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.
John Stossel
Host and Creator, Stossel TV
Latest from John Stossel
Creating a Risk-Free World
Let's start treating people as though their bodies belong to them, not to a controlling and "protective" government.
Keeping Nature Exactly As Is…Forever
Once you decide nature is inherently healthy, moral and beautiful, the reasons to restrict human activity are endless.
The Assault on Food
If we must control diet to balance the government's budget, will the health squad next ban skydiving and extramarital sex?
The Economy Needs No Conductor
We spend too much time waiting for orders-and money-from Washington.
Can Government Do Anything Well?
No one can be trusted to manage the economy.
Let's Give the Fed Some Competition
The Federal Reserve prints so much money that since it opened its doors in 1914, the dollar has lost more than 90 percent of its value.
What Is Fair?
The idea that government can "make life fair" is intuitively appealing to people-at least until they think about it.
Complex Societies Need Simple Laws
We need to end the orgy of rule-making at once and embrace the simple rules that true liberals like America's founders envisioned.
Vulture Capitalism
The real evil bankers are the government cronies.
What America Can Learn From Portugal's Drug War Reforms
The level of conflicts on the street are reduced. Drug-related robberies are reduced. And now the police are not the enemies of the consumers.
Politicians Fiddle While Fiscal Crisis Looms
We must cut spending.
Never Trust Government Numbers
Like most politicians, Obama misleads with his latest budget.
Government Can't Make Us Happy
Even the staunchest proponents of government intervention to increase happiness admit that there's no relationship.
Policing the World
We could save a lot of money if America adopted a policy designed for defense rather than policing the world.
The Real State of the Union
What should Obama have said in his speech? Here's what John Stossel wishes he'd said.
Putting Faith in Champions of Freedom, Not Politicians
It's a mistake to look for heroes in politics. It's too ugly a business.
Ideas Have Sex, and We're Better for It
If government will just stay out of the bar, ideas will meet and mate and produce wonderful things.
Is Obamacare Stopping Businesses From Hiring?
Businesspeople certainly think so.
America Is Just One Decade Away From Turning Into Greece
The Land of the Free moves steadily toward the cliff.
How The Government's War on Street Vendors Keeps People Poor
Over-regulation eliminates paths to prosperity.
Campus Speech Codes Are Bad For Higher Education
We should counter hateful speech with more words-not government force
School Competition Rescues Kids
The government's virtual monopoly over K-12 education has failed.
Occupy Wall Street Is Half Right
The protestors are right to complain about crony capitalism.
What Would You Do to Improve Job Growth?
Reason asks economists, writers, and wonks for real ways to increase job growth
