Stossel - Season 1

Stossel - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesDec 10, 2009 - Dec 30, 2010
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Episodes

Global Climate Change
Season 1Episode 160 min

Global Climate Change

John Stossel takes on global warming in the debut of his new show, "Stossel."
Dec 10, 2009
Paying for Healthcare
Season 1Episode 260 min

Paying for Healthcare

Tonight’s show is about government’s promises. The “reformers” say they will improve American health care, and slow the growth in costs. To believe that Congress will do this is magical thinking.
Dec 17, 2009
Atlas Shrugged
Season 1Episode 360 min

Atlas Shrugged

John Stossel explores Ayn Rand's classic novel, Atlas Shrugged.
Jan 7, 2010
Crony Capitalism
Season 1Episode 460 min

Crony Capitalism

John Stossel takes on the cozy relationship between Big Business and Big Government.
Jan 14, 2010
Energy Independence
Season 1Episode 560 min

Energy Independence

John Stossel takes on the issue of whether we need the government to spur innovation in the energy industry, and asks if energy independence is unrealistic.
Jan 21, 2010
Food Police
Season 1Episode 660 min

Food Police

John Stossel takes on the "obesity crisis" in America.
Jan 28, 2010
Things Are Getting Better
Season 1Episode 760 min

Things Are Getting Better

John Stossel reports that the media have missed one of the biggest trends of the century - nearly everything has been getting better.
Feb 4, 2010
The Road to Serfdom
Season 1Episode 860 min

The Road to Serfdom

John Stossel asks if the growth of Big Government is leading us down the "road to serfdom."
Feb 11, 2010
Government Schools
Season 1Episode 960 min

Government Schools

Stossel looks at America's public education system and asks, "Are we imprisoning our kids?"
Feb 18, 2010
Hands Off My Meds
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Hands Off My Meds

Stossel asks who owns your body and why should the FDA control what you put in your body?
Feb 25, 2010
Prohibition
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Prohibition

Stossel asks if government prohibitions on drugs, sex, kidney sales, and polygamy do more harm than good.
Mar 4, 2010
Licensing Madness
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Licensing Madness

Stossels asks whether government licensing is just a scheme to protect established businesses.
Mar 11, 2010
Saving Cleveland
Season 1Episode 1360 min

Saving Cleveland

Stossel looks at Cleveland -- America's "Most Miserable City," according to Forbes -- and asks why cities like this are struggling so much what they can do to fix it.
Mar 18, 2010
The Biggest Rip-Off
Season 1Episode 1460 min

The Biggest Rip-Off

Stossel looks at the unfunded liabilities behind Social Security and Medicare, and asks "Are we stealing from our children?"
Mar 25, 2010
Junk Science
Season 1Episode 1560 min

Junk Science

Stossel takes on the "junk science" coming from the Left and the Right.
Apr 1, 2010
What Am I?
Season 1Episode 1660 min

What Am I?

Stossel talks with a panel of experts about what it means to be a "libertarian."
Apr 8, 2010
Tax Insanity
Season 1Episode 1760 min

Tax Insanity

Stossel looks at our gigantic tax code and suggests alternatives to this "tax insanity."
Apr 15, 2010
Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity
Season 1Episode 1860 min

Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity

Stossel takes on some myths about capitalism, bottled water, private property, and the pesticide DDT.
Apr 22, 2010
Free Trade
Season 1Episode 1960 min

Free Trade

Stossel takes on myths about free trade.
Apr 29, 2010
Government Bullies
Season 1Episode 2060 min

Government Bullies

Stossel says "give me a break!" to government bullies.
May 6, 2010
Bans on Betting
Season 1Episode 2160 min

Bans on Betting

Stossel looks at government's bans on betting.
May 13, 2010
Free Speech
Season 1Episode 2260 min

Free Speech

Stossel talks about free speech and whether or not obscenity, flag burning, and hate speech should be protected.
May 20, 2010
Going Green
Season 1Episode 2360 min

Going Green

Stossel takes on the big myths about "going green."
May 27, 2010
Free to Choose
Season 1Episode 2460 min

Free to Choose

Stossel looks at Milton Friedman’s 1980 “Free to Choose” TV series and the lessons we could learn from it.
Jun 10, 2010
Drug War Disaster
Season 1Episode 2560 min

Drug War Disaster

Stossel takes a look at the War on Drugs and asks if it is worth the fight.
Jun 17, 2010
More Guns Less Crime?
Season 1Episode 2660 min

More Guns Less Crime?

