Stossel in the Classroom

08/26/2026

Rent control, rent stabilization, and rent freezes are proposed ways to alleviate high housing costs, but what are the actual results?

This Foundation for Economic Education video argues rent control creates shortages and makes the housing crisis worse, not better. On the other hand, Professor Wolff says rent control can help solve housing shortages.

Who’s right? Decide with our Both Sides: Rent Control Revisited video pairing and discussion questions at link in bio.

08/26/2026

Rent control, rent stabilization, and rent freezes are proposed ways to alleviate high housing costs, but what are the actual results?

This FEE - Foundation for Economic Education video argues rent control creates shortages and makes the housing crisis worse, not better. On the other hand, Professor Wolff says rent control can help solve housing shortages.

Who's right? Decide with our Both Sides: Rent Control Revisited video pairing and discussion questions:

Rent control, rent stabilization, and rent freezes are proposed ways to alleviate high housing costs. What are the actual results of such policies? How do t ...

08/25/2026

Housing affordability is one of the most debated issues in cities across North America. What’s the solution?

This Libertarianism.org video features economist Bryan Caplan making the case that regulation is what’s driving prices up.

There’s another side to this debate — one that points to public investment in non-market housing as the fix.

Watch both videos and find discussion questions for your classroom in our Both Sides: Housing Affordability segment at link in bio.

08/25/2026

Housing affordability is one of the most debated issues in cities across North America. What's the solution?

Libertarianism.org's video features economist Bryan Caplan making the case that regulation is what's driving prices up.

Bloomberg's video points to public investment in non-market housing as the fix, using Vienna as an example.

Who's right? Watch both videos and find discussion questions for your classroom in our Both Sides: Housing Affordability segment: https://stosselintheclassroom.org/both-sides-housing-affordability/

Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They're called libertarians.

08/24/2026

What happens when a city decides, by law, how much a job is worth?

John Stossel digs into Seattle’s $26 minimum pay standard for app-based delivery drivers and asks: did it work? Through the experiences of drivers and customers, and insight from Judge G***k of the Manhattan Institute, the video shows how a well-intentioned law raised prices, cut order volume, and reduced tips — leaving drivers no better off.

Turn this video into a lesson on price controls and unintended consequences with our teacher’s guide, Google quiz, and kahoot at link in bio.

08/24/2026

What happens when a city decides, by law, how much a job is worth?

John Stossel digs into Seattle's $26 minimum pay standard for app-based delivery drivers and asks: did it work? Through the experiences of drivers and customers, and insight from Judge G***k of the Manhattan Institute, the video shows how a well-intentioned law raised prices, cut order volume, and reduced tips — leaving drivers no better off.

Turn this video into a lesson on price controls and unintended consequences with our teacher's guide, Google quiz, and kahoot:

Overview What happens when a city decides, by law, how much a job is worth? In this video, John Stossel examines Seattle's $26 minimum pay standard for ...

08/19/2026

Countries all over the world are imposing digital IDs. They tie your identity to everything you do. Is America next? Should we be worried?

This year’s upcoming student contest offers Digital Privacy and IDs as a topic for students to explore. Get a jumpstart with our Digital IDs — Should You Worry? video and discussion questions at link in bio.

08/19/2026

Countries all over the world are imposing digital IDs. They tie your identity to everything you do. Is America next? Should we be worried?

This year's upcoming student contest offers Digital Privacy and IDs as a topic for students to explore. Get a jumpstart with our Digital IDs — Should You Worry? video and discussion questions:

Overview What happens when your ID follows you everywhere online? Could convenience and security come at the cost of privacy and free expression? This video features Naomi Brockwell and examines how digital IDs could link personal data, online speech, and everyday activity into a centralized system....

08/18/2026

U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie says lawmakers are working to “rein in the executive [branch] and reassert Congress’s authority, sole authority, to declare war.”

Were you aware Congress holds this power? Did President Donald J. Trump have the authority to order military strikes on Iran, or does that responsibility belong solely to Congress?

This year’s upcoming student contests offers Presidential Power as a topic for students to explore. Get a jumpstart with our Both Sides: War with Iran video pairing and discussion questions at link in bio.

08/18/2026

U.S. Representative Congressman Thomas Massie says lawmakers are working to "rein in the executive [branch] and reassert Congress's authority, sole authority, to declare war."

Were you aware Congress holds this power? Did President Donald J. Trump have the authority to order military strikes on Iran, or does that responsibility belong solely to Congress?

This year's upcoming student contests offers Presidential Power as a topic for students to explore. Get a jumpstart with our Both Sides: War with Iran video pairing and discussion questions:

Should the U.S. have attacked Iran? Did President Trump have the authority to order that attack, or does that authority belong to congress? Is this the begi ...