Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion? Government Gone Wild!

Government Gone Wild

Last year the federal government spent $413 billion on interest payments on the national debt. What will that look like down the road?

Beer: An American Revolution – How Microbreweries Promote Choice

Reason.tv

How America became one of the great beer countries of the world after the government lifted a ban on microbreweries in the late 1970s.

Redistribution of Wealth

Milton Friedman talks about redistribution of wealth and inheritance taxes.

A Delicious Free Enterprise Contest Entry

Meredith Bragg

This entry for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “I am Free Enterprise Contest” shows how self-interested entrepreneurs make life easier for consumers — in this case, in the form of a delicious sandwich.

Does Free Trade Exploit the Poor?

ABC

June Arrunga and Johann Norberg join John Stossel to discuss whether free trade harms or helps poor people in Third World nations.

A Time for Choosing

Reagan Foundation

Ronald Reagan’s 1964 televised campaign address for the Barry Goldwater presidential campaign.

Starbucks vs. the Little Guy

Reason.tv

Does Starbucks hurt small, independent coffeeshops? Quite the opposite. Healthy market competition has made independent coffeeshops step up their game and, in many cases, outperform the mega-chain.

“Fear the Boom and Bust” a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Battle

Econstories.tv (1/23/2010)

In this silly “rap battle” between two heavyweights of 20th century economic thought, John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek lay down their opposing theories on the boom/bust cycle.

Economics 101: Learning from Sweden’s Free Market Renaissance

Center for Freedom and Prosperity

A short economic history of Sweden, which was one of the richest countries in the world until it stagnated as a European-style welfare state. A resurgence in free market policies have turned things around again for Sweden.

The Free Lunch Myth

Milton Friedman argues that it’s impossible for the government to provide goods and services at no one’s expense.