tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33665310751297740662024-03-12T18:12:22.048-07:00TV LibertyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-60270343790085985922012-06-27T22:55:00.000-07:002012-06-27T22:55:44.050-07:00My Years with Ayn Rand<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8KZUKJjgCqg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Nathaniel Branden discusses his life with Ayn Rand. About 10 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-18254029698440490242012-06-27T22:51:00.000-07:002012-06-27T22:56:06.872-07:00Interview with Nathaniel Branden<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RiySWNGD3Wg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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One interview with Nathaniel Branden in two parts. Total time together, about 15 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-29716567181723674802012-06-27T22:25:00.000-07:002012-06-27T22:56:21.231-07:00Taking Responsibility with Nathaniel Branden<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37165068" width="500" height="364" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/37165068">Nathaniel Branden - Taking responsibility</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5980224">Engrav</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Nathaniel Branden discusses his book Taking Responsibility. About 30 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-45464979686865340932012-06-27T18:53:00.001-07:002012-06-27T18:53:13.519-07:00Nathaniel Branden on Integrity<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KP1XSZNeBGM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Nathaniel Branden with Dr. Joel Wade discussing integrity, about 2 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-71395849496318692632012-06-27T18:47:00.000-07:002012-06-27T18:47:23.719-07:00Self-Esteem and Libertarianism<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LURSc-PwRyU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Nathaniel Branden, about 30 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-76130310722688400662012-01-18T20:30:00.000-08:002012-01-18T20:36:45.352-08:00The History of Liberty<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffff66;">In this installment of the Exploring Liberty lecture series, Tom Palmer leads a whirlwind tour through human history to document the rise of libertarian ideas, starting with the Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh and progressing through the history of ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment thinkers. In part 2 of this lecture Palmer will discuss the resurgence of the authoritarian state in the 20th century and the contemporary rekindling of the ideas of freedom. Two lectures, each about 30 minutes. Part 2 will appear later.</span><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5jAaHoMbHCE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-45553106763114202482011-12-13T13:40:00.000-08:002011-12-13T13:42:06.442-08:00Capitalism & the Family<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33550104?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33550104">Capitalism & the Family</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/studentsforliberty">Students For Liberty</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><div><br /></div><div>Prof. Steve Horwitz explains how capitalism has changed the nature of the family. About one hour. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-3053427055676688072011-11-29T19:02:00.000-08:002011-11-29T19:03:44.331-08:00Libertarianism and the Left<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TKQIyewW4bc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Matt Zwolinski explores the common ground between libertarianism and the political left. Given the almost total surrender to the cultural right from some "libertarian" circles this is much needed. About one hour. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-22068902108485732772011-11-22T22:07:00.000-08:002011-11-22T22:16:05.433-08:00The Better Angels of Our Nature: Matt Ridley & Steven Pinker<div>Two fascinating authors, Matt Ridley and Steven Pinker discuss Pinker's views on the decline of violence over history. I can't help put notice that the charts Pinker uses for his talk cover periods corresponding with the Age of Enlightenment and the rise of classical liberalism. Reason and liberty have long gone together. Three parts. About 90 minutes in total.</div><div><br /></div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b5sPCRQX-k8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IR6tRCkOkY0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w2MTFyxss9U?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-80454165186530331912011-11-03T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-03T12:01:46.065-07:00Libertarians and Humility: Milton Friedman<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bibfslEFk2s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-5965571336978137392011-11-03T11:30:00.000-07:002011-11-03T11:38:27.809-07:00Hayek on Social Evolution and Tradition<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pYCD7_OG2fU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>About 50 minutes.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-34688691124319279302011-10-25T23:27:00.000-07:002011-10-25T23:33:25.160-07:00Hayek, the Market Order and the Fatal Conceit<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5LOdaypMPko?