Stossel
And They're Off!
S6 E15 Apr 23, 2015 60m TV-PG
Who will be the next president? Here's our show:
LIBERTY ON THE BALLOT: We libertarians believe: "government that governs best--governs least". So what does this election mean for liberty? Matt Welch of Reason rates the candidates.
PREDICTION MARKETS: Pollsters and pundits claim they know who will win, but they have been so wrong often. Prediction markets have a much better track record because people put their money where their mouth is. Our repressive government has banned most American prediction markets, saying they're "contrary to the public interest." Nonsense. At least foreign predictions markets still exist. Betfair, based in Britain, gives these odds on our Presidential election:
GOP PRIMARY
Bush 31.59% Walker 18.09%
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Clinton 78.82% Warren 6.34%
WORLD'S SMALLEST POLITICAL QUIZ: Advocates for Self-Government scored each candidate on a political quiz that shows where they fall on this graph. The results are surprising. You can take the quiz at http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php to see where you fall.
FAITH IN POLITICS: All today's presidential candidates say they believe in God. But some make a bigger deal of it than others. Stossel looks at candidates who want to limit freedom for the sake of their religious values. Huckabee and Santorum want government to ban same sex marriage and abortion.
TEA PARTY: Fox contributor Monica Crowley says, because of the Tea Party, Republicans now fight harder for smaller government. Candidates considered "Tea Party candidates" are Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rick Perry. They sure talk a good game...
GOVERNORS: Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson ran for president as a libertarian in 2012 and got 1.3 million votes. Stossel says he would have been a good president. Johnson rates four current governors who want to be President: Scott Walker of Wisconsin, John Kasich of Ohio, Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Mike Pence of Indiana.
LIBERTY ON THE BALLOT: We libertarians believe: "government that governs best--governs least". So what does this election mean for liberty? Matt Welch of Reason rates the candidates.
PREDICTION MARKETS: Pollsters and pundits claim they know who will win, but they have been so wrong often. Prediction markets have a much better track record because people put their money where their mouth is. Our repressive government has banned most American prediction markets, saying they're "contrary to the public interest." Nonsense. At least foreign predictions markets still exist. Betfair, based in Britain, gives these odds on our Presidential election:
GOP PRIMARY
Bush 31.59% Walker 18.09%
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Clinton 78.82% Warren 6.34%
WORLD'S SMALLEST POLITICAL QUIZ: Advocates for Self-Government scored each candidate on a political quiz that shows where they fall on this graph. The results are surprising. You can take the quiz at http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php to see where you fall.
FAITH IN POLITICS: All today's presidential candidates say they believe in God. But some make a bigger deal of it than others. Stossel looks at candidates who want to limit freedom for the sake of their religious values. Huckabee and Santorum want government to ban same sex marriage and abortion.
TEA PARTY: Fox contributor Monica Crowley says, because of the Tea Party, Republicans now fight harder for smaller government. Candidates considered "Tea Party candidates" are Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rick Perry. They sure talk a good game...
GOVERNORS: Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson ran for president as a libertarian in 2012 and got 1.3 million votes. Stossel says he would have been a good president. Johnson rates four current governors who want to be President: Scott Walker of Wisconsin, John Kasich of Ohio, Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Mike Pence of Indiana.
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