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On our show tonight Stossel is covering economic myths. Do our candidates believe in economic myths? Well, some of them, yes. Many believe that a minimum wage will not kill jobs, that trade actually helps other countries at our expense, that prices are just set by rich people at whim and those rich people get rich by taking from the poor. All of these myths will be addressed by DON BOUDREAUX and our occasional devil's advocate Stossel. After talking to Don for a for a few minutes they move to include ELLIS HENICAN in the conversation initially starting with the "stimulus" and Bernie Sanders's support of it but later moving on to a variety of topics. The debate that results is a bit fiery. Good stuff.
ERIN SHANNON of a Washington State think tank called the Washington Policy Center is here to talk about the 15 dollar minimum wage enacted in Seattle. She knows people aren't thinking about the unforeseen consequences of such a high raise in the minimum wage.. the worst of which is people losing their jobs entirely.
BRIAN BRENBERG is here to talk about a myth peddled by Donald Trump and his unlikely bedfellow Bernie Sanders. Trade does not hurt us - in fact it helps us greatly. As Brenberg says, "Trade is a win-win situation."
RAND PAUL is here in studio to talk about our 'Regulation Nation'. Stossel highlights the very sad story of Jack & Jill Baron who's land was being flooded. A government owned drainage ditch nearby was covered with logs so Jack asked government to fix it. Their local government said, "If you can clean the ditch, go ahead a do it." The federal government soon came along and charged them with a felony for damaging a 'wetland'. The Barons fought it all the way to trial. A jury cleared them. That still wasn't enough to get the federal government off their backs. The feds went after the Barons under civil law forcing them off their own property and into a modified trailer. In the end the federal government backed off when the Barons gave them 3
This live episode of Stossel reacts to the January 28th Fox News Republican debate, just ahead of the Iowa Caucus. Most presidential candidates pander to Iowa’s ethanol crapitalists; John Stossel gives kudos to Ted Cruz and Rand Paul for daring to point out that the federal mandate forcing gas stations to sell ethanol is an unfair boondoggle. Stossel is happy that these two candidates stand up against crony capitalism, even in Iowa. That and much more is covered on “Debating Our Future.”
New Hampshire’s Free State Project finally “triggered.” That means 20,000 liberty-minded people said they’d move to NH to try to create a critical mass of voters who will support liberty. Should Stossel move there? Maybe NH can be a model for real freedom.
Now that is socialist just won New Hampshire, it is time to take a real look at socialism or "democratic socialism," as Sanders sometimes calls it. But, what does that mean? Do his supporters have a clue? Socialism does nasty things to people and we're on the road to socialism. Stossel shows what that looks like in this episode.
The Heritage Foundation’s Romina Boccia discusses socialism; Ivan Pangracic discusses democratic socialism; Found at ion for Economic Education president Larry Reed; Pollster Frank Luntz; Gloria Alvarez.
Five republicans are the Last Men Standing, who will win? Will he be sensible and capable? Stossel grills people who support each candidate to try to find out.
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Henry McMaster defends his chosen candidate, Donald Trump. Former Governor of New York, George E. Pataki speaks up for Senator Marco Rubio. American Values President, Gary Bauer backs Senator Ted Cruz and shares his thoughts and reasoning with John Stossel. Forbes Economic Writer, John Hartley supports Former Governor Jeb Bush and responds to Stossel’s questions. When Governor John Kasich fails to respond to calls from John Stossel, Stossel was forced to answer questions on the behalf of Kasich.
Stossel examines the close ties between Hollywood and political power; questions what the year's movies got right and wrong. Los Angeles Times reporter Tre'vell Anderson says not only are the #OscarsSoWhite, Hollywood also doesn’t pay black actors fairly.
Since it’s Oscar and election season, Stossel hands out awards for best political performances. Thirteen “Stosscars” go to candidates in categories such as "Adaptation of a Stump Speech," "Magical Thinking," and "Warmongering."
Hundreds of students from all over the world are the stars of Stossel in this episode. They gathered at the International Students for Liberty Conference, where they talk about immigration, dictators, campus rape, and more.
Free college? Fund a government agency that promotes Judeo-Christian values? Investigation of UFOs? Fox’s Dagen McDowell, Reason Magazine’s Katherine Mangu-Ward, and economist Ben Powell join Stossel to dissect this year’s worst political promises.
There is a lot to dislike about Donald Trump but he has his good points. Trump has been able to accomplish much that government has failed at. This episode is all about Trump.
The Cuban embargo hasn't worked. The dictators are firmly in power, and because of our embargo, they have an excuse for Cuba's misery: “It’s America’s fault that you’re so poor!” John Stossel weighs in on Cuba.
