April 4, 2011
Dear Friend of Liberty,
John Stossel, the famous reporter from "20/20," now has his own show on Fox Business. He recently taped a show at the International Students For Liberty Conference at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Here’s a quote from the segment, "What Does it Mean to Be a Libertarian?", as Stossel speaks to the students:
"I went to Princeton in 1969 where they taught me that there were problems in the world and now we had figured out that the answers were in government, because you could get the smartest people in one room and they could figure out a solution, and all they had to do was take money from rich people and share it with the poor and we’d fix poverty. And that’s just what all my professors said and what we all believed. And I’m curious how you, at your young age, figured out, far quicker than I did, how that doesn’t work."
Another segment from the show is called, "Where did the Anti-War movement go?"
I agree with Stossel, it’s great to see so many students displaying an interest in and understanding of libertarianism.
John Stossel is not a member of the Libertarian Party. (We’d love to have him, but I presume it would conflict with his work.) However, I think he does a great job explaining libertarian principles to the public.
In addition to the Stossel video above, this video from Harvard Professor Jeffrey Miron is an excellent brief explanation.
I hope you’ll share these videos with friends and acquaintances who might be interested.
Sincerely,
Wes Benedict
Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee
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