American Optimist
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONDon't let the bad news get you down -- there's LOTS of good news that media mostly ignore. Amazing innovations like technology that lets a monkey play computer games using only...
Capitalism Myths – Part 2
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONJohn says there are many myths about capitalism. In this video, he debunks four more. AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick...
Government Policy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bad Government Brings Bad Inflation
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONInflation is sharply up. Now it's 7%. What went wrong?AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access...
Capitalism Myths – Part 1
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEverywhere people trash capitalism. But according to John, that’s mostly because they don’t understand it.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available...
Woke Colleges vs Testing
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONColleges are ending SAT/ACT tests in the name of diversity, despite research that shows they are good at predicting college success. AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online...
The Nuclear Option
VIDEO DESCRIPTION"Climate change is the existential threat!" warns Bernie Sanders and others. But if he really believed that, he should support nuclear -- the only technology that has a track...
Free Cuba
VIDEO DESCRIPTION"Libertad!" scream Cubans protesting the communist regime. LIBERTY.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or...
Better Than Charity
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWhat's the best way to help the world? Government programs? Charity? There's something better than both.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available...
Toxic Victimhood
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe new “woke” movement hurts minorities by pushing a “victim” mentality, says professor John McWhorter, author of “Woke Racism.”AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare...
Roundabouts vs Traffic Lights
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONHate it when you’re the only car stopped at a light? Roundabouts are a solution to that, and more.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE...
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...
Fear vs Risk
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn Halloween, the media scare people with stories about dangerous costumes and poison candy. Most of the stories are not even true.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to...
Welfare for the Rich
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONWelfare is supposed to be for poor people — but BILLIONS go to rich people (bailouts, subsidies, taxpayer-funded special grants).AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare...
The “Socially Responsible” Scam
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...
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...
Everything On Demand
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCompetition makes entertainment better and cheaper.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional Resources[RM_Form...
China’s Dark Turn
VIDEO DESCRIPTION“I’m more anti-China than you!” That was one theme of the 2020 Presidential election. But not long ago, American presidents were excited about China. The Communist dictators had...
Thank You, Fossil Fuels
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONToday’s Black Lives Matter protests often include the claim that fossil fuel use is racist, because climate change will hurt the poor and minorities most. But minorities and...
Government Fueled Fires
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONThe massive, deadly wildfires in America’s West are caused by climate change,” smirks California governor Gavin Newsom. In reality, bad forest management and excessive...
The New Censors
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONOn my Facebook page recently, I was alarmed to see a warning pop up: “this information could mislead people.” Facebook then also said it won’t show my video to most...
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...
My Brother’s Life-Saving Discovery
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONCumbersome FDA regulations delay new drugs. It generally takes at least 10 YEARS to bring a new drug to market. The pandemic got regulators to say they’ll speed things up — but...
Coronavirus Overreach
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONGovernments pass ever more restrictive rules in the name of saving us. How many of these rules are helpful?AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to...
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...
Bankrupting America
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONAmerica’s politicians passed more than $2 trillion in spending to keep the economy afloat during the virus pandemic.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or...
These Students Know More Than Politicians
VIDEO DESCRIPTION“Gouging” becomes an issue every hurricane season. After big storms, some people raise prices. Then politicians and the media freak out. Both demand tougher laws against...
The Red Tape Pandemic
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONRegulations have delayed test kits, “telehealth”, and hospital innovation, making the coronavirus pandemic worse. They set America back months in responding.AVAILABLE...
Life is Getting Better
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONJohn explains how we’re healthier, richer, and safer than ever before.AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login or Register to Access These Additional...
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...
Enough Crony Capitalism
VIDEO DESCRIPTIONEstablished businesses, like Facebook, use government to limit competition.AVAILABLE RESOURCESWeb-based Online Quizzesare also available here.AVAILABLE RESOURCESClick to Login...