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Tag Archives: John Stossel
Corporate Welfare
Regulations are typically framed as necessities designed to protect consumers. Except that in reality they are often designed to protect existing businesses from competition, thus making consumers worse off. The video below produced by John Stossel provides a good look … Continue reading
On Charter Schools
John Stossel recently produced a short video on charter schools. It is well worth watching. See below. JFB
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Tagged Charter Schools, John Stossel, Success Academy
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John Stossel Demolishes Popularly Believed Myths about Capitalism
It is sad but true that most people believe that free markets represent a zero sum game. Winners only win to the extent that other people lose. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In a free market, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, John Stossel
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Why Have Woke Colleges Abandoned Admissions Tests?
When Darwin published Origin of the Species in which he presented his data in support of his theory of evolution, the Archbishop of Canterbury was said to have offered a prayer: “Dear God” he said “Please let it not be … Continue reading
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Tagged College Admissions, John Stossel, SAT Tests, woke culture
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Saving the Rhinos–or Not
It is seldom remarked, although obviously true, that hostility to free markets (and freedom in general) is the driver of much of the environmental movement. That proposition is not restricted to the environmental project though. It also holds true for … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Environmentalism, Free Markets, John Stossel, Rhinos
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Propaganda as Thought
In an era where bumper sticker slogans substitute for thought, the master propagandists of the BLM Movement have learned their craft well. Plenty of otherwise sensible people have signed on to the sentiment without understanding what they have actually signed … Continue reading
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Tagged back lives matter, BLM, John Stossel, Marx, Marxist, racism
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Minneapolis–Progressive Paradise
Minneapolis has long been one of, if not the, most progressive city in America. It also is the city where George Floyd was killed in police custody. And it is home to one of the widest income gaps between white … Continue reading
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Tagged John Stossel, Minneapolis, policy, politics, Progressive, Progressive Failure, racism
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Cancel Culture is Out of Control
There was a time not so long ago when leftists routinely charged that the radical right, roughly defined as anybody who didn’t agree with leftist orthodoxy, consisted largely of a bunch of Neanderthal book burners. Well, look who the book … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancel Culture, freedom of speech, John Stossel, liberal values, Reason Magazine, social justice warriors
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Why is there a Shortage of Medical Equipment to Fight COVID-19?
Gary Becker, a Nobel Prize winning economist from the University of Chicago was once asked what government’s mainly produces. “Lines” he replied. So here we are in March 2020 with the economy screeching to a halt and citizens staying in … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, Corona Virus, Covid-19, health care, John Stossel, pandemic, Red Tape, video
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Are the Brains of Men and Women Different?
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Tagged John Stossel, Neuroscience, political correctness, Reason Magazine, Science
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