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Excessive Fines

The Government Threatened To Seize His Home Over Tall Grass

Bureaucrats in Dunedin, Florida, originally hit Jim Ficken with a fine close to $30,000. When he couldn't pay that, things turned dire.

John Stossel | 4.2.2025 1:11 AM

Culture War

DEI Is Dying in the Private Sector

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sound good. But DEI programs divide people more than they empower.

John Stossel | 3.26.2025 11:30 AM

Immigration

Immigrants Are a Boon to the U.S. Economy

Studies have continuously shown that migrants create more jobs than they destroy.

John Stossel | 3.19.2025 1:45 PM

Taxes

Climate Activists Are Passing Laws To Tax the Past

A New York law demands fossil fuel companies pay $75 billion for carbon emissions dating back to the year 2000. Other Democrat-controlled states plan to follow suit.

John Stossel | 3.12.2025 3:40 PM

Europe

America Is Beating Europe

A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.

John Stossel | 3.5.2025 7:15 AM

Socialism

Why Do 36 Percent of Americans Have a Positive View of Socialism?

Socialism promises many things and claims to prioritize people over profits. But what people actually get is different.

John Stossel | 2.26.2025 4:45 PM

Entrepreneurship

Self-Interest Helps Everyone

Entrepreneurial greed is why we have iPhones, refrigerators, cars that usually work, supermarkets that stay open all night, and many of the things that make our lives better.

John Stossel | 2.12.2025 4:45 PM

DOGE

America Is Going Broke. Will the Department of Government Efficiency Help?

Eliminating the deficit requires cutting the biggest spending—defense, Medicare, Social Security. So far, Trump says he won't touch those.

John Stossel | 2.5.2025 6:10 PM

Javier Milei

Javier Milei Promised To Take a 'Chainsaw' to Argentina's Government. It's Working.

Inflation and rent prices are down, and the country has a budget surplus.

John Stossel | 1.29.2025 3:50 PM

ESG

Why Companies Are Ditching ESG

Many have started to recognize a need to focus on their core business rather than virtue-signaling.

John Stossel | 1.22.2025 4:15 PM

Libertarianism

Can the Private Sector Really Replace All Government Functions?

I can't stand big government, but I think we need something. Michael Malice says I'm wrong.

John Stossel | 1.15.2025 12:40 PM

Higher Education

Are Young People Depressed Because of What They Were Taught in College?

The Coddling of the American Mind, a new documentary based on the book of the same name, makes the case that destructive ideas in higher education are making people anxious.

John Stossel | 1.8.2025 5:20 PM

Guns

The Racist Roots of Gun Control

Measures restricting gun ownership still disproportionately harm black and brown people, says Maj Toure, founder of "Black Guns Matter."

John Stossel | 1.1.2025 12:30 AM

Charity/Philanthropy

This Holiday Season, Remember That Charity Is More Effective Than Government

Charities can focus resources on those who genuinely need a hand while saying no to those who just need "a kick in the butt."

John Stossel | 12.29.2024 7:00 AM

John Stossel

Capitalism Is the Antidote to 'Black-Pilled' Internet Pessimists

Michael Malice's new book The White Pill sees a positive future for the country, in contrast with internet culture.

John Stossel | 12.18.2024 12:00 PM

Labor Unions

Union Workers Are Fighting To Keep U.S. Ports More Dangerous and Less Efficient

Union president Harold Daggett says longshoremen will strike again in January if they don't get a ban on automation.

John Stossel | 12.4.2024 12:30 AM

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Free Markets

The Pilgrims learned this lesson the hard way. Fast forward 400 years, and many Americans have forgotten.

John Stossel | 11.28.2024 10:59 AM

Energy & Environment

Mining Is Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical in America. So Why Do Environmentalists Stand in the Way?

The U.S. now ranks second to last in the time it takes to develop a new mine—roughly 29 years. Only Zambia is worse.

John Stossel | 11.20.2024 4:10 PM

Free-Range Kids

Kids Are More Anxious. What If We Gave Them Independence?

Giving kids freedom doesn't just help children, says Lenore Skenazy, founder of the nonprofit Let Grow. It helps parents, too.

John Stossel | 11.13.2024 12:00 PM

Activism

Activists Profiting Off Panic Are Wrong. The World Is Getting Better.

But if they admitted that, they would be out of a job.

John Stossel | 10.30.2024 1:15 PM

Children

This Mom Was Arrested and Jailed for Making Her Son Walk a Half-Mile Home

Media hysteria and overzealous governments have led many to believe that childhood independence is a form of abuse.

John Stossel | 10.23.2024 12:15 PM

Economics

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Keep Making Economically Illiterate Promises

These policies may sound good on paper—but they would be disastrous in reality.

