Myths, Lies, And Downright Stupidity

2007-05-01 Political Science

Author : John Stossel of abc 20/20
Release : 2007-05-01
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 064/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Myths, Lies, And Downright Stupidity written by John Stossel of abc 20/20. This book was released on 2007-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's favorite investigative reporter, John Stossel, tackles our favorite myths in his characteristic style and challenges us to look at life differently. Myths and Misconceptions covered in the book include: Is the media unbiased? Are our schools helping or hurting our kids? Do singles have a better sex life than married people? Do we have less free time than we used to? Is outsourcing bad for American workers? Suburban sprawl is ruining America. Money makes people happier. The world is too crowded. We're drowning in garbage. Profiteering is evil. Sweatshops exploit people. John Stossel takes on these and many more misconceptions, misunderstandings, and plain old stupidity in this collection that will offer much to love for Give Me a Break fans, and show everyone why conventional wisdom, economic, political, or social is often wrong.

No, They Can't

2012-04-10 Business & Economics

Author : John Stossel
Release : 2012-04-10
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 943/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book No, They Can't written by John Stossel. This book was released on 2012-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New York Times" bestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society.

Give Me a Break

2004-01-20 Biography & Autobiography

Author : John Stossel
Release : 2004-01-20
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 147/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Give Me a Break written by John Stossel. This book was released on 2004-01-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, "Give me a break." When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers. But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of exploding BIC lighters and coffeepots, worse risks were ignored. And while reporters were teaming up with lawyers and legislators to stick it to big business, they seldom reported the ways the free market made life better. In Give Me a Break, Stossel explains how ambitious bureaucrats, intellectually lazy reporters, and greedy lawyers make your life worse even as they claim to protect your interests. Taking on such sacred cows as the FDA, the War on Drugs, and scaremongering environmental activists -- and backing up his trademark irreverence with careful reasoning and research -- he shows how the problems that government tries and fails to fix can be solved better by the extraordinary power of the free market. He traces his journey from cub reporter to 20/20 co-anchor, revealing his battles to get his ideas to the public, his struggle to overcome stuttering, and his eventual realization that, for years, much of his reporting missed the point. Stossel concludes the book with a provocative blueprint for change: a simple plan in the spirit of the Founding Fathers to ensure that America remains a place "where free minds -- and free markets -- make good things happen."

John Stossel's Shopping Smart!

1982 Business & Economics

Author : John Stossel
Release : 1982
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 164/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book John Stossel's Shopping Smart! written by John Stossel. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Stupidity Paradox

2016-06-02 Business & Economics

Author : Mats Alvesson
Release : 2016-06-02
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 025/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Stupidity Paradox written by Mats Alvesson. This book was released on 2016-06-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown and technical disaster. And there are countless, more everyday examples of organisations accepting the dubious, the absurd and the downright idiotic, from unsustainable management fads to the cult of leadership or an over-reliance on brand and image. And yet a dose of stupidity can be useful and produce good, short-term results: it can nurture harmony, encourage people to get on with the job and drive success. This is the stupidity paradox. The Stupidity Paradox tackles head-on the pros and cons of functional stupidity. You'll discover what makes a workplace mindless, why being stupid might be a good thing in the short term but a disaster in the longer term, and how to make your workplace a little less stupid by challenging thoughtless conformity. It shows how harmony and action in the workplace can be balanced with a culture of questioning and challenge. The book is a wake-up call for smart organisations and smarter people. It encourages us to use our intelligence fully for the sake of personal satisfaction, organisational success and the flourishing of society as a whole.

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