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23 Jun 2015

Regulation Nation

Regulations, regulations and more regulations. Consumer investigative reporter John Stossel says he tried to open a legal lemonade stand outside his studio office in New York City but failed because of the avalanche of regulations. He said it would have taken at least two months. First, the government required a 15-hour food protection class, followed by an exam and a wait of weeks to get the results. On top of that, you’re required to purchase a government-approved fire extinguisher. “And government keeps adding rules,” Stossel says. “This is why job growth is slow. There are 175,000 pages of regulations on the books today. Few people even understand these rules.” Stossel welcomes University of Virginia law professor Michael Livermore and Manhattan Institute Fellow Jared Meyer to debate the pros and cons of the issue in this edition of Liberty Pen.

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27 May 2015

The Internet Dilemma

Will the Internet be a victim of Net neutrality and massive government intervention, or should we continue to argue against regulation. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has jumped on the bandwagon against Internet neutrality and vehemently opposes regulation. “First and foremost, there is no problem with the Internet,” Pai says. “The Internet isn’t broken today as most of us who rely on it know. Secondly, decisions on how the Internet works are now going to be made by bureaucrats and politicians instead of by engineers and innovators. And third, and most importantly to me, this is going to be a bad deal for the American consumer.” Listen to the rest of Pai’s argument as he engages John Stossel in this edition of Liberty Pen.

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14 May 2015

Good Intentions Gone Awry

It’s well documented that American blacks have received their share of upheaval, none of them more disparaging than slavery. So is the answer more government aid? Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason Riley says no. His new book, Please Stop Helping Us, spells out how well-intended government programs have damaged blacks. Riley explains further in an interview with John Stossel in this edition of Liberty Pen.

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29 Apr 2015

Pros, Cons Of Buying American

In a recent poll, Americans voiced their preference for American-made products by a wide margin. Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, contends that buying American will absolutely put Americans to work. But David Boudreaux, an economist at George Mason University, disagrees. He says the whole concept is stupid. Paul and Boudreaux join consumer reporter John Stossel to discuss the wisdom of buying American in this heated edition of Liberty Pen.

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15 Apr 2015

Shut Up and Listen

Tom Yorton, CEO of Second City Works, says the single most important skill we could have in our arsenal is listening. “You have to work at listening. You have to practice it,” says Yorton, whose Second City Works is the world’s leading comedy theater and leading school of improvisation. “I think the biggest thing about all of our stuff with improvisation is it’s the idea of being in practice and not just taking it for granted.” Listen to the rest of Yorton’s logic in this presentation of “Big Think” on Liberty Pen.

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08 Apr 2015

Capitalism the Best Path

Consumer reporter and political pundit John Stossel takes on the decades old matchup: Capitalism versus Communism. But is there a third way? Something, maybe, like capitalism with a large infusion of government. Stossel says too much government intervention will never work. “People can’t prosper where there are so many rules,” he reasons. “Politicians say these rules make life fairer, but years of consumer reporting taught me that life is fairest when people are free to make our own decisions.” Check on the rest of Stossel’s analysis on this edition of Liberty Pen.

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25 Mar 2015

Parasites Infiltrate Economy

The CATO Institute’s David Boaz in a chapter of his new book says society is made poor by various parasites who enrich themselves by manipulating government. The chapter is “The Parasite Economy” and the book is titled The Libertarian Mind. Boaz tells John Stossel that these parasites are no longer interested in pleasing their customers but in using government to force people to give them money. Boaz elaborates in this edition of Liberty Pen on PJTV.

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05 Mar 2015

Bailouts For Billionaires

Six years ago when America’s banks proclaimed that everyone should have a mortgage, some think they had good intentions. But as history tells us, the housing bubble burst, sending these financial institutions reeling and extending their proverbial hand in search for a government bailout. Is this the right path for our governemnt? Join consumer advocate John Stossel and Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff for some answers as they discuss bailouts and subsidies for the financially well-connected in this edition of Liberty Pen.

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17 Feb 2015

Government vs. Small Business

Two of the staples of the conservative platform are less taxes and small government. And this is especially espoused when the Goliath, which is our government, takes on small business, aka David. More times than not, government thrives on creating obstacles for small business, as has been prevalent in the current administration. Consumer advocate John Stossel welcomes small-business owners Martha Boneta and Marty Kotis to discuss their experience with Big Brother in this edition of Liberty Pen.

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15 Jan 2015

Beware Of the Nanny State

Truth be told, regulations can save lives. But they can inflict lots of damage, too. Is a nanny state mentality the answer? Do we really want to trade our freedom for a bunch of predisposed rules and regulations? “The control freaks always want more,” says John Stossel. “They want to protect us from ourselves, by limiting what we eat, what we do for pleasure, even how we give to charity. They think it’s their duty.” In this edition of Liberty Pen, Stossel welcomes economist Matthew Mitchell, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, to discuss the unintended consequences of nanny state rule.

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