John Stossel | 10.16.2024 12:30 AM

Basic Income

Universal Basic Income Shows Why Giving People 'Free Money' Doesn't Work

According to recent data, people work less—and actually end up deeper in debt.

John Stossel | 10.9.2024 5:00 PM

Property Rights

Governments Are Still Stealing People's Home Equity Over Modest Tax Debts

A handful of states use loopholes to get around a Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice unconstitutional.

John Stossel | 10.2.2024 7:30 AM

Economics

Robert Reich Is Wrong About Billionaires—and Almost Everything Else

His ideas would leave us poorer and less free.

John Stossel | 9.25.2024 11:10 AM

Guns

The FBI Is Undercounting Firearm Self-Defense Incidents

"A couple million times a year, people use guns defensively," says economist and author John Lott.

John Stossel | 9.12.2024 10:45 AM

Environmentalism

This Activist Push To Destroy Dams Won't Save Fish—but It Will Waste Resources

Some politicians and environmentalists want to tear down Snake River dams in Washington state, even though they generate tons of electricity.

John Stossel | 9.4.2024 1:29 AM

Election 2024

John Stossel Fact Checks RFK Jr.

Debate is one of the best ways to get closer to the truth. At least Kennedy is willing to do so.

John Stossel | 8.28.2024 2:40 PM

Kamala Harris

Who Is the Real Kamala Harris? A Big Government Liberal.

Harris has flip-flopped on many issues, but she's been consistent on her desire to spend more of your money.

John Stossel | 8.22.2024 8:00 AM

History

Slavery Was a Global Phenomenon

American slavery was horrible—and far from unique.

John Stossel | 8.7.2024 1:20 PM

National Debt

RFK Jr. Pays Lip Service to the Debt While Pushing Policies That Would Increase It

It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.

John Stossel | 7.31.2024 6:30 PM

Election 2024

'The Problem Is Spending': Libertarian Presidential Nominee Chase Oliver's Vision for the Future

The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.

John Stossel | 7.24.2024 11:40 AM

Election 2024

Trump Promises To Get Rid of Bad Regulations. Can He Deliver?

Growth of regulation slowed under former President Trump, but it still increased.

John Stossel | 7.17.2024 2:29 AM

Tariffs

Biden and Trump Are Both Disastrously Wrong About Tariffs

Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.

John Stossel | 7.10.2024 9:50 AM

Election 2024

Biden, Trump, and RFK Jr. Are All Anti-Freedom

Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.

John Stossel | 7.3.2024 12:30 AM

Libertarian Party

'I Don't Support Mandates From Government': John Stossel Interviews Libertarian Presidential Nominee Chase Oliver

The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.

John Stossel | 6.26.2024 11:55 AM

National Debt

The National Debt Is Now So High That Every American Essentially Owes $100,000

We could grow our way out of our debt burden if politicians would limit spending increases to just below America's average yearly economic growth. But they won't even do that.

John Stossel | 6.19.2024 2:24 AM

School Choice

This New York Charter School Is Helping Low-Income Students. But the City Is Holding It Back.

Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.

John Stossel | 6.12.2024 12:30 AM

Minimum Wage

California's $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Is Already Having Disastrous Unintended Consequences

Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.

John Stossel | 5.29.2024 12:30 AM

Energy & Environment

How the Media Manufactured Panic Over Bees

About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.

John Stossel | 5.22.2024 10:30 AM

Big Government

Trump Promised To 'Drain the Swamp.' He Did the Opposite.

Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.

John Stossel | 5.8.2024 1:20 AM

Government

No One Can Make Government Work

If businesses don't serve customers well, they go out of business. Government, on the other hand, is a monopoly.

John Stossel | 5.1.2024 12:30 AM

Capitalism

Capitalism Makes Society Less Racist

In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.

John Stossel | 4.24.2024 12:30 AM

Regulation

New Federal Rules for Independent Contractors Will Destroy Freelancers' Livelihoods

A similar law in California had disastrous consequences.

John Stossel | 4.10.2024 12:30 AM

Free Trade

Trump and Biden Both Get Globalization Wrong

Free trade brings us more stuff at lower prices.

John Stossel | 4.3.2024 12:30 AM

Squatters

Squatters Invaded His Mom's House—so He Fought Back

Thanks to "squatters' rights" laws, evicting a squatter can be so expensive and cumbersome that some people simply walk away from their homes.

John Stossel | 3.27.2024 11:55 AM

Coronavirus

'15 Days To Slow the Spread': On the Fourth Anniversary, a Reminder to Never Give Politicians That Power Again

In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.

John Stossel | 3.20.2024 9:45 AM

Government Spending

Here's Why Government Should Stop Throwing Money at Green Energy

In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.

John Stossel | 3.6.2024 8:15 AM

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