John Stossel

The Coronavirus Doesn’t Override the Constitution

Politicians rush to limit our choices in the name of “keeping us safe.”

China’s Totalitarianism is a Bad Role Model

Some Americans say our government should be more like China’s. Repressive government controls like China’s should not be our role model.

Bankrupting America

You can stretch a rubber band only so far, until it breaks. Our debt will wreck our children’s lives.

Unsung Heroes of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

Government’s rules often make it harder for private actors to help people. In a crisis, America’s unsung heroes are people who overcome that.

Government Regulation of Medicine Created The Coronavirus Pandemic

Why weren’t there enough Wuhan Corona Virus (COVID-19) tests? Because our government insists on control of medical innovation.

The Importance of Rising Prices in a Crisis

Prices should rise during emergencies. That’s because prices aren’t just money; they are signals, information. They tell suppliers what their customers want most.

Anti-Gig-Work Laws Benefit Politicians and Punish Freelance Workers

Freelance jobs are “feudalism,” says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California’s legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits...

Forbidden Parenting

Some parents are so neglectful that government should intervene, but not by “telling us every little detail how to raise our children.”

Mike Bloomberg’s Nanny State

Bloomberg may not be a communist, but he is no principled, limited-government capitalist, either. Bloomberg, unfortunately, is yet another unprincipled power-hungry political egomaniac.

The Revolutionary Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is indeed a “dumb dupe” about economics. Or as the Soviet Communists used to put it, “a useful idiot.”

President Donald Trump: Good, Bad, Ugly

I hope we get more of the good from Trump and less of the bad and ugly.

Bad Laws Punish Victimless “Crimes” with No Criminal Intent

“At the federal level, 98% of criminal laws are not passed by elected representatives. They are created by unelected bureaucrats who don’t have to answer to anyone.”

Milking Taxpayers for “Free Stuff” Contest, Round 2

Whoever wins… taxpayers lose.

Capitalism, Market Competition and Netflix

Blockbuster’s demise began when it charged a man named Reed Hastings $40 in late fees. That annoyed him so much, he started a subscription-based, mail-order movie rental company he called Netflix.

State Licensing Regulations Limit Competition

Byzantine state laws demand you get a state-approved license before you may become a hairdresser, tour guide, travel agent, house painter and all sorts of other jobs where customer happiness should be the guide.

Congressional Grandstanding

The more I watch politicians, the more I hate them.

Against Higher Education: Is College a Government-Subsidized Rip-Off?

Although Caplan thinks college is mostly a scam, he says there’s one type of person who definitely benefits — professors like him.

Give, Don’t Govern

Government’s built-in ignorance explains how it can spend trillions on failed poverty programs, and then respond to the failure by demanding more funds to continue the same programs.

The Case Against Socialism

“Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Chavez, Maduro. It doesn’t work.”

The Forgotten U.S. Federal Government Debt

It’s increasing by $1 trillion a year.

Rich Hollywood “Socialists” Against Capitalism

In most every Hollywood movie, capitalism is evil.

Thanks, Private Property!

Families will argue this Thanksgiving. Such arguments have a long tradition. The Pilgrims had clashing ideas about how to organize their settlement in the New World. The resolution of that debate made the first Thanksgiving possible. The Pilgrims were religious,...

Climate Myths

Governments want to keep control… Carbon dioxide becomes that molecule by which (they) can take control of your lives.

Certificate of Need (CON) Laws Reduce Competition in the Medical Industry

In health care, and all fields, it’s better to see what competition can do rather than letting the government and its cronies decide what to allow.