Stossel - Season 4

Stossel - Season 4

Season 4

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DatesJan. 3, 2013 - Dez. 19, 2013
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Episodes

Freedom 2.0
Season 4Episode 160 min

Freedom 2.0

From John Stossel's blog: The future looks bleak. Government grows bigger, debt grows, and politicians constantly pass new regulations. But there is good news. Technology helps us avoid clumsy government. Developments like the Internet bring us what I call "Freedom 2.0." Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales - who cites Hayek as an inspiration for creating Wikipedia - tells me about how the fewer rules he imposed on the site, the better it did. Economist Ed Stringham argues that the Internet proves we don't need much government regulation. The Internet will also make it easier for us to keep an eye on what government does, although Chris Horner says that our government uses every trick it can to avoid scrutiny. "Hating Breitbart" producers Maura Flynn and Evan Coyne Maloney say cell phone cameras create "Freedom 2.0" by empowering citizen journalists to expose groups like ACORN. And Instapundit.
Jan. 3, 2013
The Business of Bad News
Season 4Episode 260 min

The Business of Bad News

From John Stossel's blog: When tragedy strikes, what do you do if your company is at the center of it? What if you manufacture the Bushmaster rifle? What if you run BP when it spills oil? On this week's show, Rohit Bhargava and Fraser Seitel explain crisis management strategy, like how Apple handled Steve Jobs' illness, and how the company that makes Skittles reacted after Trayvon Martin was killed holding them. The media exaggerate bad news. "The Skeptical Environmentalist" author, Bjorn Lomborg, addresses claims about genetically modified food, and global warming, as in this Newsweek article about "The End of Pasta." Julie Gunlock of the Independent Women's Forum points out how the danger of BPA products has been overblown by activists. Some people earn money thanks to people's (often irrational) fear of bad news.
Jan. 10, 2013
Texas vs. California
Season 4Episode 360 min

Texas vs. California

From John Stossel's blog: This week, a showdown between the 2 states. Their differences reflect the battle for America's future. Moving to California was once the dream for many Americans. Its population grew at more than double the national average--until 1990. Last decade, 2 million more Americans moved out of California than moved in. They moved to states like Texas. In the last decade, Texas' total population grew at double the national rate. Why? Reason Magazine's Matt Welch and Chuck Devore of the TX Public Policy Foundation give a few reasons: Texans pay less in taxes. There's more job creation. And government takes less of your paycheck. Both states have too many government workers--in fact, Texas has more than California. But California pays them so much more that California's pensions are bleeding the state dry, says Dan Mitchell of the CATO Institute. Kevin James, a mayoral candidate in Los Angeles, says L.A.
Jan. 17, 2013
Obama, Part II
Season 4Episode 460 min

Obama, Part II

From John Stossel's blog: President Obama told John Boehner that America does not have a spending problem. But we do! I was astonished to learn that in 2006, when George W. Bush was President, then-Senator Obama was actually upset about our national debt. From the Congressional Record: "I rise today to talk about America's debt problem... Our federal debt has increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 trillion. That is ‘trillion' with a ‘T'...It took 42 Presidents 224 years to run up only $1 trillion of foreign-held debt. This administration did more than that in just 5 years." That's true. But Obama's administration ran up another $6 Trillion in debt! Government now spends $3.5 trillion every year. How is that not a spending problem?! On tonight's show, we bring in comedian Reggie Brown to re-enact parts of that speech by President Obama. Our special correspondent, Kennedy, went to the Inauguration Monday to talk to the President's excited supporters.
Jan. 24, 2013
Big Sports, Big Business
Season 4Episode 560 min

Big Sports, Big Business

From John Stossel's blog: Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest gambling day of the year. Have you placed your bets? Be careful, even friendly bets between friends are illegal in about half the states. Former professional poker player, Annie Duke, joins the show to argue that it's not the government's job to police decisions between consenting adults. Patrick Basham, author of Gambling: A Healthy Bet, says gambling is actually good for you. Big money is made in college sports, but the athletes don't get a cut. Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University Professor, says they should. Lance Armstrong is an evil jerk because he bullied and threatened weaker people, not because he used performance enhancing drugs. I say, if he used performance enhancers, so what? These drugs are similar to Lasik eye surgery and other ways people seek competitive advantages. Reason's Nick Gillespie argues that they make sports more interesting. Politicians like Chuck Schumer want to ban ticket scalping.
Jan. 31, 2013
State of the Union
Season 4Episode 660 min

