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Where Are You, Martin Luther King? We Really Need You.

A half-century after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. is as revered as ever. But have we been following his example, or merely paying lip service to his ideas? Jason Riley, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, weighs in with this short 5-minute video.

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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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Why We’re Losing Liberty

Was the Constitution written in a way that was designed to protect freedom and limit the government’s size? Has it been effective in doing that? And what’s the Supreme Court’s record when it comes to protecting our rights? Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, answers these questions and more in this short 5-minute video.

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Illinois Drivers Who Linger In Left Lane Now Face $120 Fine

Click here: Illinois State Police say a traffic law passed by state legislators two years ago restricting drivers from improper use of the left lane will be enforced starting this year.

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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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Students Hate Trump’s Immigration Quotes… Don’t Realize They’re From Democrats

Students at American University (Washington DC) hated some of President Trump’s quotes on illegal immigration… before finding out the quotes were from Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Watch their reaction in this short 3-minute video.

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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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Where Iowa Lottery Money Goes

Click here: Iowa Lottery proceeds have three main purposes. Most goes in to the state general fund. With some support for veterans and backing for the Vision Iowa program.


Note: The amounts listed above are from fiscal year 1986 through the end of fiscal year 2018, with the exception of the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund, which is current for FY 2019.
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World War I: The War That Changed Everything

Think of all the horrors of the 20th Century: The Holocaust. The Bolshevik Revolution. The Cold War. Were it not for the assassination of one Austro-Hungarian archduke in 1914, none of those events would have ever happened. Historian and author Andrew Roberts explains in this short 5-minute video.