Puritanical Government

Stossel Season 4 Episode 25

Overview:
From John Stossel's blog: America is said to be a "free" country. But what if you want to have a drink? A cigarette? Make a bet? government wants to stop you, to protect you from yourself. DRINKING AND DRIVING: MADD vice president for public policy, JT Griffin, says we need stronger drunk driving laws but Radley Balko argues that the law should be based on "reckless driving," not blood alcohol levels. Special Correspondent Kennedy got drunk and then drove to test the test. GAMBLING: I love to gamble, but University of Illinois business professor, John Kindt, says gambling, especially internet gambling, should be banned. VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association CEO, Franklin Graham, says violent video games are murder simulators that lead to real murder. He wants to tax those games to protect kids. NUDGE LAWS: Michael Thomas, co-author of this Mercatus Center "sin tax" study, says taxing sinful behavior just drives markets underground.

Genre : Documentary, News, Talk

Actors : -

Release Date : 2013-06-20

Duration : 60 menit

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Freedom 2.0
1. Freedom 2.0
The Business of Bad News
2. The Business of Bad News
Texas vs. California
3. Texas vs. California
Obama, Part II
4. Obama, Part II
Big Sports... Big Business
5. Big Sports... Big Business
DUPE.
6. DUPE.
A Real State of the Union
7. A Real State of the Union
Liberty 101
8. Liberty 101
The Debt Bomb
9. The Debt Bomb
The Education BLOB
10. The Education BLOB
ANOTHER DUPE PLEASE DELETE
11. ANOTHER DUPE PLEASE DELETE
Mr. Stossel Goes to College
12. Mr. Stossel Goes to College
Green Tyranny
13. Green Tyranny
The Chosen Ones
14. The Chosen Ones
Death by Taxes
15. Death by Taxes
The Education BLOB Strikes Back
16. The Education BLOB Strikes Back
Free Market Medicine
17. Free Market Medicine
Rumble in the States
18. Rumble in the States
Whatever happened to GRIT?
19. Whatever happened to GRIT?
War Against the Little Guy
20. War Against the Little Guy
Gas Myths
21. Gas Myths
The Fight Over 'Austerity'
22. The Fight Over 'Austerity'
War on...
23. War on...
The American Dream
24. The American Dream
Puritanical Government
25. Puritanical Government
Big Brother
26. Big Brother
DUPE.
27. DUPE.
Trouble with Lawyers
28. Trouble with Lawyers
Are We Rome?
29. Are We Rome?
What's up with Detroit?
30. What's up with Detroit?
Summer Myths
31. Summer Myths
Battle of the Sexes
32. Battle of the Sexes
The Police State
33. The Police State
Myths, Lies, and Complete Stupidity
34. Myths, Lies, and Complete Stupidity
PLEASE DELETE
35. PLEASE DELETE
The World's Police?
36. The World's Police?
Innovation Nation
37. Innovation Nation
Escaping the Education BLOB
38. Escaping the Education BLOB
Just Shut It!
39. Just Shut It!
Selling Victimhood
40. Selling Victimhood
17,000,000,000,000 Problems
41. 17,000,000,000,000 Problems
Fed Up?
42. Fed Up?
ObamaScare
43. ObamaScare
Privatize Everything!
44. Privatize Everything!
The Rise of Libertarians?
45. The Rise of Libertarians?
Real Charity
46. Real Charity
The Tragedy of the Commons
47. The Tragedy of the Commons
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48. I Play One On TV
Defending the Market
49. Defending the Market
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
50. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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51. PLEASE DELETE (DUPE)


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