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August 2020

Advancing Critical Thinking with Record-Breaking Viewership

Our video library is filled with entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking films and videos inspiring people to think critically and helping them examine and understand the world we live in.

During these unprecedented, times our library has seen viewership skyrocket, and droves of people from around the world watching, sharing, and engaging with our content.

Our 2012 documentary Walter Williams: Suffer No Fools exploded on YouTube in the past several weeks and has been viewed over 150,000 times, 95% of viewers were new to Free To Choose^® Network.

The trailer for our upcoming public television broadcast Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World took hold of the internet and has been viewed over 325,000 times on Twitter and shared over 6,000 times across social media platforms.

Viewership of Sweden: Lessons for America? with host Johan Norberg, is hurrying up the leaderboard in viewership as stories of Sweden circulate through the news.

The popularity of these videos amongst a new generation of viewers has driven tens of thousands of views to our exclusive YouTube content featuring Thomas Sowell, Milton Friedman, Walter Williams, and many, many more.

For decades, generous supporters have aided us in telling stories of people and ideas that will advance the world and make those stories available to the masses through public television and free online streaming. We're dedicated to creating, offering, and sharing Free To Choose Network content when it's needed most.

Our 3-part documentary exploring the U.S. Constitution, A More or Less Perfect Union, is now streaming on Amazon Prime. All three episodes can also be viewed free on our website, thanks to a generous donation from the Peters Foundation.

WELCOME, DEAN GRAZIANO, VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION FOR izzit.org^®

Dean Graziano, J.D. is an award-winning educator and former Curriculum Specialist Teacher grades 6-12 Social Studies, with over 25 years in education. He served on the Massachusetts MCAS Standard Setting Panel and was selected by the College Board to be an Advanced Placement Reader for U.S. History. He worked on the historical inquiry model and was a national presenter for ABC-Clio, a Social Studies database company.

In 2007, Dean was awarded, in a surprise visit to his school, with the United States Department of Education's American Star of Teaching Award. Dean was selected as the 2017 State of New Hampshire's Extended Learning Opportunity Coordinator of the Year. Dean's pilot program in Rochester, NH was singled out by Governor Sununu as the model for the State of NH Career Academies. Welcome, Dean!

NEW HAMPSHIRE TO OFFER izzit.org TO ALL INCOMING HIGH SCHOOLERS

izzit.org has partnered with Awato LLC, the leader in personalized career pathfinding software for middle and high school students, to provide all incoming 9th graders in the State of New Hampshire our Financial Literacy teaching unit starting with the 2020-2021 school year! The Awato platform provides a streamlined way for students to access their interests, map their career pathways, and connect with local employers. We're honored to offer them the financial literacy component and connect with new high schoolers throughout New Hampshire!

Back to On-Campus...Online...Home...School

Back to school is just around the corner! And while many teachers still aren't sure exactly what that's going to look like, they're all trying to plan - for multiple contingencies. (In class, online, online synchronous, online asynchronous, every other day in class...I'm exhausted just listing the options.) If you know teachers who are looking for great FREE resources that will help them in all the possible class situations, let them know about izzit.org. Our video-centered educational units work for many subjects and grade levels. We also add two great current events lessons every school day!

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July 2020

40TH BRINGS NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE

We continue our 40th Anniversary Celebration of the original Free To Choose series and invite you to follow along with us on social media each week as we highlight each episode, share never before seen interviews with Bob Chitester on the "making of" the series, and feature one of our many documentary broadcasts which dives deeper into the theme of the week.

What we’re seeing is that Milton and his ideas are just as important and vital to -- building and keeping a free society -- as ever!

THE FREE TO CHOOSE MEDIA PODCAST

Each week we share one-of-a-kind conversations and speeches by some of this century’s greatest thinkers. During our 40th Anniversary Celebration, we’ve released audio of the Milton Friedman Speaks lecture series, originally recorded in 1978, and still astoundingly relevant today. You can listen to Milton and search all our podcasts by visiting our website or finding us wherever you get your podcasts.

We’re happy to announce we’re making Free To Choose in Under 2 Minutes accessible to a massive audience by offering translations in several languages. The languages that are available to date are Hindi, Ukrainian, Russian, Georgian, and Nepali. Many more languages to come!

Click the links at the bottom to follow us on social media so you can continue to watch, learn, and share Milton’s ideas to build (and keep) a free society!

MAKING THE TOUGH LESSONS POSSIBLE THROUGH izzit.org^®

We always want to provide educators with the resources they need to teach hard lessons, critical thinking, and respectful discourse and debate. With so many things going on in our country, we immediately shared with our growing list of teachers the many resources available to them on the ever-important subject of equality. Including:

Becoming Equal Under the Law traces the changes in the Constitution and the important Supreme Court cases (like Brown v. Board of Ed) that have moved us closer to equality under the law for more groups of people, including women.

