george mason. it comes up every week at 6:30 a.m. monday morning. there are about 250 of them appeared >> george mason university here in virginia. it is a podcast? how did you find it? >> you can google it. you can go to itunes. >> i got into school and started off as a production assistant at mtv and then i worked for nickelodeon of which is where i met my wife. then i went to spike. when i left nickelodeon to go to his bike, he said to come aboard. for the first seven years, i was at spike. >> the first video was released when? >> the end of january 2010. >> that is the one that has a 2 million hits? the other one that we have been watching has about 700,000. >> let's watch a little bit. >> here we are. peace out. great recession thanks to me. we are not in a recession. do not you think it is time for a switch from hair of the dog? it is time to get sober. ♪ >> john papola, who is the chairman supposed to be in congress? anybody? >> that is rich murphy is a great singer. he is awesome. the composer had worked with him before. when we decided we wanted to bring a different element to the song to break up the wrapping with somet

could also lure many prospective buyers off the sidelines, says stephen fuller, director of george mason university's center for regional analysis. >> i think, as interest rates begin to move up later this year, back to 5% to near 6% later this year, people are going to start panicking a little bit and get out of the rental market, or get out of their old house, sell it and make the move. >> reporter: hiring back all of those workers shed during the home building downturn might not be that easy. fuller thinks a lot of the construction workers, plumbers, painters and the like will have moved on to other jobs, and that could require recruiting a whole new generation of workers. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," hinsdale illinois. >> suzanne: and it was about 100 degrees in manhattan today and maybe that's why investors finally warmed up to stocks. >> tom: a heatwave across the united states and the equity markets and broad-based rally and roll with tonight's market focus investors were back in a buying mood, ending one of the longest losing streaks for the major indices in more than a year.

washington we go to garrett jones he's an economics professor with the market to center at george mason university her right this is crosstalk and that means crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but before let's look at a report about a country that may bring the eurozone to the brink of collapse. the eurozone is facing a crisis in which few can predict its outcome as financial markets and leading banks grapple with the greek debt debacle there are serious questions about the viability of the euro as a currency and whether greek default will strike a critical blow to this monitor experiment. overburdened with crushing debts greece is fighting for its financial and political life as lawmakers defend unpopular us charity measures meanwhile the european union the european central bank and the i.m.f. say these measures are the only way to revive a second the conna me your country is undergoing a crucial moment we're obligated to ensure the future but future of our country with a sense of national charity facing the present difficult and multi-faceted crisis in a decisi

nation's lack of industrial inspiration regardless a study just released by the work a dissenter george mason university that rank the fifty united states based upon their own allowance of personal freedoms and overall freedom could be pointing the way to happiness turns out the free state of maryland isn't so free after all placing dead last in personal freedoms due in part to tight gun laws widespread tobacco fascism and same sex and qualities they also rank forty third in overall freedom due to labor regulations occupational licensing and gambling restrictions well now we know why the words d.c. drivers come from the maryland side of town then again these see itself is probably like you doesn't have state of for this ranking considering parks police is only one of over a dozen freedom or strictly law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction here nearby new york ranked dead last in overall freedom due to economic burden astronomical tax rates high welfare rates and cost of government employee benefits. who could have ever imagined that people in states of economic hardship coercion planning and inforced

there are about 230 on the web. " said george mason university. it is a podcast. do you find it? >> you can google it. >> what was your pass before you got into spiked tv? >> i went to film school at penn state's university, and i have been a member of the viacom family for my whole career. i got started at in tv in the animation group, and then i work for nickelodeon, which is where i met my boss, so when he left nickelodeon to go to spike, i said, take me with you. the sounds exciting. in the first seven years until this april did before we left to start a new venture, i was with spike. >> the first video was released when democrats it came out in january, 2010. >> -- was released when? >> it came out in january, 2010. >> let's watch a little bit of the route. good region t -- of the rap. ♪ you think it is time for a switch ♪ the long run is here and it's time to get sober ♪ ♪ are deserved greater ♪ ♪ things would have been worse >> 13 c and models are tidy and neat, but the top down approach ♪ ♪ >> i have to ask you who is the chairman? who is he supposed to be

