Free-Market Economics

Big Brother Now Watching Ohio Restaurants – Undercover – To Enforce Social Distancing

P. Gardner Goldsmith
May. 28. 2020
2.7k views

Undercover cops will scour restaurants to tell businesses how they should offer their services and goods.

Capitalism Redefined as ‘Subjugate and Conquer’ on ‘Billions'

Julia Seymour
May. 17. 2020
66 views

Fictional hedge fund manager Bobby “Axe” Axelrod delivered his own variation of Gordon Gekko’s famous “greed is good” monologue on this week’s Billions. In so doing, it revealed more than just...

Looming CA Law to 'Regulate Away' Many Freelance Jobs, Sponsor Says They 'Were Never Good Jobs' At All

P. Gardner Goldsmith
December. 25. 2019
3.8k views

Incredible.

SC Joins Growing List of States Contemplating The Restoration Of Gold And Silver As Legal Tender

P. Gardner Goldsmith
December. 18. 2019
561 views

South Carolina joins other states in pushing to return to that Constitutional standard for people, allowing for gold and silver to be used as legal tender.

Dick’s Sporting Goods 'Gets Woke' With PC Decision on Guns, May Now Face Layoffs

P. Gardner Goldsmith
July. 15. 2019
25.2k views

It's not enough to make a bad decision about their own business, the execs behind Dick's began working to attack the rights of others, by lobbying the government for more anti-gun-rights statutes. Now,...

The Biz Flog - Too Big to Fail

PDetrick
November. 26. 2008
368 views

"The Biz Flog" for Nov. 26 asks takes on the phrase "too big to fail." First, it was Fannie and Freddie, then AIG, then the auto industry and now Citibank.

ABC's Sam Donaldson Promotes More Regulation

nburchfiel
October. 1. 2008
407 views

ABC's Sam Donaldson promotes more regulation of financial markets on "This Week," Sept. 21, 2008.

CNBC Analyst: Free-Market Capitalism Is Dead

Jpoor
September. 19. 2008
1k view

Rob Cox of Breakingviews.com declared U.S. free-market capitalism dead during an appearance on CNBC's "The Call."

Obama on the Economy

nburchfiel
September. 3. 2008
379 views

Clips from Obama's Democratic nomination acceptance speech illustrating his belief that the economy is in "turmoil."

‘Nightly News’ Vilifies Exxon Profits

Jpoor
July. 31. 2008
526 views

CNBC reporter calls profit announcement ‘another kick in the gas tank’ and interviews gas customers pondering the fairness of the profits.

An Emissions Sticker That Sticks It To Consumers

nburchfiel
July. 8. 2008
329 views

Dan Gainor, vice president of the Business and Media Institute, discussed a California emissions-sticker proposal in an appearance on the Fox News Channel.

The Market Response To Gas Prices

nburchfiel
July. 3. 2008
339 views

ABC's Dan Harries reported on a free-market response to high energy costs during the July 2 "World News with Charles Gibson."

CBS Suggest Government Should Subsidize Gas

nburchfiel
June. 25. 2008
356 views

CBS's "The Early Show" suggested June 25, 2008, that the U.S. government could do more to address rising gas prices, like subsidizing fuel!

Tax Tyranny

districtmediagroup
June. 18. 2008
468 views

A video produced by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains how the American tax system cripples our nation's economy and unfairly targets those who pay the most in taxes.

The Circus In Cuba

PDetrick
May. 19. 2008
339 views

NBC's "Nightly News" reported on the declining circus industry in Cuba, forgetting to note the particulars of the Cuban econonmy.

The Biz Flog: All About The Numbers

Jpoor
May. 14. 2008
842 views

The Biz Flog for May 14 is all in the title because it is all about the positive gross domestic product and unemployment numbers the media have downplayed. (Episode 118)

ABC Blames Home Builders for Housing Crisis

Jpoor
May. 8. 2008
377 views

ABC's "Nightline" went after home builders in its segment on the housing crisis May 7, 2008.

CBS' Praise For Cuba

Jpoor
May. 1. 2008
471 views

CBS's "The Early Show" reported from Havana, Cuba, for May Day, highlighting reforms made by Raul Castro in recent months and calling former Cuban leader Fidel Castro a "revolutionary hero."

The Politics Of Foreclosure And Bailout

DannyG
March. 27. 2008
298 views

Terry Jeffrey, the editor-in-chief of Cybercast News Service, discussed the politics of home foreclosures and financial bailouts on CNN's "The Situation Room" on March 27.

Hurricane Forecaster Predicts Global Cooling

Jpoor
March. 4. 2008
1k view

Hurricane expert William Gray says ocean cycles will have a more profound effect on climate than carbon dioxide and criticizes global warming alarmist James Hansen.