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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<br />Prof. Steve Horwitz discusses the influence of Hayek in economics and why he is important. About 76 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-48974487300198884042011-10-13T19:53:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:59:37.798-07:00The 14th Amendment and Individual Rights<iframe width="360" height="213" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KWG8AcCty_I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The awesome people at the Institute for Justice discuss the role of the 14th Amendment in protecting individual liberty. There are a whole gaggle of "libertarians" around the Ron Paul campaign who really need to see this video. About 13 minutes. ExcellentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-2733116170929957792011-10-13T19:52:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:53:31.654-07:00Economic Freedom in America Today<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F4fWQnguR1E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div>About 3 minutes.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-24810776776228786062011-09-16T22:29:00.000-07:002011-09-16T22:31:22.220-07:00Love and Obstacles: The Case for Gay Marriage<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264" ><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=11019&cliptype=highlight" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=11019&cliptype=highlight" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />David Boies is a founder of and the chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. This year, with Theodore Olson, he successfully argued in federal court for the overturning of Proposition 8, California's ban of same-sex marriage. He previously served as lead counsel to Al Gore in his litigation relating to the 2000 Presidential election and as special trial counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice in its successful antitrust suit against Microsoft. In 2004, he published "Courting Justice."<br /><br />Brian S. Brown is the president of the National Organization for Marriage, a non-profit organization that supports traditional marriage and the faith communities that sustain it. Previously, he served as NOM's executive director and as the executive director of NOM-California. Before joining NOM, he spent five years as the executive director of the Family Institute of Connecticut, during which time he developed it into one of the largest statewide pro-family organizations in the Northeast.<br /><br />R. Clarke Cooper is the executive director of Log Cabin Republicans, an organization charged with building an inclusive Republican Party and advocating for gay-rights legislation. He is also the executive director of the Liberty Education Forum, a nonpartisan educational foundation. Previously, he served in the George W. Bush Administration as a diplomat; in his last position, he was an alternate representative to the United Nations Security Council. He is a combat veteran from the Iraq campaign and remains a captain in the Army Reserve.<br /><br />Cynthia Nixon is an actress who has won two Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award. Last spring, at a gay-marriage rally in New York, she announced her engagement to Christine Marinoni. Last fall, she spoke at the National Equality March, in Washington, and this year she has devoted much of her time to Fight Back New York, a political-action committee whose sole purpose is to unseat New York State senators who have voted against marriage equality.<br /><br />Gene Robinson was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire in 2003, becoming the first openly gay diocesan bishop in the Anglican Communion. In 2009, he received the Stephen F. Kolzak Media Award from GLAAD. Last January, he delivered the invocation at the opening event of President Obama's inaugural weekend. He is the author of "In the Eye of the Storm" and the subject of the forthcoming documentary "The Truth Will Set You Free."<br /><br />Jeffrey Toobin is a New Yorker staff writer and the author of, most recently, "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-6220225962673703162011-09-16T22:25:00.000-07:002011-09-16T22:27:16.427-07:00Matt Ridley on Progress<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264" ><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=12901&cliptype=clip" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=12901&cliptype=clip" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />A former science and technology editor for The Economist magazine, Matt Ridley is a journalist and best-selling author whose books include Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters. His most recent book is The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves.<br /><br />Matt Ridley discusses the evolutionary process of "ideas having sex," calling it the secret behind human progress. He asserts that "barter was the trick that changed the world" and outlines his argument that life for the average human being is richer, healthier, and kinder than ever. Finally, he discusses whether limited government and rational optimism go hand in hand. About 33 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-38765944016867959342011-09-16T22:21:00.001-07:002011-09-16T22:21:58.968-07:00Providing Affordable, Quality Healthcare<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264" ><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=13080&cliptype=clip" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=13080&cliptype=clip" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />Experts and policy makers debate the question: What must America do to provide accessible, affordable, quality healthcare to its citizens? Panelists include Sally Pipes, Mike Fallon, Senator Irene Augilar, and Elinor Christiansen. About one hour.