Here is a fascinating discussion with four best-selling atheist authors: Christopher Hitchens, Dennis Dennitt, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins. Two parts about two hours. To inquire about purchasing copies of this DVD contact Laissez Faire Books at laissezfairebooks@gmail.com.
Prof. Walter Williams on the role of the entrepreneur. About 50 minutes.
Should the government prevent sick people from using unproven therapies? A debate at the Cato Institute. About 97 minutes
Barbara Branden speaks on the occassion of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Two parts about 16 minutes.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses how she went from Islam to atheism.
Timothy Carney discusses his book The Big Ripoff on how big business can use government to transfer wealth to itself. About 55 minutes.
Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute discusses the facts behind gasoline prices. About one hour.
Michelle Goldberg discusses her book on the rise of theocracy in America. About 55 minutes.
Charles Murray discusses his suggestions for replacing the welfare state. About one hour.
For more than a 100 years the United States has been intervening in the affairs of other nations creating a great deal of hatred as a result. Stephen Kinzer discusses the history of American foreign interventionism. About one hour.
An evening discussion with Dr. Milton Friedman, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
Here are several videos from the conference on building a secular, rational society within the Islamic world and culture. There are several parts here and I will describe them.
First up is the press conference that was held for the conference. Part one 24:00 minutes. Part two is about 50:00 minutes. Most English but some Arabic.
Ibn Warraq on the purpose of the summit and what it wishes to accomplish. Followed by Irshad Manji. Part one about 25 minutes, part two about 35 minutes.
Panel 2 on Inside the Jihadi Mind with with Tawfik Hamid, Tashbih Sayyed and Nibras Kazimi. Part one 17 minutes. Part 2 about 24 minutes. Part 3 about 27 minutes.
Panel 3 on Rediscovering Secular Traditions in the Islamic world. Part one about 35 minutes, part two about 22 minutes.
Panel 4 on Separation of Mosque and State with Shaker al-Nabulsi, Afshin Ellian, Salameh Nematt and Walid Phares. Part one 26 minutes; part two 37 minutes; part three 40 minutes.
Panel 5 on Secularism and Islamic Thought with Nonie Darwish, Amir Taheri, Wafa Sultan and Ibn Warraq. Part one 44 minutes; part two 42 minutes; Part three 45 minutes.
John Stossel looks at the problems of health care in America and the idea of "free" health care. Six parts, about 45 minutes.
Richard Ebeling discusses the role of the marketplace in ideas -- in war and peace. Seven parts, about 60 minutes.
Freakonomics author Steven Levitt discusses the economic principles at work within inner city gangs. About 20 minutes.
George Ayittey discusses the role of markets in Africa and how hippos, large lumbering states, have done so much damage. About 20 minutes.
It is often claimed that primitive societies were more peaceful than modern society. Pinker debunks this myths in this discussion taking about 20 minutes.
During the Cold War the US actively supported and nurtured what became the Islamist movement. Once again America's interventionist policies created the enemies the US faces today. Author Rober Dreyfuss, about 70 minutes.
Conservative Justice Scalia debates civil libertarian Nadine Strossen in regards to the state of civil liberties in America. About 65 minutes.
David Kopel defends the Second Amendment against Arnie Grossman, advocate of a state monopooly on self-defense. A one hour debate.
Journalist John Berlau discusses how the environmental movement in general harms people more than it helps them. About 50 minutes.
A debate on whether or not gay couples have equal rights before the law, about two hours. With David Blankenhorn and Evan Wolfson.
Milton Friedman discusses economics and school choice. Note: there is unimportant crap for the first 9 minutes of the video which you can skip, before Friedman speaks. In addition ignore the introduction that equates Friedman with conservatism -- he wasn't. I wish people would get out of the way and let the man speak. About 60 minutes.
Richard Yoo, who authored some of the Bush doctrines that shredded constitutional rights, tries to defend this authoritarianism in a debate with Richard Epstein, leading libertarian legal theorist. About 41 minutes.
Radley Balko discusses the rise of paramilitary policing in America and the threat to life and liberty. About 70 minutes.
Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith, discusses the clash between faith and reason. About 70 minutes.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses whether Islam is compatible with a liberal democratic order. About one hour.
