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Sweden Isn’t Socialist

Click here: For years, I’ve heard American leftists say Sweden is proof that socialism works, that it doesn’t have to turn out as badly as the Soviet Union or Cuba or Venezuela did.

But that’s not what Swedish historian Johan Norberg says in a new documentary and Stossel TV video.

“Sweden is not socialist — because the government doesn’t own the means of production. To see that, you have to go to Venezuela or Cuba or North Korea,” says Norberg.

“We did have a period in the 1970s and 1980s when we had something that resembled socialism: a big government that taxed and spent heavily. And that’s the period in Swedish history when our economy was going south.”

Many people think Sweden is socialist, but its success comes from free markets. John Stossel explains in this short 5-minute video.
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‘The President Is Right’: Obama’s Former Border Patrol Chief Says Walls ‘Absolutely Work’

The chief of U.S. Border Patrol during Barack Obama’s presidency said Monday that President Trump is right in his view that border walls are effective. Watch this short 3-minute video interview.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for Ending Shutdown and Giving Amnesty to Millions of Illegal Aliens

Click here: U.S. Chamber of Commerce executives are calling for the Democrat Congress and President Trump to end the government shutdown and give amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Amnesty would put more U.S.-born children of illegal aliens — commonly known as “anchor babies” — on federal welfare, while American taxpayers would be left with a $26 billion bill.

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What Does Diversity Have to Do with Science?

Why would anyone care about the race of your doctor, or the gender of the person who built the bridge you drive across? The latest trend across STEM fields claims you should. Heather Mac Donald, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Diversity Delusion, explains where these destructive ideas are coming from.

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Why Obamacare Doesn’t Work As Promised

President Obama made many promises to the American people regarding health care reform — but the Affordable Care Act was destined to fail. Why? Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institute explains in this short 5-minute video why government-run health care is not the answer.

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Media Hype Questionable Gun Control Study

Dozens of news outlets reported that America has the most mass shooters in the world. Many say that shows America needs more gun control. This short 5-minute video reveals the accuracy of the study.

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Record 156,795,000 Americans Employed, 13th Record-Breaker Under Trump

Click here: The number of employed Americans once again reached an all-time high of 156,795,000, the 13th record since Donald Trump became president.

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WB Schools ‘Corners Academy’ recognized in Ames Tribune newspaper

Click here: “The key is understanding that we all need somebody who won’t give up on us,” Vern Reed said. “They need unconditional love and support. Unconditional love is not in itself enough to change their future, but that opens the door.”
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Census confirms 63% of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare

Click here: A Census Bureau finding shows 63% of non-citizens are using a welfare program, and it grows to 70% for those here 10 years or more, confirming another concern that once immigrants tap into welfare, they don’t get off it.

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How gun-free zones invite mass shootings

Click here: Of the 97 countries where we identified mass public shootings, the U.S. ranks 64th per capita in its rate of attacks and 65th in fatalities. Major European countries, such as Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland and Russia, all have at least 25 percent higher per capita murder rates from mass public shootings.While Americans are rightly concerned by the increased frequency and severity of mass public shootings, the rest of the world is experiencing much larger increases in per capita rates of attack. The frequency of foreign mass public shootings since 1998 has grown 291 percent faster than in the U.S.
-John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center