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-32330978472858057362011-09-16T22:11:00.000-07:002011-09-16T22:18:58.414-07:00Economics Facts and Fallacies<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264" ><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=13697&cliptype=clip" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=13697&cliptype=clip" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />Thomas Sowell has studied and taught economics, intellectual history, and social policy at institutions that include Cornell University, UCLA, and Amherst College. Now a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Sowell has published more than a dozen books, the latest of which is a revised and expanded second edition of Economic Facts and Fallacies.<br /><br />"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly," states Sowell in his latest book. Here, he demolishes some accepted "facts," ranging from housing ("The biggest economic fallacy about housing is that 'affordable housing' requires government intervention") to race and economics ("Race doesn't account for difference in black-white income") to race and culture ("the current fatherless families so prevalent among contemporary blacks are not a 'legacy of slavery.'") About 33 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-77171825932331800142011-09-16T22:01:00.000-07:002011-09-16T22:02:42.995-07:00Libertarian Case for Marriage Equality<iframe width="426" height="254" src="http://www.cato.org/multimedia/embed/5070" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />44 years ago this month, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia ended state bans on interracial marriage in the 16 states that still had such laws. Now the courts are once again grappling with denial of equal marriage rights -- this time to gay couples. Robert A. Levy is the Chairman of the Cato Institute and presented the libertarian case for respecting an individual's right to marry whomever they wish at a Policy Forum on marriage equality at Cato on May 18th.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-5110796187282215392011-09-16T21:59:00.000-07:002011-09-16T22:00:44.113-07:0040 Years of Drug Prohibtion<iframe width="426" height="254" src="http://www.cato.org/multimedia/embed/5149" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />Prof. Jeffrey Miron discusses the failures of drug prohibition. About 6 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-31768203895469079642011-09-10T17:37:00.000-07:002011-09-10T17:41:31.147-07:00Ayn Rand with Tom Snyder<object width="640" height="506" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><param value="high" name="quality"><param value="true" name="cachebusting"><param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"><param name="movie" value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf"><param value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':['format=Thumbnail?.jpg',{'autoPlay':false,'url':'AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart1_512kb.mp4'},'AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart2_512kb.mp4','AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart3_512kb.mp4'],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyder/','scaling':'fit','provider':'h264streaming','showCaptions':true},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'controls':{'playlist':true,'fullscreen':true,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true}},'h264streaming':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf'},'captions':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.captions-3.2.0.swf','captionTarget':'content'},'content':{'display':'block','url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.content-3.2.0.swf','bottom':26,'left':0,'width':640,'height':50,'backgroundGradient':'none','backgroundColor':'transparent','textDecoration':'outline','border':0,'style':{'body':{'fontSize':'14','fontFamily':'Arial','textAlign':'center','fontWeight':'bold','color':'#ffffff'}}}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" name="flashvars"><embed src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="506" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':['format=Thumbnail?.jpg',{'autoPlay':false,'url':'AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart1_512kb.mp4'},'AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart2_512kb.mp4','AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyderPart3_512kb.mp4'],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/AynRandInterviewWithTomSnyder/','scaling':'fit','provider':'h264streaming','showCaptions':true},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'controls':{'playlist':true,'fullscreen':true,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true}},'h264streaming':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.pseudostreaming-3.2.1.swf'},'captions':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.captions-3.2.0.swf','captionTarget':'content'},'content':{'display':'block','url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.content-3.2.0.swf','bottom':26,'left':0,'width':640,'height':50,'backgroundGradient':'none','backgroundColor':'transparent','textDecoration':'outline','border':0,'style':{'body':{'fontSize':'14','fontFamily':'Arial','textAlign':'center','fontWeight':'bold','color':'#ffffff'}}}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}"></embed> </object><br /><br />Embedding code has trouble fitting the picture into the space available. However, if you click on the image above you can bring this to full screen and see the entire interview without a problem. Audio is fine.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-63769063815967568372011-06-22T22:35:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:40:09.618-07:00A Class Divided<embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=6189991712636113875&hl=en&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Elliott divided her class by eye color — those with blue eyes and those with brown. On the first day, the blue-eyed children were told they were smarter, nicer, neater, and better than those with brown eyes.