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Economics

Meet the Students Pushing Back Against Socialism

"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."

John Stossel | 3.8.2023 4:05 PM

Free Trade

The Jones Act Is Driving Up Prices and Making Crises Worse

The legislation, which forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and crewed, is just another a special deal that one industry has scammed out of Congress.

John Stossel | 3.1.2023 12:30 AM

Government

The Real Political Scandal Is That Too Many Documents Are Classified

Many Democrats and Republicans were outraged when Trump and Biden respectively were found with classified documents. But both sides are missing the point.

John Stossel | 2.22.2023 2:20 PM

betting markets

PredictIt Helps Forecast Election Results. Bureaucrats Are Trying To Kill It.

Election betting markets are often more reliable than pundits. Did the site steal user funds? No. Did they lie to people? No. Harm anyone? No.

John Stossel | 2.15.2023 12:30 AM

Politics

Mike Pompeo Says He 'Grew Up Libertarian'

These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.

John Stossel | 2.8.2023 7:30 AM

Panic

No, the World Is Not Heading Toward 'Mass Extinction'

Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.

John Stossel | 1.25.2023 12:30 AM

Energy & Environment

No, Recycling Will Not Save the Environment

Despite what you may have heard, many "recyclables" sent to recycling plants are never recycled at all.

John Stossel | 1.18.2023 12:30 AM

Coronavirus

Lockdowns Had Little Impact on COVID-19

Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.

John Stossel | 1.11.2023 12:00 PM

Freedom

'The Hypocrisy Hurts': Enes Kanter Freedom on Standing Up to China in the NBA

"When it comes to problems happening in America, [the NBA is] the first organization saying, 'This is wrong,'" says the former professional basketball player. But then they're silent for victims of torture.

John Stossel | 1.4.2023 2:20 PM

Charity/Philanthropy

Charity and Capitalism Are Better Than Government

When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.

John Stossel | 12.28.2022 12:10 PM

Media Criticism

'I'm Totally Uncancelable': Megyn Kelly Speaks Out on Left-Wing and Right-Wing Media Bias

The journalist has taken a great deal of flack—from both sides.

John Stossel | 11.30.2022 12:30 AM

Capitalism

The Pilgrims Dreamed of Socialism. Then Socialism Almost Killed Them.

Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.

John Stossel | 11.23.2022 12:30 AM

Electric cars

Electric Cars Are Good, but We Still Need Fossil Fuels

"Engineers are really good at making things better, but they can't make them better than the laws of physics permit."

John Stossel | 11.16.2022 11:50 AM

Election 2022

The Election Betting Markets Fell Short. They're Still the Most Flexible Predictor.

People with money on the line try harder than pundits to be right, and they adjust quickly when they've made a mistake.

John Stossel | 11.10.2022 3:30 PM

Electric cars

Driving Electric Cars Produces Little Carbon. Making the Batteries Produces a Lot.

Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.

John Stossel | 11.2.2022 12:30 AM

Election 2022

This Election Day, Listen to the Betting Market Instead of Pundit Predictions

Over time, betting has been a better predictor than polls, pundits, statistical models, and everything else.

John Stossel | 10.26.2022 12:30 AM

Big Government

Netflix Teams Up With the Obamas To Produce Big Government Propaganda

The G Word, a new documentary, only occasionally covers serious issues. But it opts not to do honest reporting.

John Stossel | 10.19.2022 12:30 AM

Hurricanes

Here's What the Media Get Wrong About Hurricanes

No, a big storm does not require big government.

John Stossel | 10.5.2022 12:30 AM

School Choice

School Choice Is Winning in Arizona—and Beyond

"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."

John Stossel | 9.28.2022 1:00 PM

Sex Work

'I Have My Own Life': The Case for Legalizing Sex Work

It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.

John Stossel | 9.14.2022 1:00 PM

Energy & Environment

When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded

Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.

John Stossel | 9.7.2022 5:05 PM

Labor Unions

Despite the Media Hype, Unionization Is Down—and for Good Reason

Unionization helps some. But it hurts more.

John Stossel | 8.31.2022 3:35 PM

Science

When Scientists Are Gullible Activists

Here are some reasons trust in science has been dwindling.

John Stossel | 8.24.2022 12:55 PM

War

Volunteers in Ukraine Are Stepping Up Where the Government Is Failing

"It was learning by doing," says one ambulance driver. "Most things that happen here are done by volunteers, not government officials."