Don't believe guns can be a "great equalizer" and empower people — especially smaller people, like women — to defend themselves against criminals who are bigger and stronger?
Jun 25, 2010
The Trouble with Lawyers
Season 1Episode 2760 min

The Trouble with Lawyers

The show covers personal injury lawyers who say they’re protecting the little guy, but keep up to 40% of what they win. Stossel examines what these lawsuits do to the cost of products, which has a built in cost to cover what lawyers take.
Jul 8, 2010
Freedom Under Siege
Season 1Episode 2860 min

Freedom Under Siege

Stossel takes a look at the new threats to freedom, like Congress's drive to create more Federal crimes. If you live an active life, build something, start or run a business, it's pretty much impossible to live without breaking some law.
Jul 15, 2010
The Immigration Debate
Season 1Episode 2960 min

The Immigration Debate

We hear constantly about immigration and the problems immigrants create. But the media overlook one of our worst immigration policies: how America rejects skilled immigrants who want to come to the U.S. legally.
Jul 22, 2010
Sex & The Law
Season 1Episode 3060 min

Sex & The Law

This time around, Stossel tackles a serious issue of "sex and the rules put around it in the US." The topic is serious and "for adults only" warning were issued before The show.
Jul 29, 2010
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Season 1Episode 3160 min

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

When a private company operates a public facility under contract to government, it must perform. If it doesn't, it will be "fired" — its contract won't be renewed. Government is never fired. Contracting out to private enterprise isn't the same thing as letting fully competitive free markets operate, but it still works better than government.
Aug 5, 2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Season 1Episode 3260 min

The Americans with Disabilities Act

When President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law 20 years ago, he had good intentions. Everyone wants to protect the disabled, but did those good intentions have nasty, unintended consequences?
Sep 2, 2010
Entrepreneurs Under Attack
Season 1Episode 3360 min

Entrepreneurs Under Attack

Everyone says he likes small business. Even big-government types. Then they find all kinds of reasons to make business owners jump through hoops for the right to operate.
Sep 9, 2010
Government Schools 2
Season 1Episode 3460 min

Government Schools 2

Sep 16, 2010
The Trouble with Lawyers 2
Season 1Episode 3560 min

The Trouble with Lawyers 2

Sep 23, 2010
Should Everyone Vote
Season 1Episode 3660 min

Should Everyone Vote

Sep 30, 2010
Bankrupting America
Season 1Episode 3760 min

Bankrupting America

Oct 7, 2010
The Power to Prosper
Season 1Episode 3860 min

The Power to Prosper

Oct 14, 2010
Election Myths
Season 1Episode 3960 min

Election Myths

Oct 21, 2010
Scare Stories
Season 1Episode 4060 min

Scare Stories

Oct 28, 2010
Libertarians and the Election
Season 1Episode 4160 min

Libertarians and the Election

Nov 4, 2010
Politically Incorrect
Season 1Episode 4260 min

Politically Incorrect

Nov 11, 2010
Food Fight
Season 1Episode 4360 min

Food Fight

Nov 18, 2010
Public or Private
Season 1Episode 4460 min

Public or Private

Nov 25, 2010
You Owe $200,000 To The Fed
Season 1Episode 4560 min

You Owe $200,000 To The Fed

Dec 2, 2010
Liberty 2010
Season 1Episode 4660 min

Liberty 2010

Dec 9, 2010
Skepticism & Religion
Season 1Episode 4760 min

Skepticism & Religion

Dec 16, 2010
Who is more charitable: Democrats or Republicans?
Season 1Episode 4860 min

Who is more charitable: Democrats or Republicans?

Dec 30, 2010

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