State of the Union

Feb. 14, 2013
Liberty 101
Season 4Episode 760 min

Liberty 101

Feb. 21, 2013
The Debt Bomb
Season 4Episode 860 min

The Debt Bomb

Feb. 28, 2013
The Education Blob
Season 4Episode 960 min

The Education Blob

März 7, 2013
Mr. Stossel Goes to College
Season 4Episode 1060 min

Mr. Stossel Goes to College

März 21, 2013
Green Tyranny
Season 4Episode 1160 min

Green Tyranny

März 28, 2013
The Chosen Ones
Season 4Episode 1260 min

The Chosen Ones

Apr. 4, 2013
Death by Taxes
Season 4Episode 1360 min

Death by Taxes

Apr. 11, 2013
The Education Blob Strikes Back
Season 4Episode 1460 min

The Education Blob Strikes Back

Apr. 18, 2013
Free Market Medicine
Season 4Episode 1560 min

Free Market Medicine

Apr. 25, 2013
Rumble in the States
Season 4Episode 1660 min

Rumble in the States

Mai 2, 2013
Whatever happened to Grit?
Season 4Episode 1760 min

Whatever happened to Grit?

Mai 9, 2013
War Against the Little Guy
Season 4Episode 1860 min

War Against the Little Guy

Mai 16, 2013
Gas Myths
Season 4Episode 1960 min

Gas Myths

Mai 23, 2013
The Fight Over 'Austerity'
Season 4Episode 2060 min

The Fight Over 'Austerity'

Mai 30, 2013
War on...
Season 4Episode 2160 min

War on...

Juni 6, 2013
The American Dream
Season 4Episode 2260 min

The American Dream

Juni 13, 2013
Puritanical Government
Season 4Episode 2360 min

Puritanical Government

Juni 20, 2013
Big Brother
Season 4Episode 2460 min

Big Brother

Juni 27, 2013
Trouble with Lawyers
Season 4Episode 2560 min

Trouble with Lawyers

Juli 11, 2013
Are We Rome?
Season 4Episode 2660 min

Are We Rome?

Juli 18, 2013
What's up with Detroit?
Season 4Episode 2760 min

What's up with Detroit?

Juli 25, 2013
Summer Myths
Season 4Episode 2860 min

Summer Myths

Aug. 1, 2013
Battle of the Sexes
Season 4Episode 2960 min

Battle of the Sexes

Aug. 8, 2013
The Police State
Season 4Episode 3060 min

The Police State

Aug. 15, 2013
The World's Police?
Season 4Episode 3160 min

The World's Police?

Sept. 12, 2013
Innovation Nation
Season 4Episode 3260 min

Innovation Nation

Sept. 19, 2013
Escaping the Education Blob
Season 4Episode 3360 min

Escaping the Education Blob

Sept. 26, 2013
Just Shut It!
Season 4Episode 3460 min

Just Shut It!

Okt. 3, 2013
Selling Victimhood
Season 4Episode 3560 min

Selling Victimhood

Okt. 10, 2013
17,000,000,000,000 Problems
Season 4Episode 3660 min

17,000,000,000,000 Problems

Okt. 17, 2013
Fed Up?
Season 4Episode 3760 min

Fed Up?

Okt. 24, 2013
Obamascare
Season 4Episode 3860 min

Obamascare

Okt. 31, 2013
Privatize Everything!
Season 4Episode 3960 min

Privatize Everything!

Nov. 7, 2013
The Rise of Libertarians?
Season 4Episode 4060 min

The Rise of Libertarians?

Nov. 14, 2013
Real Charity
Season 4Episode 4160 min

Real Charity

Nov. 21, 2013
The Tragedy of the Commons
Season 4Episode 4260 min

The Tragedy of the Commons

Nov. 28, 2013
I Play One On TV
Season 4Episode 4360 min

I Play One On TV

Dez. 5, 2013
Defending the Market
Season 4Episode 4460 min

Defending the Market

Dez. 12, 2013
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Season 4Episode 4560 min

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Dez. 19, 2013

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