Reason Foundation
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[2014]
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Everything that was 'too big to fail' in 2008 is bigger and more dangerous today, says bestselling author James Rickards in this discussion with Reason magazine covering the future of money and a return to the financial stability of the gold standard. In his latest book, "The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System," Rickards predicts the crash of the global currency market and the insolvency of the U.S. dollar. "We're...
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[2014]
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English
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Civilians shoot and upload police encounters to the Internet everyday using tiny cameras on their cell phones and other mobile devices. But police are looking to keep civilians accountable too, by wearing cameras of their own. In this video, former Seattle police officer Steve Ward talks about how video can keep both cops and civilians accountable.
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[2014]
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English
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The biggest fear in the Muslim world is the association in their minds of free markets with imperialism, says Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, in this interview. "But those of us familiar with the history of libertarian thought know that true devotees of the free market have always been opposed to imperialism." Ahmad says there is nothing inherent in Islam or the Koran that prohibits Muslim-majority countries...
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[2014]
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English
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Does America need more or less immigration? Should we let the free market decide how many immigrant workers the economy can support? Or should a responsible government manage the flow of labor? Reason Foundation managing editor Tom Clougherty moderates a debate on immigration reform, featuring Cato Institute immigration policy analyst Alex Nowrasteh, George Mason University professor of economics Bryan Caplan, and Center for Immigration Studies executive...
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[2014]
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English
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In this interview Kevin Gallagher, founder of the Free Barrett Brown legal fund, discusses Barrett Brown's history and precarious legal situation. Brown is a journalist and online activist who sometimes spoke on behalf of the "hacktivist" collective known as Anonymous. He ran into trouble with the federal government in 2012 after posting a link to leaked material obtained from a hack of two private intelligence agencies: Stratfor and HBGary. Although...
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[2014]
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English
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Mother Jones magazine senior editor Danial Schulman discusses his book, Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty. Contrary to popular belief, he says, David and Charles Koch are libertarians, not "republican power brokers or king makers." Schulman's discussion gives viewers insight into the roots of the Koch brothers' political thinking and ideology, which can be traced back to the fledgling libertarian...
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[2014]
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English
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Clark Neily, attorney at the Institute for Justice and author of the new book, Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution's Promise of Limited Government, sits down to discuss what he describes as an ongoing pattern of "judicial abdication" in America. The judiciary, he says, was meant to stand as a bulwark against the tyranny of the majority, a defender of individual rights. Instead, it has become a mere enabler of legislators...
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[2014]
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English
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In this video from the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo, a three-day event held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, viewers hear from: Hod Lipson, an engineering professor who compares the excitement surrounding 3D printing to the computer industry in the 1970s; Brian Quan, president of X-Object, who predicts that 3D printing will transform everything from toys to screwdrivers; Liz von Hasseln, creative director of food products...
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[2014]
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English
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University of Southern California journalism professor Robert Hernandez incorporated Google Glass into his journalism class curriculum, with plans to build a media platform around wearable technology. "I do believe that our mobile phones are going to be outdated and are going to be replaced with wearables," he says in this discussion about "augmented reality storytelling." While discussing how Google Glass works, Hernandez also addresses privacy concerns...
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[2014]
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English
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Bitcoin is a breakthrough in information theory, says tech writer and investor George Gilder. When Gilder makes tech predictions, it's worth paying attention. In Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology (1989) he described how the silicon chip would usher in a new information age. In TELECOSM: How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World (2000), he predicted the rise of hand-held computers and fiber optics. In Life After...
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[2014]
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A recent poll found that when it comes to their personal info, more Americans trust the National Security Agency or the Internal Revenue Service over Google or Facebook. That's why Mozilla's VP of business and legal affairs, Denelle Dixon-Thayer, says "data hygiene" should be something every new or established tech company should be concerned about. "Trust is our currency," Thayer says in this interview. "If we don't have the trust of our users then...
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[2014]
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English
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This compilation of four documentary shorts looks at some of the innovative business models that have emerged from the technology-enabled "sharing economy," as well as how government entities and moneyed interests are often working to regulate or hamper them. Part 1 looks at how car-sharing services like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar are facing legal battles for themselves and their drivers. Part 2 covers how the dining and "supper club" service EatWith...
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[2014]
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English
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After a decades-long struggle against brutal, state-run racial segregation, the black liberation movement emerged victorious in the early 1990s. Led by the transcendent figure of Nelson Mandela, South Africa swiftly dismantled the apartheid apparatus. Two decades later, Mandela's promise of renewal has largely gone unfulfilled. This short film details the role played by the African National Congress's political monopoly in South Africa's post-apartheid...
14) Author Philip K. Howard on 'The Rule of Nobody, Saving America From Dead Laws and Broken Government'
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[2014]
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English
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In 1995, Philip K. Howard wrote "The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America," kicking off a national conversation about bureaucratic overreach and regulation. In this interview he discusses how his new book, "The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government," extends and elaborates his analysis. It isn't bureaucratic gridlock or partisan polarization that's keeping Washington in perpetual mismanagement, argues...
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[2014]
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English
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An interview with Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and author of the book The Honest Truth About Dishonesty. Ariely studies economics by running behavioral studies in a lab setting, and says he's discovered that people are less likely to lie when presented with a "moral reminder" of some sort. This can be as simple as something like a disclaimer urging participants not to lie. But he's also demonstrated that urging participants to swear on the Bible...
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[2014]
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English
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Technology and new market models are chipping away at the idea that the government is the sole-solution provider to social problems, argues author William Eggers. Whether it's new ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft or established corporations like Coca-Cola funding clean water abroad, "companies are finding that they actually can create a mutual advantage between solving problems and making a profit." In this interview, Eggers discusses the growth...
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[2014]
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English
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There are two qualities that correlate with success, says New York Times columnist John Tierney. "One of them is intelligence and the other is self-control. And so far researchers haven't figured out what to do about intelligence, but they have rediscovered how to improve self-control." At this recorded event in New York City's Museum of Sex, Tierney is joined by Roy Baumeister, the Francis Epps Eminent Scholar in psychology at Florida State University...
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[2014]
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English
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Aboard the National School Choice Week Whistle Stop Tour, this hour-long panel discussion about the state of the school choice movement in America features National School Choice Week President Andrew Campanella, Reason Foundation Director of Education Policy Lisa Snell, former Arizona Superintendent and education reformer Lisa Keegan, Pacific Research Foundation Educational Director Lance Izumi, and California Teachers' Empowerment Network founder...
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[2014]
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English
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Bjorn Lomborg-a Danish writer, Copenhagen Business School adjunct professor, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, and former director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen-speaks to a Reason Weekend audience about solving the world's problems. He lists 10 challenges the world faces and suggests a practical approach by setting personal preferences aside and prioritizing in order to get "the biggest bang for your buck"-an idea...