John Stossel is the creator of Stossel TV videos, and author of "No They Can't! Why Government Fails—But Individuals Succeed."
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On CNN, a “reporter” interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris gushes: “I’m struck, just in your presence. Looking you in the eye, with your passion …”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Argentina actually elected a libertarian president. Javier Milei campaigned with a chain saw, promising to cut the size of government. Argentina’s leftists had so clogged… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is upset because Sen. Rand Paul wants to limit federal flood insurance. But Paul, R-Ky., is right. In my new video,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Politicians are often takers. They take our money (and freedom) in the name of achieving goals they rarely achieve. Elon Musk and Sen. Elizabeth Warren… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In this season of giving, I’ll donate to The Doe Fund, a charity that helps drug abusers and ex-cons find purpose in life through work…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
The driverless car is here! Finally. Google has harnessed artificial intelligence to create a self-driving car it calls Waymo, standing for “Way Forward in Mobility.”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says it will take trillions of dollars to “solve” climate change. Then he says, “There is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.”… Read More
Health CareCommentary
“Experts” were confident that they knew what America should do about COVID-19. They were wrong about so much. Officials pushed masks, including useless cloth ones…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
“I was not genuine in my own beliefs,” says 23-year-old Rikki Schlott in my new video. “I self-censored.” Why? What did this college student believe… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
President Joe Biden says 24 million Americans “suffer from food insecurity!” News anchors were shocked that there is “food insecurity in the richest country in… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Remember when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding China’s Wuhan virus lab? Fauci replied, “Sen. Paul, you do not know what… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Pennsylvania’s Peter Brothers Trucking delivers goods all across America. Owner Brian Wanner says Pennsylvania bureaucrats now are driving him out of his home state. “We… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This week, Republicans and Democrats got together to avert a government shutdown. Too bad. There’s so much that ought to be shut down. Useless Cabinet… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They’re “protecting” people, they said…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
COVID-19 cases are up. Hospitalizations climbed 24% last week. But the media make everything seem scarier than it is. The headline “Up 24%!” comes after… Read More
EducationCommentary
It’s August, when many young people head off to college. This year, fortunately, fewer will go. I say “fortunately” because college is now an overpriced… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We are told climate change is a crisis, and that there is an “overwhelming scientific consensus.” “It’s a manufactured consensus,” says climate scientist Judith Curry… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause “fear and pain… Read More
LawCommentary
The Left is angry because the Supreme Court ruled race-based affirmative action unconstitutional. President Joe Biden says he “strongly disagrees.” But Chief Justice John Roberts… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This week, while we celebrate the work of America’s Founders, I honor a living freedom fighter: billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai. When Communist China crushed freedom… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn’t Santa Claus. Government is force…. Read More
Commentary
“Greed of the fossil fuel industry” is “destroying our planet,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Young people agree. Their solution? Socialism. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There’s a socialist wave in Latin America. Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil recently elected leftists. These politicians at least distance themselves from thugs like… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Some schools are ditching traditional grading. Instead, they use “labor-based grading,” an idea promoted by Arizona State University professor Asao Inoue. Labor-based grading means basing… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Earth Day is Saturday! Hooray? “Saving humanity from the climate crisis,” says EarthDay.org, requires us to “push away from the dirty fossil fuel economy.” Sounds… Read More
SocietyCommentary
All big American companies now require DEI training: diversity, equity, and inclusion. All big companies! Really. It sounds responsible. But it turns out DEI courses… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Have you heard? The world is about to end! “60 Minutes” recently featured Paul Ehrlich, author of the bestseller “The Population Bomb.” “Humanity is not… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Did you know that Superman’s son is bisexual? So is Batman’s sidekick, Robin, and lots of other superheroes created by Marvel and DC Comics. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We know about Black Lives Matter. My new video is about a group called Black Guns Matter. Maj Toure, a Philadelphia high school dropout-turned-activist, tells… Read More
