Why couldn’t Americans get tests early, like the South Koreans or the Germans, in time to stop the pandemic? Because tests were blocked by the usual suspects. John Stossel explains.
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Stage Right Theatrics: Not The Usual Left-Wing Drivel
Per Hollywood In Toto, an Ohio-based theater group by the name of Stage Right Theatrics is giving a voice to non-leftist theater productions.
Do Not Go Gentle: #GoBoldly
At this moment of crisis, professionals in the pharmaceutical industry are working double-time to find and manufacture a cure for COVID-19. This short film, Do Not Go Gentle: #GoBoldly, is an excellent tribute to such medical researchers. I think Ayn Rand would have liked it.
Libertarian Educational Films, Documentaries For Kids
So, the kids are home now, and you’re wondering how their time could be spent on something more constructive than video games. As it happens, there are quite a few libertarian educational films and documentaries available online, most of them free. Links to video resources on economics and politics for teachers and homeschoolers can be found here; many of these include workbooks and discussion suggestions to go with the films. Films and documentaries on this site are also organized by topic, such as history, economics, and biography. A few particular educational films that would be suitable:
Amazing Grace | Inspired by Christian teachings against slavery, William Wilberforce leads an arduous but ultimately victorious life-long battle to abolish the slave trade. Biographical.
David Starkey’s Magna Carta | British constitutional historian David Starkey tells the story of Magna Carta — the first legal charter in human history to grant individual liberties and restrain government power under rule of law.
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet | A German doctor develops chemical agents for use against infectious disease. Biographical.
Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism | A documentary chronicle of the rise and fall of socialism: from its utopian beginnings, through its bloody and totalitarian peak of power, to its sudden collapse.
Johnny Tremain | A young man in eighteenth-century Boston becomes involved in the revolutionary events of his time and fights the good fight against authoritarian rule
Liberty! The American Revolution | A six-part documentary series on the American Revolution.
Sons of Liberty | A group of young men–Sam Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Dr. Joseph Warren–secretly join together to oppose British domination, and end up sparking the American Revolution.
Spitfire | A British engineer must design the most deadly fighter plane of his time if he is to save his country from Nazi invasion. Biographical.
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. Biographical.
The Story of Louis Pasteur | Louis Pasteur struggles against professional ignorance and the government that gives it force to rid the world of microbial infection. Biographical.
James O’Keefe: Lucky Charms Is Offensive
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s the very first James O’Keefe video, in which a young O’Keefe persuaded university administrator to ban Lucky Charms as “offensive to Irish.” He went on to create Project Veritas, which produces undercover videos on corruption and left-wing political bias.
Mel Brooks And Son Max Give The Coronavirus Message We Need
In the interest of preserving anyone virtuous enough to visit this site, here’s a bit of non-political common sense from Mel Brooks and his son. Here’s some more detailed advice from the Center for Disease Control.