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Congress

Can We Stop With All the Congressional Grandstanding?

Hearings aren’t about educating lawmakers or getting answers. They're all about getting good soundbites.

John Stossel | 1.8.2020 12:30 AM

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Stossel: Hot Air on the Hill

Politicians use congressional hearings to score cheap points and bully productive people.

John Stossel | 1.7.2020 10:30 AM

Charity/Philanthropy

Give, Don't Govern

Philanthropy helps others. Government controls them instead.

John Stossel | 12.25.2019 12:30 AM

Rand Paul

The Case Against Socialism

Sen. Rand Paul's new book discusses the horrible things that befall countries that tried it.

John Stossel | 12.18.2019 12:30 AM

Rand Paul

Stossel: The Case Against Socialism

Rand Paul takes on socialist arguments about Venezuela, Scandinavia, and fairness.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 12.17.2019 8:17 AM

Presidential Candidates

Tulsi Gabbard: The Anti-War Candidate

She's not a libertarian, but Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is shaking up the race for the Democratic nomination.

John Stossel | 12.16.2019 6:00 AM

National Debt

America's Forgotten Debt

Neither party is serious about reining in spending. This is unsustainable.

John Stossel | 12.11.2019 12:30 AM

Socialism

On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for Property Rights

When people respect private property, they interact more peacefully.

John Stossel | 11.27.2019 12:01 AM

Crony Capitalism

When the Government Creates Mandatory Shortages

Don’t let regulators and their cronies suppress competition.

John Stossel | 11.13.2019 12:30 AM

Competition

Stossel: Government Bans Ambulance Competition

35 states have laws that let established businesses block new businesses. This hurts consumers.

Rigel Noble-Koza and John Stossel | 11.12.2019 9:45 AM

Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies vs. the State

Alternatives to government monopolies are very good things.

John Stossel | 11.6.2019 12:30 AM

Bitcoin

Stossel: Is Bitcoin Better Money?

Regulators hate Facebook's proposed "Libra” currency. They may kill it. But they can't kill Bitcoin so easily.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 11.5.2019 8:15 AM

Foreign Policy

Rand Paul's Case for Ending America's Wars

"Intervention after intervention hasn't had the intended consequence. We've got more chaos."

John Stossel | 10.30.2019 12:01 AM

Rand Paul

Stossel: Rand Paul Wants to End America's Wars

The Kentucky senator makes the case for less American military involvement abroad.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 10.29.2019 8:20 AM

Education

How to Fix the Student Loan Mess

There is a better solution than the ones politicians offer.

John Stossel | 10.23.2019 12:30 AM

Neuroscience

Stossel: The Science Around Male Brains vs. Female Brains

It's politically correct to say men and women are mentally the same, but Stossel lays out science that says otherwise.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 10.15.2019 8:40 AM

Tulsi Gabbard

Stossel: Tulsi Gabbard Full Interview

Stossel's full interview with Tulsi Gabbard covering war, drugs, free healthcare, free college, the minimum wage, and more.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 10.11.2019 8:15 AM

Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard Blames Both Sides for Waging 'These Wasteful Wars'

“As though the only way that we can relate with other countries in the world is by bombing them.”

John Stossel | 10.9.2019 12:01 AM

Tulsi Gabbard

John Stossel Interviews Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard and Stossel discuss war, drug legalization, and government spending.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 10.8.2019 8:35 AM

Free Speech

All Speech Should Be Free

The more speech that is blocked, the less we learn.

John Stossel | 10.2.2019 12:30 AM

Glenn Beck

Stossel: Glenn Beck vs. Big Tech

Glenn Beck says social media outlets are biased against conservatives.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 10.1.2019 8:15 AM

Seasteading

Start Your Own Country!

How seasteading advances human liberty.

John Stossel | 9.25.2019 8:00 AM

Seasteading

Stossel: Live Free at Sea

Maybe the ocean is a place where we can experiment with new ways of living.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 9.24.2019 8:40 AM

Journalism

Why Is the Media So Negative?

"Everything that's bad is politics; everything that's good is the market."

