Show 3030 Stossel and Dead Wrong with Johan Norgberg Compilation.
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Show 3030 Stossel and Dead Wrong with Johan Norgberg Compilation.
This ACU show consists of several segments from John Stossel and the Dead Wrong program with Johan Norberg.
The Left's War on Science
Published on Apr 9, 2018
Many in the media say there’s a conservative war on science. Is this true? No, says John Tierney, Contributing Editor at the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. Tierney says “the real war on science is the one from the left.” Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/johnstossel Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnStossel/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnstossel John Stossel points out that people on the right are more likely to believe in creationism. Tierney answers, “creationism doesn't… affect the way science is done. I can't find examples where the right-wing stopped the progress of science… whereas you can look on the left and you see so many areas that are taboo to research.” Gender differences, IQ trends, genetically modified foods. Tierney says the left stifled research into what could have been a second Green Revolution to feed Africa. People who study gender difference have leaned to keep quiet, says Tierney. “You can't say that there are more men are more aggressive, more risk-taking, that status matters and making money matters more to them.” Finally, Tierney complains that Universities are utterly dominated by leftists. In the social sciences, Democrats outnumber Republicans by at least eight to one. In some fields like sociology it's 44 to one. Students are more likely to be taught in sociology by a Marxist [25%] than by a Republican [2%]. Tierney says “once an academic department gets a majority of people who are on the left, they start hiring people like themselves, and pretty soon the whole department is that way. They start to think that their opinions and that their interests are not only the norm, but the truth.” John Stossel says: think about that, next time you hear about a "conservative war on science".
The Great American Tax Ripoff
Published on Apr 10, 2018
Tax Day gets a lot of attention, but John Stossel says that attention is misleading, because the April 17th deadline is only for income tax. That's just a fraction of the taxes Americans pay. ---------------- Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/johnstossel Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnStossel/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnstossel ---------------- You probably know about property, payroll and sales taxes, but there are also lots of hidden taxes. Kristin Tate reports on them in her new book "How Do I Tax Thee? A Field Guide to The Great American Ripoff." Tate found a hundred hidden taxes -- a rifle tax, airplane and hotel taxes, dog license fees, a blueberry tax in Maine, a sliced bagel tax in New York City (whole bagels aren't taxed), and so on. Our camera followed her as she asked people if they knew about these taxes. Few did. When people did know about them, like the dog license fee, they assumed it went to cover the public costs of dogs. But Tate says: "In most cities it doesn't go to dogs. It just goes to the general fund like all of these other fees." Stossel assumed 9-1-1 fees went to maintain the emergency system. But Tate says they usually don't. "In most states and cities the 9-1-1 fees just go to general funds," she said. In Chicago, "They hiked their 9-1-1 fee in 2008. The reason for the hike was to fund their Olympic bid." But when Chicago lost its Olympic bid, the 9-1-1 fee hike stayed in place. "Once they put [taxes] there, they almost never go away," Stossel suggested. "Absolutely not. Government only grows," Tate said.
Jordan Peterson on Finding Meaning in Responsibility
Published on Apr 17, 2018
Jordan Peterson is an unlikely Youtube celebrity. The Canadian psychologist lectures about things like responsibility. Yet millions of young people watch his videos and line up to hear his speeches and buy his book 12 Rules for Life. It was number one on the Amazon bestseller list for a month. -------------------------------------------- Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/johnstossel Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnStossel/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnstossel -------------------------------------------- John Stossel asks, what could make a book about responsibility take off? "People have been fed this diet of pabulum, rights, and impulsive freedom," Peterson tells Stossel. "There's just an absolute starvation for the other side of the story." The other side of the story, says Peterson, is that "it's in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It's not in happiness. It's not in impulsive pleasure." Peterson instead advises: "Adopt responsibility for your own well-being, try to put your family together, try to serve your community, try to seek for eternal truth... That's the sort of thing that can ground you in your life, enough so that you can withstand the difficulty of life." Many leftists hate Peterson. They attack him for saying people should be "dangerous." Peterson explains to Stossel that he means people should have the capacity to be dangerous, but control it. "People who teach martial arts know this full well," Peterson says. "If you learn a martial art you learn to be dangerous, but simultaneously you learn to control it." Advice about that, and responsibility, bring Peterson big audiences. Soon: Another Stossel video with Peterson—this one about gender difference and whether people are allowed to speak about that on campuses.
Little Pink House
Published on Apr 3, 2018
Susette Kelo bought a run-down home. She fixed it up and painted it pink. Then the government came and took it. ---------------- Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/johnstossel Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnStossel/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnstossel ---------------- "Eminent Domain" has long allowed politicians to grab your property to build roads, railroad tracks, a border wall--anything they claim is for "public use." But they wanted Kelo's house so they could give the property to a private developer. Is that right? A new movie called "Little Pink House" tells the story of how Susette fought for her home, all the way to the Supreme Court. Eventually she lost her case, and her home. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explained the problem in her dissent, writing, "nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory." The decision alarmed people across America. Some states passed laws limiting their politicians right to grab your property. Several years after the Supreme Court's decision, John Stossel went with Susette to look at the place where her home used to stand, where politicians had said "the tax-paying development" would be. There was nothing there, just unused land. Even today, 13 years later, there's still no development. The politicians were wrong. Susette and others lost their homes anyway. John Stossel says this new movie, "The Little Pink House," which comes out at the end of the month, is a good reminder of just how powerful, and wrong, politicians often are.