The U.S. Constitution & Black History is our interactive, online mini-course that also covers changes in the Constitution, the Civil War, and Supreme Court cases that have greatly influenced the course of black history in the United States.

Outside the Box and I Am Human are our two teaching units that explore individuality and group identity, cut from an award-winning documentary by film producer Eli Steele, whose story is based on his background of being black, white, Jewish, and deaf.

Although our products are created with public schools in mind, they are informative and enjoyable in all learning environments and make it easy for everyone to gain from the messages – including adults. You can access all our products online for streaming and/or download on izzit.org, YouTube, Roku, and Amazon Prime.

In addition to the above, make sure to check out a few of our most popular videos of this past school year; Financial Literacy, featuring David Bahnsen and Jennifer Noone, and Geography as Destiny, a companion education unit to our upcoming biography on the life of Thomas Sowell.

In the new school year, we will continue our work by releasing the teaching units First Amendment, and A Nation in Crisis: The Civil War, a mini-course on the First Amendment, and much more.

SEE YOU AT THE ANTHEM FILM FESTIVAL!

Our upcoming broadcast Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, has been accepted into the Anthem Film Festival and will be premiering on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 10 am in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Immediately following the screening, Free To Choose^® Network President Rob Chatfield, will be hosting a panel to discuss the importance of Sowell’s work and the impact he is having on future generations.

BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM, AIRING ON PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN EARLY 2021!

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December 1, 2020

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#GivingTuesday – CARES Act

#GivingTuesday is here! It’s a great time to maximize your contribution to Free To Choose Network (FTCN) and izzit.org. The CARES Act provides a one-time incentive to reduce your tax bill by giving directly to a charity.

Your contribution to FTCN helps us continue to produce and distribute compelling documentary films and support our video-centric educational units to encourage thoughtful consideration and critical thinking in today’s youth.

Whatever your reason for giving - we’re sure you’ll agree: FTCN and izzit.org are much more worthy of your dollars than Washington, D.C. bureaucrats. This year only:

• Individuals who itemize can deduct up to 100% of their Adjusted Gross Income in charitable donations – effectively wiping out their tax bill.

• Individuals who take the standard deduction can also deduct $300 (or $600 for married couples).

There are several ways to give – Click here to make a direct donation and check to see if your company will match it. FTCN is registered with Benevity Causes, an organization that automatically matches gifts with participating employers. And as you practice social-distancing and shop from the comfort of your home, please name Free To Choose Network as your preferred Amazon Smile, a simple automatic way to support us every time you shop, at no cost to you.

Happy 100th Birthday Secretary George P. Shultz!

On December 13, George P. Shultz will reach the century mark. We searched the FTCN vault to unearth rare recordings that feature the timeless wisdom of our former Secretary of State. Hear personal discussions in an 11-part series, Conversations with George P. Shultz, where former colleagues and fellow economics enthusiasts join him to discuss topics from U.S foreign policy, terrorism, negotiation, and the role of the State Department, to reminiscing about other colleagues from years past.

On the set of Conversations with George Shultz, Bob Chitester and the former Secretary of State are in discussion.

We also will re-release The Art of Listening, a 2009 discussion between Sec. Shultz and former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Finally, our PBS series Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years, walks viewers through memories of George Shultz, other cabinet members, journalists, and historians to replay the gripping tensions of the Cold War era. The series will offer George Shultz’s remarkably vivid portraits of the major players on the national and world stage in the latter years of the twentieth century.

Pictured above: (l to rt.) Elle deVries, former Secretary of State George Shultz, Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, Producer David deVries, Executive Producer Bob Chitester, and former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Erosion of the Constitution

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October 27, 2020

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On October 13, Dean Graziano of izzit.org led a civics class at Big Fish Learning featuring an exclusive Zoom call with Lynne M. Jackson. Ms. Jackson is the great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, subjects of the famous 1857 Supreme Court decision.

The class utilized resources from izzit.org’s The U.S. Constitution & Black History, examining how the United States laws – starting with the Constitution itself – helped shape the American experience. Dean covered important legal cases in addition to Dred Scott, such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Ed. Lynne shared some interesting insights and talked about the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation’s role in today's world. She reminded us there were real people behind the famous case and the class was amazed to learn history isn't quite as far away as they might think: Lynne’s father was babysat by Dred and Harriet's daughter, Lizzie!

In addition to Lynne Jackson, this class also included a Zoom appearance by the New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner, Frank Edelblut. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to the class recognizing this important occasion.

Fox News Radio featured an interview with Judge Douglas Ginsburg that aired October 13 on Fox stations and SiriusXM. He and Fox News Anchor Dave Anthony discussed the history of several Justices featured in A More or Less Perfect Union and Voices of Our Republic – the companion coffee table book. The interview also aired on the Fox News Radio Podcast. You can listen to the interview here.

