John Stossel

John Stossel is author of No They Can't! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed. For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

Woke Language

It’s as if America is moving toward “1984,” George Orwell’s novel, in which government controls people’s thoughts by creating a new language, Newspeak.

Gentrification vs. Egalitarianism

Gentrification vs. Egalitarianism

Who owns the land is something that ought to be decided not by government but by free people making their own decisions about where they wish to live.

Koch Brothers are Heroes

Koch Brothers are Heroes

If the Kochs’ views were the same as George Soros’, I don’t think anti-capitalists would not complain as much.

Spontaneous Order

Spontaneous Order

Central planning creates the kind of inefficiency that brought down the Soviet Union. While Americans shopped in malls full of goods, Russians waited in long lines.

The Better Option

The Better Option

It’s a lot easier to patronize another business than to get government to fix the problem.

Clueless Reporting at The New York Times

Clueless Reporting at The New York Times

I used to get angrier about such clueless reporting because when I worked at ABC News, editors based entire shows on silly ideas from the Times. Now we have more sources of news, so one newspaper doesn’t matter as much. Thank goodness.

Fossil Fuels Contribute to a Better Life

Fossil Fuels Contribute to a Better Life

Alex Epstein’s book “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” documents the rapidly shrinking number of human beings killed by storms, floods and other climate events thanks largely to ever-growing industry, fueled mainly by oil, natural gas and coal.

Place Your Bets: Bootleggers and Baptists

Place Your Bets: Bootleggers and Baptists

Bills to legalize betting go nowhere in Congress. Casinos oppose them because they don’t want competition. They are joined by people who consider gambling immoral.

Control Freaks

Control Freaks

Control freaks want to run your life. They call themselves “public servants.”

Democracy Delusions

Democracy Delusions

When the Berlin Wall came down 25 years ago this week, people in the Soviet Bloc gained something even more valuable than a right to vote: a free market.

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