{"product_id":"2940170767588","title":"No, They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled society's sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of them all: our intuition and belief that government can solve our problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNo, They Can't\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author and Fox News commentator insists that we discard that idea of the \"perfect\" government amp;mdash; left or right amp;mdash; and retrain our brain to look only at the facts, to rethink our lives as independent individuals amp;mdash; and fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic tenacity, John Stossel outlines and exposes the fallacies and facts of the most pressing issues of today's social and political climate amp;mdash; and shows how our intuitions about them are, frankly, wrong:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unreliable marriage between big business, the media, and unions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe myth of tax breaks and the ignorance of their advocates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy \"central planners\" never create more jobs and how government never really will\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy free trade works amp;mdash; without government interference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal regulations and the trouble they create for consumers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe harm caused to the disabled by government protection of the disabled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe problems (social and economic) generated by minimum-wage laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe destructive daydreams of \"health insurance for everyone\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad food vs. good food and the government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntrusive, unwelcome nanny sensibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dumbing down of public education and teachers' unions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow gun control actually increases crime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e...and more myth-busting realities of why the American people must wrest our lives back from a government stranglehold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStossel also reveals how his unyielding desire to educate the public with the truth caused an irreparable rift with ABC (nobody wanted to hear the point-by-point facts of ObamaCare), and why he left his long-running stint for a new, uncensored forum with Fox. He lays out his ideas for education innovation as well and, finally, makes it perfectly clear why government action is the least effective and desirable fantasy to hang on to. As Stossel says, it¿s not about electing the right people. It¿s about narrowing responsibilities.\u003ci\u003e No, They Can't\u003c\/i\u003e is an irrefutable first step toward that goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Simon amp; Schuster audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105138852080,"sku":"2940170767588","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170767588_p0.jpg?v=1763716784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170767588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}