and greedy, materialistic people? What’s so great about America that while we criticize it and try to change it, millions of immigrants struggle to come here? This segment...
Earned Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I-SOyjQD5c Video Description What makes people happy? Is it money? What role does success play? This segment looks at entrepreneurship, happiness, and the American Dream.
Dealing With America’s Confusing Gun Laws
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONTea Party Patriots Co-Founder Mark Meckler on the confusing gun laws across America.
Is the Data on the Rising Cost of Health Care Misleading?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAQR Capital Management’s Cliff Asness on the costs of health care.
Is Government Involvement in Health Care Hurting Patients?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONValley Surgical Clinics founder Dr. Jeffrey Singer on why Medicare and the health-care law are putting government interests and costs ahead of the interests of...
Free Enterprise and Income Inequality
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCliff Asness of AQR Capital Management compares income inequality to income mobility.
Government Real Estate Wasting Taxpayer Cash
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRep. John Mica, (R-Fla.), breaks down the millions being spent on empty building by the government.
If You Want America to Fail, Change Nothing?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFree Market America’s Ryan Houck discusses the impact of overregulation.
Stossel’s Currency Conundrum
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFormer Federal Reserve Economist David Barker discusses whether Americans should be able to print their own currency.
America: the Land of the Economically Free?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAmbassador Terry Miller of the Heritage Foundation discusses recent data on the state of economic freedom in the U.S.
Difference Between Streamlining the Military and Isolationism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFBN’s John Stossel on why reducing spending on the military and making it more efficient is different than having an isolationist foreign policy.[rev_slider...
Artists Against Capitalism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRadio host Lisa Kennedy and TV critic Glenn Garvin break down why musicians enjoy bashing the free market.
Why Does Hollywood Hate Capitalism?
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRadio host Michael Medved argues those in Tinsel Town are hypocritical when bashing the business world.