“Is Fracking Safe” from Stossel

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 13, 2011

Here is the video of Matt Brouillette (alongside former Pennsylvania DEP Secretary John Hanger) on last night’s episode of Stossel. Watch the latest video at <a…

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Government Accountability

Exclusive Interview with Gov. Corbett, and Tonight on Stossel

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • May 12, 2011

Right now, I’m writing you from a train leaving New York City, because last night I interviewed with “The Stache,” John Stossel, about the natural gas boom in…

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Education

Will Increased Education Funding Solve Our Problems?

  • July 2, 2010

Recently, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a budget for FY 2011. Governor Rendell praised the budget for increasing education funding by $250 million. But is increased funding for our schools…

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State Budget

Lot of Glitches in Stimulus 3.0

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 9, 2009

The Wall Street Journal has a good discussion of yet another stimulus – correctly identify it as Stimulus III (noting both the $787 billion stimulus from earlier this year,…

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Education

Bailouts and Bull

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 20, 2009

John Stossel’s latest 20/20 special on bailouts and bull debunks numerous big-government myths, including the bailout mentality.  Stosell also tackles toll road privatization, universal Pre-K, medical marijuana, the border…

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State Budget

We Can’t Spend Our Way to Prosperity

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 4, 2009

John Stossel has an op-ed up on the pork-laden “stimulus” package: President Obama has vowed that no earmarks — special appropriations to benefit particular congressmen — will…

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Government Accountability

Transparency and the Bailout

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 23, 2008

Transparency is a popular buzzword these days, but does the rhetoric reflect reality? John Stossel investigates the lack of transparency surrounding the bailout.

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Taxes & Economy

Big Government Leads to Corrupt Government

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 17, 2008

John Stossel has a good article on Townhall today on Blagoevich, the bailout, and public choice theory The Public Choice economists remind us that contrary to what…

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Taxes & Economy

Please don’t vote

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 29, 2008

John Stossel’s latest column encourages uninformed people to practice their civic duty not to vote. At a HeadCount concert, “20/20” asked some future voters, “How…

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