This is the first Libertarian Party forum to be live broadcast on national television. The three candidates invited; Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, cybersecurity guru John McAfee, and Libertarian Republic founder Austin Petersen.
Part 2 of the Libertarian Presidential Forum, the three leading Libertarian candidates: Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, tech entrepreneur John McAfee, and The Libertarian Republic founder, Austin Petersen answer questions about drugs, gambling, prostitution, security, and immigration.
John Stossel is out of the hospital, back at work! He covers better alternatives to his hospital stay and its needlessly stupid consumer service: Stossel argues with a personal injury lawyer and a doctor who supports Obamacare. He talks with a boy who moved to another country because FDA restrictions would not allow him to take the drug that saved his life. Stossel shows us a new technology that allows us to “uber” a doctor, and more.
Negative campaign ads are depressing. But at least they contain facts. We can check them out. Stossel covers this election’s ads; the good the bad, and the ugly.
Adam Thierer of the Mercatus Center discusses airline security; Joshua Schank discusses transportation; singer Tatiana Moroz discusses writing a song about bitcoin; Elon Musk and Amazon's Jeff Bezos discuss space travel.
Enough of Trump and Clinton! Finally, we have an alternative; the Libertarian Party nominated its candidates, former Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. Stossel grills them about drugs, guns, government spending, war, and more. Together, Johnson and Weld are IMPRESSIVE, convincing, 100x better than Trump and Hillary! This is Stossel's show on third parties (mostly the libertarians).
What grades do Trump and Clinton get when it comes to liberty? Stossel scores them on many of the issues, including immigration.
Bad rules stomp on freedom. This episode covers some of the stupidest. Also, did you know plastic toy lightsabers are NOT meant for use in ACTUAL battle? So says the attached warning label. Stossel's audience awards $1,000 to the winner of the wacky warning label contest.
Hillary Clinton is almost certain to be our next president. So Stossel did a whole show about her. She's the overwhelming favorite to become president. Stossel scores her on war, spending, drugs, regulation ...lots of regulation, and more. There are some good things about Hillary; Stossel had to work hard to find them but there are some.
Guests:
Juan Williams vs Dan Mitchell
Benjamin Friedman
Police are shooting black men and a black man kills five cops; is life in America getting worse? No. There is so much misinformation out there. We are not a racist police state but our justice system is often cruel. In America, 698 out of 100,000 people are in jail, a higher percentage than any other country! Why? Are Americans more likely to be criminals? Stossel doubts it.
While his colleagues are in Cleveland at the political convention, Stossel is glad he’s not there. Instead, he’s where real life happens. Where free people create good things. Not where political blow-hards boss people around and make speeches. Stossel dissects the Republican National Convention live!
While his colleagues are in Philadelphia at the political convention, Stossel is glad he’s not there. Instead, he’s where real people live. Where free individuals do their own thing; that's what makes the best of life. Not where political blow-hards are bragging how they're going to control our lives. This show is about the Democratic National Convention versus real life! Live!
Are you sick of the old politics? Stossel is. In this episode he shows us all things guaranteed to make us sick too. Corruption, pandering, sleaze; that’s politics. But, there is some good news.
One of the vice-presidential candidates will be a heartbeat away from being president. So, who are these people? Stossel will boldly go where no TV show has gone before; a full hour on the vice-presidential candidates.
Stossel hosts a Libertarian "town hall" with Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. Both of these men understand markets, government and freedom much better than their rivals do.
Stossel doesn’t like most of those smug, entitled protesters. He doesn’t blame Donald Trump for hating the media that sneers at him. Trump’s solution: changing the libel laws. That’s a bad one. Stossel values free speech but it’s under attack in America. It’s being picked apart by government agencies, college leftists, Donald Trump, and the ultra-sensitive everywhere. Don’t let them get you down; Stossel explains why you can say that.
What are your rights? Progressives claim you have a right to free healthcare, education, food, and more. But, think about that. Those things have costs. If those are rights then the state has the right to force doctors to treat people. They could even force John Stossel to to pay for your education and more! What the founders really had in mind, when they talked about rights, was the right to be left alone; the right to speak freely; the right to practice any religion. Basically, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Today's politicians are monkeying with that and what will the next supreme court do?
Watching TV you’d think this election is between Trump and Clinton but, no, we have other choices like Presidential Candidate Jill Stein from the Green Party. She’s on the ballot in 44 states and the Stossel audience has questions for her in this Green Party Town Hall.
Clinton and Trump talk constantly but there is so much they won’t say. They won’t talk about important stuff like individual liberty, online privacy, what we will do about the war on drugs, or our ever increasing debt. Neither leading candidate has much to say about their personal troubles either, such as Trump’s tax returns and Clinton’s emails. In this episode, Stossel tells us what they won’t say.
