Give Me a Break
How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media...
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 25, 2005
Working as a correspondent for 20/20 and Good Morning America, John Stossel confronted dozens of scam artists: from hacks who worked out of their basements to some of America's most powerful executives and leading politicians.
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- Who it’s for
- Investigative reporting meets a witty argument about safety, regulation, free markets, and free speech.
- Themes
- Free markets and free speech, Risk hysteria and safety regulation, Scam artists and public deception
- Genres
- Lives in Journalism, Political Economy, Economic Policy
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Working as a correspondent for 20/20 and Good Morning America, John Stossel confronted dozens of scam artists: from hacks who worked out of their basements to some of America's most powerful executives and leading politicians. His efforts shut down countless crooks -- both famous and obscure. Then he realized what the real problem was.
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In Give Me a Break, Stossel takes on the regulators, lawyers, and politicians who thrive on our hysteria about risk and deceive the public in the name of safety. Drawing on his vast professional experience (as well as some personal ones), Stossel presents an engaging, witty, and thought-provoking argument about the beneficial powers of the free market and free speech.
Risk and Reason
Investigative reporting meets a witty argument about safety, regulation, free markets, and free speech.
Come here for
- A skeptical look at who benefits from public fears about risk
- Reporting on scam artists, from basement operators to powerful figures
Expect
- A thought-provoking case for free markets and free speech
- A lively mix of professional experience and personal perspective
Where it sits
| Lives in Journalism | 52% |
|---|---|
| Economic Policy | 44% |
| Political Economy | 27% |
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- Lives in Journalism
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- Authors
- John Stossel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 25, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Free markets and free speech · Risk hysteria and safety regulation · Scam artists and public deception
- Reading lane
- Art Reference