Bruce Fein and Bob Barr discuss why they formed the American Freedom Agenda to challenge the unconstitutional powers of the Bush regime. About one hour.
Here is an older documentary on the movement toward theocracy in the United States. About 25 minutes. The face have changed but the goals have not.
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Fred Singer discusses climate alarmism at a conference in Berlin. About 50 minutes. German language.
This presentation is on how use European business owners can use EU laws to actually cut their taxes. It is about 75 minutes in total with Q&A. The speaker is Toine Manders.
John Stossel looks at the problems for non-believers in a Christianist America. Approximately 10 minutes.
John Stossel looks at the government school system and how it fails kids. About 45 minutes.
A fascinating speech by Claire Fox of the Institute of Ideas regarding the culture war and radical Islam in the West. About 80 minutes with panel discussion and Q&A (which can easily be skipped without missing anything).
Robert Higgs on how war is used to expand the powers of the state. About 93 minutes, 7 parts.
Brian Doherty is interviewed regarding his history of the modern libertarian movement: Radicals for Capitalism. This is a five minute introduction to the show. Apparently to see the whole thing you have to have their software installed and download the show directly.
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Two parts, total length about 45 minutes.
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Shane Frith discusses economic liberty and health care. About 30 minutes.
Prof. Christian Kirchner discusses a multi-optional constitution for the European Union. About 38 minutes.
A discussion of state penalties, in the form of taxes, against activities considered "immoral" with Sascha Tamm. About 52 minutes.
Kristian Niemetz looks at the privatization of state pension systems. About 25 minutes.
Swedish author Johnny Munkhammar discusses the role of the welfare state in the economic decline of Europe. About 35 minutes.
A documentary on the lies behind the attack on Iraq and the neo-conservative movement. About 70 minutes.
Historian Ralph Raico presents the historical case for a non-interventionist foreign policy. Seven parts, about one hour.
A 20 minute discussion from the European Freedom Summit by Jim Peron discussing whether classical liberalism is compassionate or whether socialism offers true compassion.
The full talk of author Jim Bovard at the Future of Freedom conference. About one hour. Seven parts.
Excerpt from the film version of The Fountainhead. About 6 minutes, this is the court room speech by Howard Roark.
Short film on the dangers of the surveillance state. 4:24 minutes. This version is English, no subtitles.
French subtitles here.
Spanish subtitles here.
Italian subtitles here.
Former Republican strategist, Kevin Phillips, discusses the destructive role of religion in politics. About 66 minutes.
Economist Russell Roberts discusses how politicians use arguments, which they don't believe, in order to pander to voters. About 32 minutes.
A short film, about 8 minutes, discussing how Canada rations health care and the results of that policy.
San Diego politicians steal a business to reward a contributer to their campaign.
This is about one minute but amusing and on target.
Regina Kelly was arrested by police for drugs. She was innocent but fingered by a man desperate to make a deal with the police for his own reason. The police in Hearn, Texas came down hard on the black community arresting almost three dozen people. And a lot of the information they used was false. yet many people's lives were severly harmed by their action. This is a 10 minute interview with Radley Balko of Reason magazine.
This is a short, excellent visual presentation about the reality of the Third World. It is a great piece on why optimism is worthwhile. Watch it and enjoy it.
Judge Andrew Napolitano at the Future of Freedom conference on civil liberties during war. (I have begun this about 9 minutes into this talk as the first section is unrelated to this topic and mainly personal stories. Total time about 30 minutes.
A documentary look at the state of oppression of gay people in Iran. Three segments, total about 30 minutes.
Patrick Moore, a founder of Greenpeace, discusses his support for nuclear power. About 15 minutes.
An amusing two minute finger in the air song to the Federal Communications Commission. Amen.
Three global warming catastrophists debate three AGW skeptics. Ten short parts totaling about 90 minutes. Decide for yourself.
A documentary discussing the global warming hysteria and challenging it. About 52 minutes.
Stephen Slivinski discusses how the Republican Party has become the biggest spenders in Washington since LBJ. About 67 minutes.
How big business is using big government to rob you blind with Timothy Carney. About 54 minutes.
How state intervention is driving up health care costs and what reforms are need, with Michael Cannon. About 36 minutes.