Trump and Clinton don’t know much about… so much. Despite being in business, Trump doesn’t know much about economics; he wants to raise the minimum wage and reduce trade. Clinton thinks the government will spend your money better than you will and, even though we’re going broke, if government spends more - investment they call it - what a wonderful world it will be. They are ignorant.
Who is Gary Johnson? Well, he’s a better person than Trump or Clinton. A vote is not an entitlement; a candidate has to earn it. Clinton and Trump have come nowhere close to earning John Stossel’s vote. Johnson is not a perfect candidate; he look dumb when asked about foreign leaders but he understands that constant interventions around the world make us new enemies and make us less safe. On this show, conservatives and leftists give Stossel a hard time about Gary Johnson and his Libertarian ideas. Stossel gives them his best shot. Will Libertarian ideas hold-up? Of course they will!
The last debate is finally over. The election is now 17 days away. Gary Johnson is not going to win. Trump probably won’t either… but he might. On this live episode, Stossel covers the latest on the election and the aftermath of the debate. Panelists include Matt Welch, Jessica Tarlov, and Betsy McCaughey.
Fox Business Network host John Stossel is taking on “the ruling class” of politics, and their strident influence on the 2016 election. “America’s elite media, university professors, Silicone Valley — they’re all on the same side,” Mr. Stossel said. “They vote Democrat, and they insist you do too. After all, that’s what civilized people do. This year its never been more clear who the ruling class wants to elect and keep in power. They want the left in charge.”
Stossel's guests include Nicholas Sarwark, chairman of the Libertarian Party; Joe Concha, media analyst for The Hill; Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the CATO Institute; Kat Timpf, politics reporter at National Review, and Ben Shapiro, a columnist and radio host.
“OK, so they don’t call us as ‘peasants’ anymore,” Mr. Stossel wrote. “Now we are ‘deplorables’ — or conservatives or libertarians. Or Trump supporters. The elite have a lot of influence over how we see things.”
Four days until the presidential election. Unfortunately, it’s almost certain that we will have an authoritarian in the White House. Probably, Hillary. There are other very important issues being voted on next Tuesday. States will make decisions on taxes, pensions, health care, marijuana, animal welfare. A third party candidate might get elected to congress for the first time in 26 years; and he’s kind of libertarian. Stossel covers the issues beyond the big ticket.
Finally, it’s over. It’s not what Stossel had expected. Stossel claims he humiliated himself predicting a Clinton victory. He even prepared a “Queen Hillary Clinton” graphic for this show and had to replace in response to the Trump victory. The good news is: Hillary lost. The remaining question: what will Trump bring? In the hit musical “Hamilton,” King George tells the colonists - after they rebelled - you’re on your own! Awesome. Wow. Do you have a clue what happens now? Stossel doesn’t. Will Donald Trump do reckless things? Start a depression with anti-trade laws? Put his critics in jail? Silence news papers? Stop all immigration?
A lot of Americans are not happy that Trump was elected. They predict racial hatred, loss of rights, and all kinds of terrible things. Stossel supposes that’s why they’re demonstrating. But, come on, Trump is not going to wreck America. A President actually does not make all that much difference. In addition, there’s plenty of good news: 2016 is the best year ever to be alive. Our environment is clean, we live longer than ever, and even poor people are more prosperous. Not because of the national government, not because of any one President, but because free people accomplish wonderful things.
Drain the swamp; will Donald Trump actually be able to do that? The Washington swamp with its many cronies are used to holding onto power. Corporations cozy up to politicians so they get subsidies and tariffs that shield them from competition. Entrenched industries donate to politicians so newer, better companies like Uber or Airbnb will be regulated out of existence. Rich, powerful but innovative people like Elon Musk use their influence to put the tax payer at risk. Stossel will investigate whether it is really possible to drain the swamp.
Death by socialism: do we want that in our future? Surely the lessons from history have taught us, “No!” President-elect Trump has made some good choices so far but he’s also suggested he’d have government take more control of parts of our lives. Will he lead us to socialism with people fighting over a bag of flour as they do in Venezuela? Stossel hopes not. Stossel also announces that this episode is his second-to-last episode. Ever.
After seven years and more than three hundred shows, this is Stossel’s final show to air. Stossel has tried to explain liberty: why doing things like ending the drug war, legalizing same sex marriage, jailing fewer people, and limiting military intervention benefit all of us. Even though this is his last show, we haven’t seen the end of him. Stossel is excited about a new project that he will start soon. This episode covers some of the best and worst of Stossel and explains where we can find him next.