John Stossel | 8.17.2022 12:30 AM

Taxes

The Easy Way To Avoid Federal Income Tax: Move to Puerto Rico

Wherever markets are free, new wealth gets created. Then almost everyone wins.

John Stossel | 8.3.2022 1:30 PM

School Choice

COVID Taught More Than 1 Million Parents the Value of School Choice

Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.

John Stossel | 7.27.2022 2:05 PM

Food Policy

America's Meat Shortage Is Self-Inflicted and Fixable

How can it be that with so much cattle in America, we sometimes can't buy meat?

John Stossel | 7.20.2022 5:15 PM

Dictatorship

Elected Leaders Daydream About Being Dictators. They Shouldn't.

"If government is big enough to give you anything, it's big enough to take everything away from you."

John Stossel | 7.13.2022 12:30 AM

4th of July

How Would You Change the Constitution?

I asked scholars, podcasters, and passersby how they'd change the nation's founding charter. Here's what they told me.

John Stossel | 7.6.2022 5:00 PM

Abortion

Two Libertarians Debate Abortion

The answer isn't as straightforward as many assume.

John Stossel | 6.29.2022 12:30 AM

Politics

The Babylon Bee: The Absurdity of Reality 'Makes Our Job Very Difficult'

The Christian satire site has met the ire of fact-checkers for pushing back against left-leaning humor.

John Stossel | 6.22.2022 5:00 PM

Rent control

The Dangers of Rent Control on Display in the Twin Cities

St. Paul has seen a 61 percent decrease in building permits after the city imposed rent control on future housing.

John Stossel | 6.15.2022 1:30 PM

Deficits

Biden Says the Deficit Is Falling. Actually, It's Rising.

Under Biden, Trump, and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled.

John Stossel | 6.8.2022 3:08 PM

Airports

Your Flight Is Delayed. Thank the Feds.

Congress has radically restricted the number of pilots without doing anything to increase safety.

John Stossel | 5.25.2022 4:20 PM

Energy & Environment

No, Gas Prices Didn't Spike Because of 'Corporate Greed'

Corporations were just as greedy when prices fell in 2019 and early 2020.

John Stossel | 5.18.2022 1:15 PM

Regulation

GMOs Are Good for Us

The activists who say otherwise are wrong on the costs and wrong on the science.

John Stossel | 5.11.2022 12:51 PM

Property Rights

The State Took Her Home Because She Missed $900 in Property Taxes

Tawanda Hall's house was worth $286,000 more than her overdue tax bill. There was nothing she could do about it.

John Stossel | 5.4.2022 4:01 PM

ridesharing

The Case for Uber Surge Pricing After a Mass Shooting

In criticizing the move, the New York Post got basic economics wrong.

John Stossel | 4.20.2022 12:30 AM

Social Media

The Media and Big Tech Covered Up These Stories. Where's the Reckoning?

Left-leaning outlets and tech giants tried to label them disinformation—until they no longer could.

John Stossel | 4.6.2022 4:30 PM

Ukraine

Let Ukrainian Refugees In

And don't close the door behind them.

John Stossel | 3.30.2022 1:18 PM

Renewable energy

Fossil Fuels Save Lives

Over the last 100 years, we've seen a 98 percent decrease in climate-related deaths. You can thank fossil fuels.

John Stossel | 3.24.2022 8:00 AM

Politics

'Fear Is the Tool of Totalitarians': Ron Paul on War, Money, and the Libertarian Moment

The former Texas congressman and presidential candidate says his goal was to get people to think about freedom.

John Stossel | 3.16.2022 3:35 PM

Authoritarianism

Trudeau Took a Page From Obama When He Froze Protesters' Bank Accounts

When governments can de-bank you, you are not really free.

John Stossel | 3.10.2022 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

The Stossel State of the Union

"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."

John Stossel | 3.2.2022 2:57 PM

Culture

The American Medical Association Should Help Patients. Instead, It's Policing Language.

Protectionist policies are why the U.S. has few physicians and high prices.

John Stossel | 2.23.2022 2:55 PM

China

China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors

"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."

John Stossel | 2.9.2022 2:30 PM

Inflation

Don't Blame 'Greedy Corporations' for Inflation. Blame the Government.

"Greed is constant. If it's greed, how do we explain prices falling?"

John Stossel | 2.2.2022 1:41 PM

Coronavirus

Florida's COVID Policies Defied the Media's Narrative

Ron DeSantis killed people because Florida didn't impose tougher rules, we're told. But it's not true.

John Stossel | 1.20.2022 7:00 AM

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