John Stossel | 9.18.2019 12:15 AM

Optimism

Stossel: Life Is Better Than Ever

Don't believe news reports—we're healthier, richer, and safer than ever before.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 9.17.2019 9:05 AM

School Choice

Charter Schools vs. the Education Monopoly

“If I choose for my child to go to a charter school, then that's where my taxes should go!"

John Stossel | 9.11.2019 12:01 AM

School Choice

Stossel: Let Charter Schools Teach

Governments limit charter schools, even though charters often do better than government-run schools.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 9.10.2019 8:30 AM

Africa

Stossel: Lessons From Africa

Entrepreneur Magatte Wade explains how regulations are keeping Africa poor.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 9.3.2019 8:45 AM

Regulation

Trump's Record as a Regulator

The president promised to get rid of bad rules. Has he?

John Stossel | 8.21.2019 12:01 AM

Deregulation

Stossel: Trump's Deregulation

President Trump has cut a lot of regulations—but increased some others.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 8.20.2019 9:20 AM

Organ transplants

The Case for Legalizing Organ Sales

People already legally sell blood, plasma, and bone marrow. Why not a kidney?

John Stossel | 8.14.2019 12:01 AM

Organ transplants

Stossel: Save Lives, Sell Organs

Critics say organ sales would hurt the poor. In fact, it would save lives.

Tanvir Toy and John Stossel | 8.13.2019 9:00 AM

Media

Forget Fake News, the Real Problem Is Stupid News

Most "news" is just press releases and breathless exaggerations of isolated problems.

John Stossel | 8.7.2019 12:01 AM

Government Spending

Taxpayers Lose When the Government Gives Out 'Free' Stuff

Never before have presidential candidates offered so many giveaways.

John Stossel | 7.31.2019 12:01 AM

Government Spending

Stossel: Free Stuff 2020

Presidential candidates promise expensive new programs. We added up the cost.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 7.30.2019 9:10 AM

Minimum Wage

What Bernie Sanders Gets Wrong About the Minimum Wage

Politicians can’t repeal the laws of supply and demand.

John Stossel | 7.24.2019 12:01 AM

Minimum Wage

Stossel: Minimum Wage Hurts Beginners

How Seattle’s $15 minimum wage killed entry-level jobs.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 7.23.2019 8:30 AM

Free Speech

How 'Ag-Gag' Laws Stifle Free Speech

The government shouldn't pass special laws that prevent people from revealing what's true.

John Stossel | 7.17.2019 12:01 AM

Animal Rights

Stossel: No Filming on Farms

Farm groups get politicians to pass laws against secret filming on farms.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 7.16.2019 8:50 AM

Government abuse

Government Bullies Want to Seize This Man's Home Because of Overgrown Grass

If governments can oppress, they usually will.

John Stossel | 7.10.2019 1:01 AM

8th Amendment

Stossel: Mow Your Lawn or Lose Your House!

Florida man may lose home because he didn’t cut his grass.

John Stossel and Tanvir Toy | 7.9.2019 8:00 AM

4th of July

Celebrate Limited Government on the Fourth of July

Remember that the Declaration of Independence stands for inalienable rights.

John Stossel | 7.3.2019 12:01 AM

Election 2020

The Depressing State of the 2020 Presidential Race

Lots of bad ideas from both sides of the political aisle.

John Stossel | 6.26.2019 1:01 AM

Election 2020

Stossel: 2020 Candidates' Worst and Best Ideas

Stossel reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2020 campaigns.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 6.25.2019 10:10 AM

Capitalism

The Case for Capitalism

Economic freedom makes the world better.

John Stossel | 6.19.2019 12:01 AM

Capitalism

Stossel: In Defense of Capitalism

People acting in their own self-interest created modern prosperity, says Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 6.18.2019 10:00 AM

Genetic Engineering

The Case for Designer Babies

We already give our kids music lessons, braces, and tutoring. Why not also give them better genes?

John Stossel | 6.12.2019 1:01 AM

DNA

Stossel: Don't Be Scared of Designer Babies

Gene-editing technology will eventually allow parents to alter their future offspring's intelligence, height, eye color, and more. And that's worth celebrating.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 6.11.2019 9:30 AM

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