Documentaries
Drew Carey and Reason.tv on Immigration: The Beckham Factor
"I think we should welcome all peaceful people to our country," says Drew Carey.
Dance Ban
In the Arizona desert, Drew Carey discovers a modern-day "Footloose" story. A few years ago, Dale and Spencer Bell built a family oriented steak house with outdoor seating, fire pits, lots of old western style, and live music. But beware if you get the urge to scoot your boots--county officials have invoked an anachronistic ordinance that bans dancing outside.
Redevelopment
Drew Carey tells the tale of a Hollywood bar owner whose business gets bulldozed when politicians plan to 'redevelop' the area by letting a private developer erect a giant hotel complex in its place. Eminent domain is perfectly legal, but is it necessary? Down the road, Anaheim is redeveloping without resorting to bully tactics.
Texas Close'Em
Poker is about as American as apple pie, and Drew Carey figures that playing poker at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post would be 'about as American as anything you can do.' So why would Dallas unleash a paramilitary-style raid on VFW Post 1837 and threaten low-stakes card players with fines and jail time?
National City
Drew Carey goes to National City, California where he encounters a uniquely perverse example of eminent domain abuse. Instead of using eminent domain to acquire property to build a school or a hospital, National City wants to replace a boxing club for at-risk kids with luxury condominiums.
Medical Marijuana
When it comes to medical marijuana, voters in 12 states agree with Drew Carey that "People who need it should be able to get it--safely and easily." The feds, however, disagree. More than 10 years after California legalized medical marijuana, the DEA routinely raids medical marijuana dispensaries, depriving people of medicine that can help treat the effects of cancer, AIDS and other serious illnesses.
Gridlock
Drew Carey finds the poor guy with the most congested commute in Los Angeles, and frees him from the gridlock grind with a helicopter ride to and from work. Along the way Drew mulls more practical congestion-busters--would you ride the Drew Carey Freeway?--that could rescue the rest of us from road rage.