October 3 was our dedication at Capitaf of the Robert H. Bork Law and Economics Room, as well as a bronze statue of Milton and Rose Friedman. The Bork Room houses the personal library of Aaron Director, a seminal figure in the creation of the academic discipline of Law and Economics.

A small group of guests traveled from around the country to join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Robert Bork, Milton Friedman, and Bob Chitester. Bob Chitester regaled the guests with stories of how Aaron Director and Robert Bork had such a close and important relationship as mentor and mentee.

Guest speakers who were unable to attend pre-recorded speeches that were shown on a big-screen television under a heated tent. Mary Ellen Bork made opening comments, and other speakers included the Honorable Danny Boggs, David Friedman, and a keynote address by George Priest.

Doug Irwin, professor at Dartmouth College, was in attendance and spoke on Milton and Rose’s affinity for the Upper Valley region. Irwin highlighted the proximity to the renowned research library at Dartmouth and the history of scholars from the National Bureau of Economic Research who regularly traveled from urban areas to spend the summer in New England.

Rob Chatfield delivered comments about the shared dream of Free To Choose Network becoming the sole owner and operator of Capitaf, and maintaining the facility as a place of scholarly pursuit. He gave an update on the "Bob Chitester Appreciation Drive" to help fund this effort and ensure both Capitaf and the Robert Bork Room will benefit students for many years to come.

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A More or Less Perfect Union

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Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and David M. Rubenstein
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	Join Mount Vernon for a digital Ford Evening Book Talk with Judge Douglas Ginsburg in conversation with noted philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. They will discuss the U.S. Constitution, the subject of Judge Ginsburg’s three-part PBS series, *A More or Less Perfect Union, and its companion book, Voices of Our Republic*.
Click here to watch their discussion live on July 8 at 7 p.m. ET.
Purchase the book online from The Shops at Mount Vernon.
Sincerely, Rob Chatfield President & CEO

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December 22, 2020

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An Update on Bob Chitester

This summer, our Founder Bob Chitester sent a note regarding his health, and many of you may remember his goal: to be able to play Santa Claus just one last time. We launched the Bob Chitester Appreciation Drive, and your response gave Bob much needed inspiration that we hope will carry him through this holiday season. Thank you for your help. Now – as Bob would remind us – our work to keep the torch of liberty raised high for the next generation is ongoing.

Maximize 2020 Contribution

The year is coming to a close. It's a great time to maximize your contribution to Free To Choose Network (FTCN) and izzit.org. The CARES Act provides a one-time incentive to reduce your tax bill by giving directly to a charity.

Your contribution to FTCN helps us continue to produce and distribute compelling documentary films and supports our video-centric educational units which encourage thoughtful consideration and critical thinking in today's youth.

This year only:

Individuals who itemize can deduct up to 100% of their Adjusted Gross Income in charitable donations – effectively wiping out their tax bill.
Individuals who take the standard deduction can also deduct $300 (or $600 for married couples).

There are several ways to give – Click here to make a direct donation and check to see if your company will match it.

On The Air

Our newest documentary, Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, A Personal Exploration by Jason Riley, will be released on January 23, 2021. We trace a life journey that started with an introduction to the Harlem Library and culminated at the esteemed Hoover Institution. The story of one of this era's greatest authors on race, history, and economics is told by The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley. You can get a sneak peek here and be the first to know when it's airing in your area by signing up for email notifications here.

Professional development can no longer just be about providing brief exposure of concepts to educators or providing fundamental knowledge about a teaching methodology. Instead, it MUST be a change in an educator's practice, leading to increases in student learning. Professional development should provide educators with support to innovate new teaching strategies, collaborate with experts, and meet the needs for more powerful learning opportunities in YOUR classroom!

Please ask educators you know to join us for our professional development webinar designed to better help them integrate video-based learning for their students. Click here to learn more.

January 21, 2021, @ 11:30 am EDT – Utilizing educational resources in a myriad of schedules such as long-block, alternating, etc.

January 28, 2021, @ 2 pm EDT – Ideas for improving writing – utilizing izzit.org discussion questions along with your student's pertinent schoolwork

From our recent PBS series, A More or Less Perfect Union, we will be releasing the newest video-based educational unit, The Civil War: A Nation Divided, in January 2021.

The Framers struggled with balancing states' rights and the federal government's power as they crafted the Constitution. They also wrestled with the question of slavery. They presumed slavery would die out on its own. Instead it spread into new territories. The Dred Scott case changed things, with a Chief Justice convinced he would end the slavery question once and for all, from his bench.

But it would take the Civil War to do that.

All educators are encouraged to sign-up now to be one of the first to access this important lesson. Share the link with your educator friends and family!

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Walter Williams

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