the forum was hosted by george mason university. it's an hour and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. that afternoon. we are going to go ahead and get started. i know people are still sort of coming and then you need to visit the buffet and that's fine. please continue to enjoy lunch. in the interest of time, we like to go ahead and get started. i know our panelists has panelists only want to get underway. i am jim messier. i am director of economic education at the mercator center at george mason university. as i am looking around, i see some old friends and welcome back to you. a number of you i don't recognize, some new friends, welcome. i hope this is going to be the first of a number of kinds of events shall join us for. i think today's program should prove thought-provoking and interesting to you. it is our commitment as an organization to do solid, university-based academic peer-reviewed scholarship. it is always informed by economics regardless of the issues that are scholars are working on. but we try to make sure that we are bring

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[applause] my name is richard and i teach conflict resolution at george mason university, and i know you can't talk about everything but i was hoping the panel would say something about the u.s. nato intervention in libya since i teach conflict resolution when the colonel gadhafi who's not my favorite person in the world said he would negotiate with the rebels and the united states immediately refused to listen to him. i wondered how you felt about the west's nato intervention in a country which is experiencing not just a revolt against the dictator but a civil war, taking sides in the civil war is usually i think not a very good idea. and if one wants to safeguard the independence of the arab movements and presented the u.s. and europe, playing the imperial role in that part of the world, doesn't half to advocate conflict resolution instead of military intervention in libya? thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> [inaudible] dak in 65i was in high school in the searing and because i was refused to repeat, [inaudible] and broke my nose and i am a firm believer in the air of his unity

the capital hill forum was hosted by george mason university. it's an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. good afternoon. we're going to go ahead and get started. i know people are still sort of coming in and you need to -- you need to visit the buffet. and that's fine. please continue to enjoy lunch, but in the interest of time, we want to go ahead and get started. i know our panelist have some other commitments this afternoon. so we want to go ahead and get under way. i'm jim musser, i'm the director of economic education at the mercatus center at george mason university. i see a number of friends, and some i don't, new friends, welcome. i hope this is just the first of events you are going to join us. today's program should prove thought provoting and interesting to you. it is our commitment as an organization to do solid university based academy, peer reviewed scholarship. it's always informed by economics regardless of the issue that our scholars are working on. and we try to make sure that we are bringing you programs and research that

i am from george mason university. i have a question about the terrorist detainees. the president wants to close guantanamo bay. has there been a decision about what will happen with the detainee's currently held there? >> it is well recognized the congress has expressed concerns about the closure of guantanamo facility. we have released a number of individuals from guantanamo since president obama -- transferring many of those overseas to their countries of origin or to third countries. there are a number of individuals now that are moving in to the prosecution path, notably the co-conspirators of 9/11. there has been an announcement about military commissions moving forward. there's a population at guantanamo now some of whom will be prosecuted and some who will possibly be transferred abroad. what the president said is he wants to close one, responsibly and in a way that does not threaten american security. this is something that will continue to work with the congress about. requires congressional support, partnership. this is something that is still very much a

i'm a student at george mason university. have a question about the terrace detainees. he said that the president wants to close guantanamo bay. has there been a decision made yet as to what will happen with the detainee is that there currently held there? >> it is well recognized that congress has expressed concerns about the closure of guantanamo. we have released a number of individuals from guantanamo since president obama has transfer them overseas. there has been an announcement. this will be prosecuted. with the president said is that he wants to close guantanamo responsibly. this is something that is still very much a policy of this demonstration. cannot do it in a man under -- do not do it in a manner that does not take into account many of the unique circumstances. this is the single most dangerous affiliate's about collided today. it is not even state failure. could you give us some more detail on how you see is proceeding forward in dealing with yemen and trying to get them more effective fighting al qaeda? >> al qaeda is the most of racially active. they've