Ex-creationist Michael Shermer discusses why Darwin is important while some proponent of "intelligent design" try to rebutt him. About 70 minutes.
James Gwartney and Simeon Djankov discuss what sort of economically policies lead to economic policy. About 75 minutes.
Czech president Vaclav Klaus discusses environmentalism as religion. About 20 minutes.
Prof. Patrick Michaels and Jerry Taylor respond to Al Gore's hysterical "documentary" on global warming. About 47 minutes.
The world faces numerous issues and with limited resources which problems should be tackled first. Prof. Bjorn Lomborg brought together a group of experts to discuss prioritizing world problems. About 80 minutes.
Former White House economist Joe Cobb discusses the costs and problems of the invasion of Iraq. About 12 minutes.
Don’t let the introduction fool you. The interview and debate is in English. Friedman faces three left-wing professors, I guess that was one way to even the battle. About 72 minutes.
Jim Harper of Cato Institute looks at whether the US needs Real ID legislation. About 4 minutes.
Brink Lindsey of the Cato Institute discusses, on The Daily Show, how economic prosperity allowed social freedom setting off the culture wars. About 10 minutes.
Chalmers Johnson discusses his critique of American interventionist foreign policy. About one hour.
Brian Doherty, author of Radicals for a Capitalism, a history of the modern libertarian movement discusses his book and the movement. About one hour. Courtesy of Fora TV.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa discusses how to undo centuries of state oppression in Latin America. About 52 minutes.
John Stossel giving a speech in Canada on his intellectual evolution. About 45 minutes.
Penn & Teller take on the 9/11 conspiracy crowd. About 9 minutes.
An old television interview with Milton Friedman. The host gets it off to a bad start by calling Friedman a conservative, which he never was. About 30 minutes.
An excellent expose of the global warming hysteria. I understand an expanded version is being prepared for DVD release and urge those who have enjoyed it on line to purchase a copy as well. I will be. About 75 minutes.
An inspiring short speech about the dangers of big government destroying the right of habeas corpus. About 10 minutes.
Judge James Gray discusses why he went from Drug Warrior to advocating legalization. About 30 minutes.
Milton Friedman looks at the economic effects of the war on terror. About 27 minutes.
Nathaniel Branden discusses his years with Ayn Rand. About 29 minutes.
A documentary introducing one to the life and ideas of economist/philosopher Friedrich Hayek. About 36 minutes.
Johan Norberg, of Sweden, looks at the real impact of globalization on the world's poor. About 50 minutes.
A short, non-audio presentation on the decrease in world poverty. About 4 minutes.
It is shocking to see how the police illegally and criminally stole guns from citizens after Katrina. Here is film of the police literally attacking and hitting an old woman in her own home. They had no warrant. She violated no law. Shocking. About 9 minutes.
Michael Crichton speaks on the necessity of using sound science as the basis of public policy, presented at the Smithsonian Institute. About 90 minutes.
Astrophysicist Prof. Sallie Ballunis looks at the role of superstition in fear over climate change. About 7 minutes.
Prof. Bruce Ames, who created the Ames Test to detect if something is a carcinogenic speaks about the misuse of science to create a cancer fear. About 10 minutes.
A short documentary looking at the life and ideas of Karl Hess, one of the more fascinating figures in American libertarianism and a friend who will be missed. Picture quality is poor. About 30 minutes.
No matter the source of climate change, natural or anthropogenic, the real issue is about solutions. Will "proposals" solve the problem and are they worth the effort. Prof. Lomborg explores whether or not we should even try to end climate change given other more pressing matters we have to consider. About 18 minutes.
A guide to your rights when you encounter the police. Alas, this is only about what rights you have. There is no guarantee as to what rights the police will respect. About 45 minutes.
A documentary of about one hour, in five segments, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Penn & Teller looks at Big Brother in the form of the Patriot Act. About 30 minutes.
A collection of news reports on the horrible state violence in Zimbabwe. About 10 minutes.
Ethan Nadelman of the Drug Policy Network on tobacco restrictions. About 5 minutes.
The late Milton Friedman debates Republican Drug Warrior Pete Wilson concern drug prohibition. About 30 minutes.
