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Freedom atop a Lawn Mower: Two Men Cleaning Up Detroit

The Wall Street Journal discovered Howard King Jr. in the ruins of Detroit, caring for 14 city-owned vacant lots without city permission or funding. When I learned about Mr. King, and another sixty-something Detroit resident, Eddie Edwards, I called them up and interviewed them in preparation for an episode of Trifecta, the PJTV show I [...]

Imagine There’s No Nanny State: Should Government Pay Babysitters While Single Mom Works at Target?

Imagine There's No Nanny State: Should Government Pay Babysitters While Single Mom Works at Target?

State legislators ponder cutting government child care subsidies to single, low-income working women, but the specter of ending this feature of the Nanny State has journalists and other leftists alarmed. Scott Ott leads Bill Whittle and Steve Green on an adventure to imagine these programs didn’t exist. What would happen?
Watch Trifecta episode #3636 [8 min.] [...]

Euro-Style Violence By the SEIU, Obama’s Campaign Team

Euro-Style Violence By the SEIU, Obama's Campaign Team

Are the violent protests of Greece going to land on our shores as well? Hundreds of SEUI thugs showed up on the front lawn of a Bank of American staffer, stood on his porch, and terrorized his teenaged son…as police looked on. Can we avoid a Greek tragedy? Bill Whittle, Steve Green and Scott Ott [...]

Rand Paul and Civil Rights: Has the Time Come to Rewrite the Laws?

Rand Paul and Civil Rights: Has the Time Come to Rewrite the Laws?

Rand Paul may have won the Republican nomination to run for that open senate seat in Kentucky, but the very next day he was making headlines — not for the big win, but for his controversial statements he made about the 1964 Civil Rights Act. There is no evidence Paul’s a racist, but getting drawn [...]

[Excerpts] Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman

[Excerpts] Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman

I read Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom a couple of months ago, and opened the file again today after watching Bill Whittle’s Afterburner segment on PJTV. Go watch Whittle’s “We Are Iron Men,” then enjoy the following excerpts. But don’t settle for this taste…get the entire feast. Buy the book.
(Note: Where Friedman uses the [...]

Representation without Representation: The Only Way to Fix Our Democrat Congress

Representation without Representation: The Only Way to Fix Our Democrat Congress

When the country sends 254 Democrats to Congress, they are guaranteed to get three things accomplished: spending, spending, spending. Oh, and borrowing, too. Find out why the Democrat-run Congress is unable to do its job…or at least laugh about it with Steve Green, Bill Whittle and Scott Ott.
Watch Trifecta episode #3598

Emoticon Rescue: :) Obama, You’re On Trifecta

Emoticon Rescue: :) Obama, You're On Trifecta

It’s simple: Bill Whittle asks a question about US politics. Steve Green and Scott Ott respond by drawing a simple emoticon. Easy, right? Please, for the sake of your electronic gear, put down the beverage before you click the link.
Watch Trifecta episode #3540 [9 min.]

MEMBERS ONLY: Find Out How We Make Trifecta Magic

MEMBERS ONLY: Find Out How We Make Trifecta Magic

Behind the veil, and into the sausage factory with a members-only bonus episode of Trifecta. How DO they do that thing they do? This week Bill Whittle, Steve Gree and Scott Ott take subscribers behind the scenes. They also want your questions and story ideas for future episodes.
Subscribe to PJTV for $5/month, then…
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Her Nickname is Shorty, But Don’t Assume Kagan Will Fight For the Little People

Her Nickname is Shorty, But Don't Assume Kagan Will Fight For the Little People

Why does President Obama keep nominating egg-head candidates with no real world experience and, more puzzlingly, no ideological fingerprints. Learn more about his latest Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, from Scott Ott, Steve Green and Bill Whittle. Don’t miss vintage Obama.

Watch Trifecta episode #3539 [10 min.]

Big Government Has You in Its Crosshairs: Is This a Joke or Just Orwellian? Watch the Pa. Tax Ad

Big Government Has You in Its Crosshairs: Is This a Joke or Just Orwellian? Watch the Pa. Tax Ad

As the Trifecta crew reveals, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue either has a wicked sense of humor or is just downright scary. Do you think its tax amnesty ad is funny…or is it Orwellian? Scott Ott, Bill Whittle and Steve Green report, and lampoon. You decide.
Watch Trifecta episode #3511 [9 min.]