A humorous clip from the Australian TV channel Viceland, on the double-speak of politicians. … [Read more...]
Libertarian Video Shorts: July 4th, Independence Day
Of all the readings of the US Declaration of Independence, this one from the series Sons of Liberty, dramatized and set to music, is my favorite. [4 min] A colonial America version of "It's Too Late to Apologize." [3 min] The History Channel explains how the Declaration of Independence came about and what the document means. [4 min] Awkward … [Read more...]
Price Controls: Libertarian Video Shorts
A journalist in Venezuela encounters the real life effects of price controls, and documents in a day's shopping what it's like to buy eight common goods when the State dictates prices. [3 min] "We used to produce rice and we had excellent coffee; now we produce nothing. With the situation here people abandoned the fields..." --The Guardian: Venezuela food shortages: 'No … [Read more...]
Why I Dress As A Regency Gentleman — Every Day
Socialists like to tell us that central planning will provide. But as Mises pointed out, there is no central planning system sophisticated enough to calculate in real time the ever-changing tastes and desires of the entire population. Only capitalism -- an organic system that responds instantly to human desire as communicated through prices -- provides the great variety of what … [Read more...]
New Remy Video Mocks Democratic Debate
A new video from Reason's comedian/songwriter Remy parodies the latest Democratic debate. Of course, there was plenty of material to work with. … [Read more...]
Direct Hit: Veritas Video Exposes Google Bias
Project Veritas released a damning video featuring a company insider spilling the beans on Google bias against conservatives. The video also features Google executive Jen Gennai, head of the company's Responsible Innovation Team, explicitly saying that it's Google's moral duty to prevent "the next Trump situation." Initially, Veritas posted the video on YouTube; but Google, … [Read more...]
China’s Reeducation Camps: A Glimpse Inside
The BBC got a look inside one of China's happy reeducation camps, where bad thoughts are replaced with good thoughts, ahem. They were mostly shown a potemkin village but managed to get at least some of the truth. Pity these people and hope they don't experience the worst of what the Chinese government has to offer its political prisoners. … [Read more...]
Tank Man: Short Film About Tiananmen Square Hero
On June 4th and 5th, 1989, the Chinese government violently put down the pro-liberty Tiananmen Square student protest. One man stood alone against a column of tanks, and for his extraordinary heroism became known as "Tank Man," though nothing more is known about his identity. Some say he was arrested and killed, others that he is still in prison in China, and still others that … [Read more...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Meets William F. Buckley
In a new video, The Daily Caller imagines...What if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to face off with William F. Buckley and Christopher Hitchens on 'Firing Line'? h/t Instapundit … [Read more...]
Don’t Be an Individual: Best High School Graduation Speech Ever
Nick Kocher gives what is probably the best high school graduation speech ever, offering an impassioned (and satirical) plea against being an individual and in favor of mindlessly joining the crowd. The talented Nick went on to become the co-creator of BriTANick, which has made a number of excellent short comedy skits including the excellent Award Winning Movie Trailer. … [Read more...]