SITC Video Contest: Price Gouging
Published on Apr 12, 2018
Congratulations Annelise Kofod! You win first place in the High School Division of the Stossel in the Classroom video contest on price gouging. The contest topic: "Natural disasters often bring people together, as they undertake rescue operations and work to rebuild their communities. People outside the affected communities usually offer additional support. But what about those that see a disaster as a way to make money? Create a 1-3-minute video, arguing for or against laws that prohibit price “gouging" during an emergency. How do such laws affect disaster victims? How do they change the incentives of potential suppliers?" Visit http://stosselintheclassroom.org for future contests, free videos and teaching guides.
SITC Video Contest: Price Gouging
Published on Apr 12, 2018
Congratulations McKinley Payne! You win second place in the High School Division of the Stossel in the Classroom video contest on price gouging. The contest topic: "Natural disasters often bring people together, as they undertake rescue operations and work to rebuild their communities. People outside the affected communities usually offer additional support. But what about those that see a disaster as a way to make money? Create a 1-3-minute video, arguing for or against laws that prohibit price “gouging" during an emergency. How do such laws affect disaster victims? How do they change the incentives of potential suppliers?" Visit http://stosselintheclassroom.org for future contests, free videos and teaching guides.
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Remy: $20 Trillion Reasons (Lady Gaga Parody)
Published on Aug 3, 2017
There are 20 trillion reasons we should reign in government spending. ---------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/reasontv Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reason.Magaz... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reason Subscribe to our podcast at iTunes: https://goo.gl/az3a7a Reason is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to reason.com for a point of view you won't get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines. ---------- LYRICS: Why can't we buy these tanks the Army says they don't need Why can't we buy these solar-powered abortion machines Uh, sir, there's 20 trillion reasons You have 20 trillion reasons We got 20 trillion reasons About 20 trillion reasons Why can't we build a border wall that touches the skies Stay on our momma's healthcare until we're 45 We got 20 trillion reasons You have 20 trillion reasons We got 20 trillion reasons About 20 trillion reasons We took centuries to reach 10, now I fear we're gleaning Debt is like this guy it should be nowhere near the teens and now we've got about 20 trillion reasons to stop today But maybe if we just spend one more we'll stay Twenty trillion dollars stacked together just might reach to the sun Uh, so It could even last Johnny Depp for over a month Dear God We got 20 trillion reasons They got 20 trillion reasons You have 20 trillions reasons We have 20 trillion reasons Could we pay off the tab by buying unneeded jets Or just identify as being not that in debt We'd still have 20 trillion reasons Still the 20 trillion reasons Still have 20 trillion reasons Over 20 trillion reasons I've paid social security since I was first hired Will that program still exist on the day I retire I forgot my car It's parked in the two hour parking Lord, show me the way I think I hear my third wife carping I got a pot of sauce I left on the oven range Lady Gaga parody written and performed by Remy Music tracks and background vocals by Ben Karlstrom Video by Meredith Bragg
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - School Shootings: Really Increasing?
Published on Mar 28, 2018
The horrible school shooting in Parkland, Florida at the end of February was the 18th in the U.S. this year. Eighteen school shootings in just 43 days! It seems like it’s getting worse. But that is luckily Dead Wrong®. One is still too many, but don’t believe the exaggerated figures. Join Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Which Kind of Austerity?
Published on Apr 4, 2018
The financial crisis taught us that austerity is self-defeating. Slashing spending in a downturn just makes the economy weaker and weaker. Dead Wrong®. Join Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg to see how the free market wins again.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Trade War: What is it Good For?
Published on Mar 21, 2018
“Trade wars are good and easy to win. When we are down $100 billion with a certain country, we just don’t trade anymore – we win big. It’s easy!" Oh boy that’s Dead Wrong®. Join Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg to find out why a trade war is good for… absolutely nothin’.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Which Bag is the Best?
Published on Feb 28, 2018
Plastic bags kill the planet. We should tax them, ban them, just avoid them, and start using paper bags or, even better, cotton bags instead. Dead Wrong®. Find out why the argument over paper or plastic is not necessarily “in the bag” with Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Our 100th Episode!
Published on Feb 21, 2018
Our 100th episode! For 100 weeks we’ve exposed stupid myths that people believe in. You’d be forgiven if you’ve gotten the impression that people are ignorant and stupid, because that’s Dead Wrong®. People are actually more intelligent and productive than ever, as we see here, with Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Backfire Effect
https://youtu.be/5rtfv-gq9FU
Published on Feb 14, 2018
When the lie that Obama was a Muslim was pointed out, something strange happened. More people came to believe that Obama is, in fact, a Muslim. This is the backfire effect. Correcting false information often reinforces the mistaken belief. But ironically, that is Dead Wrong®. The truth comes out with Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg - Are We Stuck in Bubbles?
Published on Feb 7, 2018
No one listens to anyone else online. We are stuck in our internet bubbles, where we only hear things that reinforce our old beliefs. Well, that might be the consensus among your friends, bubble boy. But that whole idea…is Dead Wrong®. See why logging on throws that logic way off with Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.
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