John Stossel is the host and creator of Stossel TV. The former host of Stossel on Reason, Fox Business' Stossel, and ABC's 20/20, he has won 19 Emmys and authored several best-sellers, most recently No, They Can't: Why Government Fails—But Individuals Succeed. He is also the author of a popular weekly column that is syndicated via Creators.
Latest from John Stossel
Stossel: Eye Test Innovators vs. Bottleneckers
John Stossel got an eyeglass prescription over the internet. "Bottleneckers" want that banned.
Stossel: Rep. Thomas Massie Says End the War in Afghanistan
The Kentucky congressman tells John Stossel why we should withdraw immediately from this "graveyard of empires."
Stossel: Private School Success Around the World
In South Korea, the best teachers are paid like star athletes. Why can't U.S. schools reward talent?
Stossel: Private School Success Around the World
In South Korea, the best teachers are paid like star athletes. Why can't U.S. schools reward talent?
Stossel: Government-Run Schools Crush Innovation
The public education system is failing our kids. Here's how to fix it.
Stossel: Government-Run Schools Crush Innovation
The public education system is failing our kids. Here's how to fix it.
Plenty of Science Shows That Men and Women Are Just Programmed Differently
Google banning talk about that is appalling, though owners can do as they like with their companies.
John Stossel vs. Noam Chomsky on Venezuela
The famed MIT linguist once praised former socialist President Hugo Chávez. How about now?
John Stossel vs. Noam Chomsky on Venezuela
The famed MIT linguist once praised former socialist President Hugo Chávez. How about now?
Stossel: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns-even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
Stossel: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns-even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
Stossel: $2 Million Bathroom
John Stossel investigates a New York City park bathroom that cost $2 million to build.
Stossel: $2 Million Bathroom
John Stossel investigates a New York City park bathroom that cost $2 million to build.
Trump Budget Full of Spending Increases
Proponents of government spending warned of a budget full of cuts, but that's not what happened.
Stossel: Stop! You Need a License To Do that Job!
"Bottleneckers" use occupational licensing to screw competitors and innovation in the name of keeping us safe.
Stossel: Stop! You Need a License To Do that Job!
"Bottleneckers" use occupational licensing to screw competitors and innovation in the name of keeping us safe.
NYC Government Spends $2 Million on a Park Bathroom
Overspending is what government does.
Stossel: Departments Grow and Cherries Rot
Most folks have no idea what federal agencies do. John Stossel reports on wasteful programs like the Agriculture Department forcing farmers to let cherries rot.
Stossel: Departments Grow and Cherries Rot
Most folks have no idea what federal agencies do. John Stossel reports on wasteful programs like the Agriculture Department forcing farmers to let cherries rot.
Stossel: Save the Rhinos!
An entrepreneur has a plan to save the rhinos from poachers, but environmental groups hate his idea.
Loving Animals to Death: Rules to 'Protect' Animals Often Put Them At Risk
The Humane Society even opposes artificial rhino horn, which would lower demand for poachers' fare.
Donald Trump Drives the Media Crazy
There are legitimate reasons to worry about what Trump might do. So why make things up?
Celebrating Individual Rights on Independence Day
At the country's founding, there were no walls to stop people from coming ashore and few rules to stop anyone from trying out new ideas.
Why Government Schools Fail
A new PBS series, School Inc. by Cato's Andrew Coulson explores why American schools don't improve.
It's OK if Entrepreneurs Like Jeff Bezos Are 'Stingy'
By pursuing profit honestly, entrepreneurs like Bezos do much more for the world than charities do.
Prosperity Cities For Venezuela
Capitalists and capitalism can save the South American country.
Noam Chomsky's Venezuela Lesson
Venezuela descends into chaos as Chomsky says he's right about Hugo Chavez's sharp poverty reduction.
The New York Times' Hostility to Industry Gets Worse
The paper of record has it in for Pebble Mine, and for industry in general.
The Drug War Escalation Is Cruel and Stupid
Attorney General Jeff Sessions's order to prosecutors to seek maximum sentences is wrongheaded.
The Next President
Michelle Obama has better odds of being the next president than Hillary Clinton.
Earth Day Dopes
Alarmists claim they're for "science," but what they're really for is a left-wing religion.
Firing Missiles at Syria Makes Donald Trump a 'Serious' Leader?
Reminder: Donald Trump once opposed military intervention in Syria.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA Is a Racket
"You have no idea what you're up against. You don't know the power that is the EPA."
Hacking Away at the Budget Is the Humane Thing To Do
It's a tragedy that President Trump didn't use this moment to try to cut more, and to cut the biggest unsustainable spending: Medicare and Social Security.
Has the Ignorant Media Gotten Worse?
From storm coverage to the deep state, many in the media display a pro-government bias.
Killing Big Bird
President Trump looks to cut funding to government-subsidized art and broadcasting.
The Bloated Military
Donald Trump promises massive military spending increases, but he used to say military cuts didn't go far enough.
Fake News, Misleading News, Click-Bait and the Media's Biases
The media rarely fabricate anything, but they are blind to their biases.
Smearing Team Trump
The New York Times' breathlessly covers nominees for the Department of Labor and the FCC, and a potential nominee for the FDA.
Trump Bubble Bursts
It was bound to happen.