indeed i worked with senator webb asked congress and even testified at george mason university in the initial opening. i then look at that issue as to the complications involved in a slinky and long sentences. the imported myers and believe it or not, law enforcement support the bill and passed in the house flashier with some senator in the senate. maybe have a protected interest, the bill did not get through the senate last time. the bill was introduced this year in february at eight. senate 306 in addition to the naacp, the national association for international association teach the police and the american bar association have heard endorsed it. we've endorsed the bill and we hope that republicans control an emphasis on current and, they will see the wisdom of having this commission created to cut the cost of excessive incarceration in america. most importantly of course is we need to give emphasis to this commission is equivalent to the depths that commission. we have 20% to 25% of our people affected in this country and we have to give it the level of consideration that would get

we were founded in 1984 out of the economics department at george mason university. dick armey joined us in 2003. i would argue we have been very consistently advocating the same principles from day one. these are not -- it is not about 12 the donors or corporations. we have been highly critical of crony capitalism, when companies like ge team up with big government and big business. you get things like the obama health care mandate, which was written by the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry specifically because they would love the idea of yournment- mandating that purchase their product. it's inconsistent with free- market principles and free enterprise and is inconsistent with the values of the tea party movement that wants to see individual responsibility, not crony capitalism. host: one of our viewers is asking about newt gingrich. guest: we all know that newt gingrich's campaign imploded on the day that he decided to call one of the standard bearers of the new republican principles stand on spending, paul ryan, called him a radical or social eng

i'm a student at george mason university. have a question about the terrace detainees. he said that the president wants to close guantanamo bay. has there been a decision made yet as to what will happen with the detainee is that there currently held there? >> it is well recognized that congress has expressed concerns about the closure of guantanamo. we have released a number of individuals from guantanamo since president obama has transfer them overseas. there has been an announcement. this will be prosecuted. with the president said is that he wants to close guantanamo responsibly. this is something that is still very much a policy of this demonstration. cannot do it in a man under -- do not do it in a manner that does not take into account many of the unique circumstances. this is the single most dangerous affiliate's about collided today. it is not even state failure. could you give us some more detail on how you see is proceeding forward in dealing with yemen and trying to get them more effective fighting al qaeda? >> al qaeda is the most of racially active. they've

we were founded in 1984 out of the economics department at george mason university. dick armey joined us in 2003. i would argue we have been very consistently advocating the same principles from day one. these are not -- it is not about 12 the donors or corporations. we have been highly critical of crony capitalism, when companies like ge team up with big government and big business. you get things like the obama health care mandate, which was written by the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry specifically because they would love the idea of yournment- mandating that purchase their product. it's inconsistent with free- market principles and free enterprise and is inconsistent with the values of the tea party movement that wants to see individual responsibility, not crony capitalism. host: one of our viewers is asking about newt gingrich. guest: we all know that newt gingrich's campaign imploded on the day that he decided to call one of the standard bearers of the new republican principles stand on spending, paul ryan, called him a radical or social eng

professor posner, i was one of your students at the george mason university law and economics program in california, and you were excellent. and it's great to hear you again. my question is, what is your opinion and critique of the international criminal court, and do you think that we should ratify the treaty and be participants in it? >> guest: okay. so the international criminal court is a court that was set up in 1999. it went into operation in 2002. and what it's supposed to do is, um, be a court that can hear charges against anybody anywhere in the world for violating an international crime. genocide, a violation of the laws of war and so forth. i've been critical of this court. i understand the humanitarian impulse behind it. it's just not clear to me that it makes sense or that it would work in the manner that is intended. and here is why. so when we have domestic -- we have criminal courts in a domestic system. and i think to a degree that people don't usually recognize these courts rely a great deal on discretion, on the discretion of prosecutors, on the discretion of judges

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i am a student at george mason university. i have a question about the terrorist detainee's. he said that the president wants to close at guantanamo bay. has there been a decision yet about those that are held there? >> congress has expressed concerns about the closure of guantanamo bay facility. we have released a number of individuals from guantanamo since president obama has been inaugurated, transferring many overseas to their countries of origin or to third countries. there are a number of individuals moving into the prosecution path, notably the co-conspirators of 9/11. so, there is a population in guantanamo now, some of which will be prosecuted, and some who will possibly be transferred abroad. so, what the president said it is he wants to close guantanamo responsibly and in a way that does not threaten american security. this is something we will continue to work with the congress about. this is something that is still very much a policy of this administration, but we are not going to do it in a manner that jeopardize our security or does not take into account the ve