Ayn Rand was interviewed five times on television over the twenty years 1959-1979. Her extraordinary intelligence and insight comes through in these, and she gives as good as she gets -- or better -- in fairly tough questioning, even in her last interview at age 74. Films of her work may be found here. Mike Wallace interviewed Ayn Rand in 1959 on The Mike Wallace … [Read more...]
The Kronies: Heroes Of Crony Capitalism | Short Films
Who are the Kronies? Animated heroes of crony capitalism, who use super-powers like regulation and tariffs to fight entrepreneurs. No competitive force is too much for their awesome ability to invoke government power for their own ends. Per Reason, John Papola of Emergent Order backed the Kronies animated films. "'I really believe that it's fundamentally the unique nature of … [Read more...]
Daylight Saving: Libertarian Video Shorts
Daylight saving creates chaos among the populace. [2 min] Comedian Michael McIntyre jokes about daylight saving time. [1 min] A short segment from the John Oliver show mocks daylight saving time. [3 min] The standard opening to Perry Mason is finally explained as a daylight saving error. [1 min] Harvard School of Public Health experts … [Read more...]
Stokely Carmichael & Racism Without Racists
Dangerous Documentaries has released another in its Architects of Woke series, which identifies and explains some of the left-wing activists who engineered the ongoing intellectual long war against Western Civilization. This fourth episode covers the influence of Stokely Carmichael. "Carmichael was one of the leading activists of the civil rights movement, but put himself in … [Read more...]
Government Explained | Short Film
An ordinary person tries to explain the concept of government to a freshly-arrived alien visitor from another planet, in this humorous animated short. [9 min/ Law & the individual] … [Read more...]
Love Gov: From First Date To Mandate
BEST LIBERTARIAN COMEDY: ANTHEM FILM FESTIVAL "Gov" is every woman's worst boyfriend -- cheerily controlling, manipulating, and intrusive -- all in the name of caring. Sound like another "Gov" you might know? [ Love Gov credits: Dir: Bradley Jackson/ Kaci Beeler, Jonathan Flanders, Kira Pozehl/ 5x5 min/ Short Film Series/ Libertarianism 101/ 2015] Note: the full playlist … [Read more...]
Tweet “Discovery” Journalism Mocked By Remy
Libertarian musician/comedian Remy just released a new video in which he "returns to the news desk to bring you what passes for journalism these days." In this skit, he takes aim at tweet "discovery" journalism, i.e., the malicious unearthing of old tweets and other social media posts as a method to embarrass ideological opponents. Remy has mocked CNN on several previous … [Read more...]
Mises vs Marx: The March Of History
The American Institute for Economic Research has released a short film, Mises vs Marx: The March Of History, envisioning a rap battle of ideas between Ludwig von Mises, the acclaimed Austrian economist, and Karl Marx, the well-known pedophile and inspiration for global mass slaughter. Well, OK, some see Marx as a legitimate economist as well. In any case, Mises vs Marx … [Read more...]
Yes Minister: The Five Standard Excuses
In this clip from the hit British TV series Yes Minister, one official explains to another how to evade blame for failure through the use of five standard excuses. The running theme of the series is that government bureaucracy operates in its own interest. Yes Minister was cited in the academic journal Economic Affairs as useful in teaching public choice economics, which … [Read more...]
Elijah Robinson: How School Choice Saved His Life
Per the Washington Examiner, "Elijah Robinson attempted suicide as a teenager. As a queer, mixed-race student, the bullying at his public school was destroying his life and pushed him into a deep depression...But thanks to a Florida school choice program that provides tuition funds for low-income students to attend private schools, the Tax Credit Scholarship, Elijah was able to … [Read more...]