</p><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Throughout the day, Elliott praised them and allowed them privileges such as a taking a longer recess and being first in the lunch line. In contrast, the brown-eyed children had to wear collars around their necks and their behavior and performance were criticized and ridiculed by Elliott.</p><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">On the second day, the roles were reversed and the blue-eyed children were made to feel inferior while the brown eyes were designated the dominant group. What happened over the course of the unique two-day exercise astonished both students and teacher.</p><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">On both days, children who were designated as inferior took on the look and behavior of genuinely inferior students, performing poorly on tests and other work. About one hour.</p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-17816685608555976142011-06-22T22:21:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:29:13.292-07:00Doomsday Called Off<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-3309910462407994295&hl=en&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> </span></span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">n this eye-opening documentary viewers will discover how the most respected researchers from all over the world explode the doom and gloom of global warming. Humans stand accused of having set off a global climate catastrophe by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.</span></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once all of these satellites were strung together, we could then look at the temperature change overtime, and the strange thing we found is that there is very little change in the global temperature. And this was a surprise because the surface temperature showed an increase, but this bulk of the atmosphere, the real climate system was not. And that then caused us to realize that the human effects of climate are likely not happening the way we think they are.</span></span></b></p><p align="justify" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The prophecy of doom is clear and media pass on the message uncritically. Now serious criticism has arisen from a number of heavyweight independent scientists. They argue that most of the climatic change we have seen is due to natural variations. They also state that if CO2 is to play a role at all -it will be minuscule and not catastrophic! This story presents a series of unbiased scientists as our witnesses. We will hear their eloquent criticism of the IPCC conclusions illustrated by coverage of their research work. About 45 minutes.</span></span></b></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-69300059731484257802011-06-22T22:17:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:20:32.989-07:00Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4ECi6WJpbzE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Geneva, Verdana; font-size: 8.68055px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">When the world's financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. "The solution is the problem, that's why we had a problem in the first place". For Economics Nobel laureate Vernon Smith, the Catch 22 is self-evident. But interest rates have been at rock bottom for years, and governments are running out of fuel to feed the economy. "The governments can save the banks, but who can save the governments?" Forecasts predict all countries' debt will reach 100% of GDP by next year. Greece and Iceland have already crumbled, who will be next?<br /><br />The storm that would rock the world, began brewing in the US when congress pushed the idea of home ownership for all, propping up those who couldn't make the down payments. The Market even coined a term, NINA loans: "No Income, No Assets, No Problem!" Enter FannieMae and FreddieMac, privately owned, government sponsored. "Want that vacation? Wanna buy some new clothes? Use your house as a piggie bank!" Why earn money to pay for your home when you can make money just living in it? With the government covering all losses, you'd have been a fool not to borrow.<br /><br />The years of growth had been a continuous party. But when the punchbowl ran dry, instead of letting investors go home to nurse their hangovers as usual, the Federal Reserve just filled it up again with phoney money. For analyst Peter Schiff, the consequence of the spending binge was crystal clear: "we're in so much trouble now because we got drunk on all that Fed alcohol". Yet along with other worried experts, he was mocked and derided during the boom.<br /><br />Have you taken out a mortgage, invested capital or bought shares? If you have, likelihood is you lost out in the latest bust. Governments promised decisive action, the biggest financial stimulus packages in history, gargantuan bailouts: but what crazed logic is this, propping up debt with...more debt? This documentary brings an entirely fresh voice to the hottest topic of today. Length, 46 minutes.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366531075129774066.post-56863613897496305862011-06-22T22:14:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:15:47.596-07:00If Drugs Were LegalThe BBC tries to explore what a legal drug system might look like. Planning freedom is always risky but it has some points worth considering. About one hour.<div><br /></div><div><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/86EXbMZLKXk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0