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Libertarian Movies, Films & Documentaries

Price Controls Illustrated In Nine Short Films

price controls

Per Townhall, "With Americans nationwide facing pain at the pump, Democrats next week will vote on legislation giving the Biden administration power to bar oil companies from setting 'unconscionably excessive' or exploitative gas and home energy prices." So once again, the same failed policy of price controls must be imposed on Americans so politicians can act like they're … [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...]

Thanksgiving: a Celebration of Property Rights?!

Thanksgiving

Journalist John Stossel explains how Thanksgiving would have been (and nearly was) "Starvation Day," but for a change in policy from communal planting to...private property.  [4 min/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] Reason tells the the true story of how the introduction of property rights by Governor Bradford saved the Pilgrims.  [3 min/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] The … [Read more...]

Corporate Welfare: Where’s The Outrage? | Documentary

corporate welfare

Crony capitalism is put on the hot seat in this critical examination of tax exemptions, subsidies, government regulations, and bailouts -- all the tools big business routinely uses to screw over its smaller competitors. [ Corporate Welfare: Where's the Outrage? credits: Dir: Maureen Castle Tusty/ 57 min/ Documentary/ Econ 101, Anti-Regulation/ 2021] Note: the full … [Read more...]

They Say It Can’t Be Done | Documentary

cant be done

Entrepreneurs offering a wealth of technological advancement say the main obstacle to such progress isn't capital or technological limitations but heavy-handed -- and often wrong-headed -- government regulation. [ They Say It Can't Be Done credits: Dir: Michael Ozias/ Gregory McNeal/ 81 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Econ 101/ 2019] External Reviews "A fascinating new … [Read more...]

Walter Williams: Suffer No Fools

Walter Williams

This documentary profile of libertarian economist Walter Williams outlines his positions on government's effect on the black community, and offers a brief biography of his rise from child of the Philadelphia housing projects to noted author and commentator. [ Walter Williams: Suffer No Fools credits: Dir: Anthony Machi/ Larry Elder, Douglas H. Ginsburg/ 56 min/ Documentary/ … [Read more...]

Quantitative Easing Explained

quantitative easing

This hilarious explanation of quantitative easing by two straight-talking cartoon-characters questions the wisdom of relentless money supply expansion. It has been viewed on YouTube more than 6 million times. [6 min/ Econ 101, Incompetent government] "Any system which gives so much power and so much discretion to a few men, [so] that mistakes — excusable or not — can … [Read more...]

Poverty, Inc. | Film Review

WINNER: ANTHEM FILM FESTIVAL, GRAND PRIZE WINNER: TEMPLETON FREEDOM AWARD Poverty Inc. examines the unintended consequences of efforts by the West to alleviate poverty in less-developed countries, suggesting that free markets would do more good than charity. [ Dir: Michael Matheson Miller/ 94 min/ Documentary/ Econ 101, Pro-capitalism/ 2014] Institutions inescapably … [Read more...]

Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story (2017)

new zealand story

The story of New Zealand's fall and rise, as the country -- once bankrupted by decades of socialism -- fought its way back to prosperity through radical free market reforms. [ Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story credits: Dir: James Tusty & Maureen Castle Tusty/ Narrator: Johan Norberg/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Econ 101, Anti-Socialism, Pro-Capitalism] Imagine living in a … [Read more...]

Banking on Bitcoin (2016)

A documentary examination of Bitcoin -- its history, future, and rapidly intensifying battle with the monetary status quo. [ Banking on Bitcoin credits: Dir: Christopher Cannucciari/ 90 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Econ 101] External Reviews "The central theme of the film focuses on regulation and mainstream bitcoin adoption.” --Brave New Coin "The Banking on … [Read more...]

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Amidst all the accusations of who should have done what to discourage Putin's invasion of the Ukraine, nearly forgotten is that emblematic moment when then-president Barack Obama was caught on a hot mic in this very cozy conversation with Dmitry Medvedev: Obama: "On all these issues, but particularly … Continue Reading

Good Bye Lenin

Good Bye Lenin (2003)

A young man in newly liberated East Germany tries to hide the fall of communism from his enthusiastically socialist mother because doctors say the shock would kill her. [ Good Bye Lenin credits: Dir: Wolfgang Becker/ 121 min/ Comedy, Foreign/ Anti-socialism] “This thoroughly enjoyable film is also a … Continue Reading

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This site is a collection of films and documentaries of particular interest to libertarians (and those interested in libertarianism). It began as a book, Miss Liberty’s Guide to Film: Movies for the Libertarian Millennium, where many of the recommended films were first reviewed. The current collection has grown to now more than double the number in that original list, and it’s growing still.

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