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
Longing to be a Victim
We're becoming a nation of whiners with little sense of responsibility.
Government Shutdown: Don't Believe the Hype
Life goes on without all 3.4 million federal workers.
Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Technology
From cell phones to 3D-printed guns, technology keeps making the world better.
Obama Fails to Make the Case for War in Syria
The U.S. should only go to war when we are attacked.
Trains to Nowhere: A Government Spending Problem
From New York to California, the government manages to mess up transportation.
Beware of Warrior Cops
With the Drug War winding down, they're finding new excuses to use their military-grade toys.
Climate Change Myths
Just because humans sometimes damage the environment doesn't mean government is competent to fix the problem.
Is America on the Decline?
The fall of Rome is a pattern repeated by empires throughout history. Does that include us?
Melissa Harris-Perry Couldn't Be More Wrong About the Roots of Detroit's Bankruptcy
Detroit in 2011 had around twice as many municipal employees per capita as cities with comparable populations.
Life-Strangling Laws from the Unelected
Lawyers are making a killing off barber shops and bars with poor claims of inequality.
What We Know About Government Is Scarier Than What it Knows About Us
We have bigger problems than the NSA.
Modern-Day Puritans Want to Ban Things That Make Us Happy
The government bans fun, not danger.
The War on Drugs Is Worse Than NSA Spying
We've simply become accustomed to older, more ingrained abuses.
Why Libertarians Have Better Things to Worry About Than the NSA
Neither terrorism nor the NSA are the greatest threats to American liberty.
Unless We Change Some Things, America Will Eventually Go Broke
The first step toward a solution is just being honest about the deep hole we're in.
How the Government Keeps Gas Prices High
Think gas is expensive? Regulations are what's really costing you at the pump.
Live Free or Move
Moving provides one of the few limits on the megalomania of state bureaucrats.
Why Obamacare Will Be No More Successful Than Soviet Central Planning
Markets find ways to make things better and cheaper. Obamacare often forbids that.
The Education Blob Gets Revenge
Working around the public education system can sometimes have terrible consequences.
America Doesn't Need a Government-Run Postal Service
It's time to downsize or, better yet, privatize.
When the Government Plays Favorites
Government continues to threaten our future while claiming to help us.
You Can Love Nature and Still Hate the Tyranny of Environmental Regulations
Throughout the world, most reductions in pollution have been achieved because of capitalism, not government control.
Why D.C. Is the Richest Region in the Country
All that marble in D.C. shouldn't make you feel patriotic.
It's Not Just Teachers Unions Causing Public Education to Stagnate
It's the entire public education monopoly.
Why Anti-Fracking Environmentalists Are Holding Back the U.S.
The real story on fracking, say scientists, is that the risks are small and the rewards immense.
If You Can Read This, You're Surviving the Sequester Cuts
The truth is that the terrifying sequester cuts weren't even cuts.
Libertarians' Awkward Bedfellows
Coulter's comments may have been harsh, but she has a point.
Big Government Goes on a Banning Spree
Politicians want to limit the choices of consenting adults.
Shopping Around for a Better Life
It's good that we have places like Texas and New Hampshire to which fed-up citizens can escape.
The Media Is Obsessed With Bad News
To keep scare stories in perspective, remember all the good news that gets less attention.
How Government Handouts Foster Dependency
Section 8 recipients can become comfortably dependent on government assistance.
No Regulation? No Problem
Intuition leads us to think-wrongly-that without government we'd be victims of fraud.
Government Gone Bad
Central planners and liberal politicians are clueless about what really helps workers: a free economy.
Legalize Insider Trading
Prohibiting people from profiting from their access to information makes the economy less fair and less free.