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Entrepreneurs: Doing Good by Doing Well
Entrepreneurs: Doing Good by Doing Well

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...

The origins of the Fed
The origins of the Fed

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Brad Thor on his book ‘Hidden Order’ about the Federal Reserve.

Is Big Brother Watching?
Is Big Brother Watching?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCongressman Justin Amash on whether the NSA is infringing on personal liberties.

IRS Selective Targeting
IRS Selective Targeting

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONTexas Public Policy Foundation CEO Brooke Rollins on the IRS’ scrutiny of Tea Party groups.

Free Market Medicine
Free Market Medicine

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONStossel special correspondent Kennedy on the benefits of medicine without the insurance companies.

Debunking Food Myths
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
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?
Is Price Gouging Bad?

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONIndependent Institute Research Fellow Art Carden on the economics behind price gouging.

Mystery of Happiness: Is Happiness Relative?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
The War on Interns

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAuthor Steven Greenhouse and Hannah Jackman of the National Journalism Center debate the use of interns.

Cash for Clunkers
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Stossel’s Currency Conundrum
Stossel’s Currency Conundrum

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONFormer Federal Reserve Economist David Barker discusses whether Americans should be able to print their own currency.

Artists Against Capitalism
Artists Against Capitalism

VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRadio host Lisa Kennedy and TV critic Glenn Garvin break down why musicians enjoy bashing the free market.