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Government Accounting Explained!

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Dolly and Waahlit invite Miss Calcoolation, a government accountant, to Rigama Road to explain how government mathematicians turn astronomically expensive projects into those amazingly low estimates.

Another fine video from the Drunk Dictator!

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SAM asks Chicago: What is the Tea Party Movement?

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

One year after tea parties began popping up around the country, the Sam Adams Alliance hits the streets of Chicago to find out what people think and know about the movement.

Be sure to check our study, "The Early Adopters", at: http://www.activistinsightsreport.com

The True Cost of Public Education

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

What is the true cost of public education? According to a new study by the Cato Institute, some of the nation's largest public school districts are underreporting the true cost of government-run education programs.

Cato Education Analyst Adam B. Schaeffer explains that the nations five largest metro areas and the District of Columbia are blurring the numbers on education costs. On average, per-pupil spending in these areas is 44 percent higher than officially reported. Districts on average spent nearly $18,000 per student and yet claimed to spend just $12,500 last year.

It is impossible to have a public debate about education policy if public schools can't be straight forward about their spending.

Colbert on Sean Hannity and James O'Keefe

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Colbert Report

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Learning From Sweden's Free Market Renaissance

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Sweden is a powerful example of the importance of public policy. The Nordic nation became rich between 1870 and 1970 when government was very small, but then began to stagnate as welfare state policies were implemented in the 1970s and 1980s. The CF&P Foundation video explains that Sweden is now shifting back to economic freedom in hopes of undoing the damage caused by an excessive welfare state. www.freedomandprosperity.org

How Will The End of Print Journalism Affect the Old Loons that Hoard Newspapers?

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

How Will The End Of Print Journalism Affect Old Loons Who Hoard Newspapers?

Citizen Ben - Teaching Citizenship Classes

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

A day in the life of Benjamin Thurtchley - Congressional staffer by day, volunteer citizenship instructor by night. Round 1 entry for YouTube:Project Report, sponsored by the Pulitzer Center. Directed and produced by amateur filmmaker, Rob Raffety, of Arlington, Virginia.

Profits

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Are profits in a free market a sign of greedy businessmen stealing from their customers and hoarding wealth at the expense of ordinary people?

Or... Are they, along with losses and the relative high or low prices commanded by different goods & services, actually a crucial part of a functioning and growing economy?

Find out about that and about how special favors from government can destroy the information provided by profits & losses in this video written & produced by Sean W. Malone with CitizenA Multimedia productions.

Animated by Mark T. Petro
Narrated by Bill Catlett
Music & Sound Design by Sean W. Malone

The 4 Minute Guide to the Seven-Hour Summit

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

For those who couldn't watch all seven hours of the President's health care summit, this video brings together all of the day's highlights.

City of Dallas Bans Window Signs for Small Business

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Under a Dallas law enacted in 2008, businesses are prohibited from putting signs in the upper two-thirds of any window or glass door, and no more than 15 percent of any window or glass door may be covered by signs. The only way to comply with the new ordinance is by putting tiny signs at peoples feet—which is not an effective way to advertise. The law also bans signs that cover more than 25 percent of a buildings façade. Failure to take down the signs means you are at risk to be hit with a fine up to $2,000.

The law only targets commercial messages. Businesses are free to put anything except a commercial message in their windows. For example, a business could paint a giant Dallas Cowboys helmet on its window—but not advertise that it offers Cowboys merchandise for sale inside. Businesses can paint their windows black or put coolers or other items in front of them. In fact, businesses are not even required to have windows at all. What they cannot do is put messages in their windows that tell customers about the products and services offered inside.

Dallas Tea Party Invites Keith Olbermann to Participate

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

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The Failure of Anti-Money Laundering Laws

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video examines anti-money laundering laws and finds that they are expensive and intrusive. These costs might be acceptable if the result was less crime, but this mini-documentary reveals that anti-money laundering policies are ineffective. As a former Reagan Administration official remarked, they undermine the fight against crime by misallocating law enforcement resources. www.freedomandprosperity.org

Economics 101: School Choice Example Shows Why Government Monopolies Are Bad

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Competition promotes innovation and results in higher quality and lower costs. Government-run schools are a tragic example, by contrast, of why monopolies generate bad results. This video uses the example of school choice to explain why competition is a better approach. www.freedomandprosperity.org

The Green Police

ryan.seals@reason.org (Ryan Seals) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

A new Superbowl classic from Audi.

Hat-tip: T-Bomb Moneypiles.

The HIV Superhighway

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

HIV Superhighway part 1 from Helen Epstein on Vimeo.

Corp 101: The Basics of Corporate Structure

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

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Hilarious Generic News Report

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

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Fact Checking the State of the Union

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

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"Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Econstories.tv is a place to learn about the economic way of thinking through the eyes of creative director John Papola and creative economist Russ Roberts.

In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, two of the great economists of the 20th century, come back to life to attend an economics conference on the economic crisis. Before the conference begins, and at the insistence of Lord Keynes, they go out for a night on the town and sing about why there's a "boom and bust" cycle in modern economies and good reason to fear it.

Stimulus II: A Sequel America Can't Afford

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Labor Department numbers show that the Obama Administrations $787 billion stimulus was a flop. Instead of holding the unemployment rate at 8 percent or below, the jobless rate soared to 10 percent. Now there is discussion of second so-called stimulus, which politicians are calling a jobs bill. But making government bigger, this CF&P Foundation video explains, is a recipe for long-run stagnation and lower living standards, regardless of what the policy is named. www.freedomandprosperity.org

A Remarkable Story - Trapped for Six Days in Haiti

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Amazing story and great reporting.

Digging Through Rubble, Haitians Hunt for Signs of Life

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Good reporting by freelance journalist via Skype. Devastating.

On Moral Hazard

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

This CF&P Foundation's Economics 101 video discusses the Moral Hazard, which occurs when bad choices are subsidized. This often happens when government intervention lets people take risks while having little or no skin in the game. Housing policies, for instance, subsidized mortgages, thus enabling irresponsible borrowing and leading to bubbles and bailouts. Politicians may be setting the stage for the next crisis with a too big to fail policy that will subsidize the biggest financial institutions. www.freedomandprosperity.org

Baucus - Drunk on the Senate Floor?

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Drunk or not drunk?

Iranian Protest Footage

dan.hayes@reason.org (Dan Hayes) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

WARNING: GRAPHIC MATERIAL.