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Lisa Conyers Talks About Work & Happiness

February 1st, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Having both spent many years in the developing world working on poverty issues, Phil Harvey and I found our interests turning to poverty in our own country. Despite the fact that the United States leads the developing world in so many ways, 15% of Americans still live in poverty. How could this be?, we wondered, and we decided to investigate. We turned to the programs in place to help the poor – or vast, trillion-dollar-a-year welfare entitlement system – to find answers. We were informed also by America’s founding documents. Our own Declaration of Independence tells us we are entitled to pursue happiness. …

Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Drones (VIDEO)

January 31st, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

When drones replace planes, pilots lose their jobs. This is a brutal reminder of the rise of the machines and how we will all be out of a job soon. But that is Dead Wrong®. That argument crashes and burns very quickly when broken down by Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.

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Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Equal or Fair? (VIDEO)

January 24th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

In a study, six-year-olds showed that they preferred to throw out rewards, rather than distribute them unequally. Even children know that inequality is unnatural. We humans just hate it. Dead Wrong®. Inequality and unfairness are two separate issues, as discussed here by Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.

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Meet Rob Chatfield, Our New CEO | A Quick Q&A with the New Boss

January 18th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Q: What attracted you to Free To Choose Network? A: I saw an advertisement for “Free To Choose Network” and immediately thought: “That has to be about Milton Friedman!” But good looks only go so far in a relationship. After I met with the entire team in Erie, I knew their culture of self-management and determination to grow the organization would draw me in like a magnet. Q: It’s always a daunting challenge to fill the shoes of a founder. What will your FTCN shoes look like? A: Probably J&M slip-ons, with a tassel… We need to be flexible to …

Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Does Pessimism Work? (VIDEO)

January 17th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Ever since Johan Norberg wrote an optimistic book on mankind’s progress some people have objected that we shouldn’t be so hopeful. We should be worried, because otherwise we don’t notice problems and work to solve them. But that is Dead Wrong®. Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explains why pessimism only generates short sighted solutions.

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Utah Residents – Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years is Airing Near You….Tomorrow

January 16th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Have we been here before? Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years offers an inside look at American government during one of the highest levels of foreign tensions, and tells how a remarkable man served his country during a time reminiscent of America’s recent events. Featuring extensive interviews with George Shultz, who served as Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan, as well as former Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice; Senators Edward Kennedy, Sam Nunn, and Richard Lugar; Mikhail Gorbachev and others, the three-part series presents a never-before-seen look at the inner workings of the Reagan White House. …

Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Chess and Computers (VIDEO)

January 10th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

A computer program recently taught itself how to play chess. After four hours it was so good that it beat the best chess computer 28 to 0. Our robot overlords are here, and we humans have nothing to contribute any more. Dead Wrong®. Computers and A.I. still lack one vital element. Find out what it is from Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg.

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January 8th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Erie Residents – Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare is Airing Near You

January 5th, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Compassion fueled the creation of America’s welfare system, a safety net that rescues some of the most vulnerable among us. We often hear political leaders and activists tout the system’s good intentions, but what about those living on welfare? Do they think the system is working? Have good intentions delivered good results? The safety net is ideally more of a trampoline, where people hit it and then bounce back onto their feet, and into rich, fulfilling lives. But today, instead of bouncing back, too many Americans have become ensnared in the net. Of course, the system has helped some people, …

Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Autism (VIDEO)

January 3rd, 2018FreeToChooseNetwork0 Comments

Some people think that the vaccine against measles causes autism, and refuse to vaccinate their children. They are Dead Wrong®. Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explains why this it not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense.

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