Videos · Economic Game Changers · Jul 22, 2026
Should the government give people jobs? In 1840s France, many thought so. Facing food shortages and rising unrest, France’s government created the “National Workshops” to employ thousands and…
Videos · Economic Game Changers · Jul 22, 2026
Before the American Revolution, Great Britain powered a global empire through mercantilism—an economic system that enriched the crown at the expense of overseas colonies. But one Scottish thinker had…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 25, 2025
Why is Africa poor? Is it because of its colonial past or is it because of present-day policies? Senegalese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Magatte Wade answers these questions, and offers…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 16, 2025
Does foreign aid help Africa—or hurt it? Senegalese entrepreneur Magatte Wade knows that prosperity can’t be built on handouts, no matter how well-intentioned. So, what’s the real solution to African…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 25, 2024
Martha Njolomole grew up in a village in Malawi, Africa. Her laundromat was a nearby river. Her school was a clearing under a tree. When she won a scholarship to come to America, she was overwhelmed…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 08, 2024
In the decades following the death of Mao Zedong, China enjoyed relative economic freedom and unprecedented growth. But under Xi Jinping, Mao-like government control has made a comeback, weakening…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 10, 2024
What benefits the world economy more: government-imposed trade regulations or the free exchange of ideas and commerce? For Daniel Hannan, president of the Institute for Free Trade, freedom always…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 04, 2024
What is the only economic system that values freedom, lifts people out of poverty, disdains distinctions of race and creed, and draws us into productive networks of mutual dependency? Hint: it’s not…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 21, 2023
Are you worried about your future? Turn on the TV or scroll through social media and it’s hard not to be. But is there a brighter side to the story? Marian Tupy, senior fellow at the Cato Institute…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 20, 2022
Few people have had as profound an impact on modern economics as economist Milton Friedman. His Nobel Prize-winning ideas on free enterprise resonated throughout the world and continue to do so.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 03, 2020
It’s time for free-market capitalism to reclaim its legacy as a creator of prosperity — not just for citizens of the Western world, but for people everywhere. It’s not capitalism that has to justify…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 05, 2016
What if everything you've heard about income inequality is wrong? What if it's actually a good thing for there to be people who are rich and people who aren't? John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 16, 2015
What corrupts politics more: Millionaires and billionaires? Or the rules that intend to limit the influence of wealthy donors? George Will, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 19, 2015
Does free enterprise hurt the poor? Is it unfair and driven by greed? Did it cause the Great Recession? In five minutes, Arthur Brooks answers these questions and more about capitalism. This video…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 09, 2014
Built into the foundation of free enterprise is a promise. It's a promise that no other economic system offers. This promise has a great deal to do with your sense of well-being, that is, your…
Worksheets
Use this worksheet, designed for students in grades 6 and up, as a companion to the video and lesson plan with the same title.
Worksheets
This worksheet is designed to help students actively engage with the key ideas of Adam Smith and apply them to real-world situations. Use as a formative assessment, discussion starter, or independent…
Lesson Plans
Every policy has a visible effect — and a hidden one nobody talks about. Students in grades 6 and up dig into Frédéric Bastiat's idea of the seen and the unseen, uncovering the real costs of…
Lesson Plans
What happens when individuals are free to pursue their own interests? In this lesson, students explore the ideas of Adam Smith—the thinker who challenged government-controlled economies and helped…
Videos · Stories of Us · Jul 11, 2023
Native Chilean Axel Kaiser witnessed a Marxist revolution overtake his beloved homeland in Latin America, reversing decades of prosperity the country once enjoyed thanks to a free market and leaders…
Videos · Fireside Chat · Jun 02, 2022
Is it free markets or government intervention that is mostly to blame for the diminishing middle class in this country? Batya Ungar-Sargon, Newsweek’s deputy opinion editor, joins Dennis and provides…
Videos · Fireside Chat · Dec 03, 2020
Why do a growing number of Americans believe capitalism is greedy, selfish, even evil? Dennis reacts to misconceptions about free market capitalism and explains why it is the morally superior way of…
Videos · Man on the Street · Mar 17, 2021
A lot of people, especially college students, believe that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would benefit workers and their families. But have they actually considered the real…
Videos · Short Clips · Oct 30, 2025
Zohran Mamdani says he "doesn't like capitalism" and advocates for socialism instead. The problem is, many people don't understand the difference. Andy Puzder explains the facts of how capitalism…
Videos · Short Clips · Mar 18, 2022
Capitalism isn't a perfect system but it is the least imperfect system. Vivek Ramaswamy and Carol Roth explain how the government's Covid shutdown policy hurt the very people it purported to help,…