I know that it’s good to have alternatives to government-created currencies. The dollar’s value is only backed by politicians’ promises. I sure won’t trust those.
John Stossel
Game of Loans: Students Only Pay Back Loans If College Helps Them Succeed
Instead of forcing banks out of the student loan business, we should get government out of it.
Gender Wars: The Difference Between Male and Female Brains
It’s politically correct to say men and women are mentally the same, but Stossel lays out science that says otherwise
Stossel Interviews Democratic Presidential Candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is controversial within her party. She says the U.S. should talk to its enemies. She was criticized for meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. But Democrats were supposed to be the anti-war party, I say to her...
Laissez-Faire Social Media: Stop Blocking Us
On at least some platforms, all speech should be free. The more that is blocked, the less we learn.
Seasteading New Countries at Sea
Seasteads could give the world experimental evidence that can’t easily be censored by land-based politicians.
School Bureaucrats Against Making Schools Better
Education bureaucrats love working in a monopoly where they are basically guaranteed jobs.
A Free Market for Labor
Keep government out of labor markets, so long as people stick to their contracts and refrain from violence.
Why Africa Remains Poor: Anti-Capitalism Bias
People blame things like climate, the history of colonialism, racism, etc.
Trump’s Promise on Deregulation: Repeal 22 Regulations for Every New One
Every excessive rule repealed is a step in the right direction: toward freedom.
Sell an Organ
Most will die, waiting.
Why the News is Stupid and Shallow
Most reporters don’t like free markets, and politicians rarely talk about change they don’t control.
Senator Kamala Harris “Wins” the Milking Taxpayers for “Free Stuff” Contest
While Trump’s $267 billion is bad, the Democrats’ plans are worse. We counted $297 billion proposed by Biden, $690 billion from Buttigieg, $3.8 trillion from Warren, $4 trillion from Sanders and $4.3 trillion from Harris.
Wages War
Many high employment “countries such as Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland” have no minimum wage laws.
Replace Social Security Ponzi Schemes with Private Savings Accounts
Social Security is running out of money. You may not believe that, but it’s a fact. That FICA money taken from your paycheck was not saved for you in a “trust fund.” Politicians misled us. They spent every penny the moment it came in. This started as...
The Government Bureaucrat Bullies of Dunedin Florida vs. The Eighth Amendment
The Founding Fathers, says Bargil, “recognized that the ability to fine is the ability to cripple. It’s one of the ways, other than incarceration, that government can really oppress.”
It Wasn’t Coercion That Made America Great, But Freedom
America will do best if we remember that the Declaration of Independence talks about “limited” government and reminds us that every individual has inalienable rights.
Candidates’ Bad Ideas On How To Spend Your Money
Politicians always have ideas other than letting you keep your money.
Yaron Brook on The Moral Case For That “Amazing Thing” Called Capitalism
Capitalism “is a fantastic system that is fundamentally moral because it allows individuals to pursue their own happiness. Your pursuit of your own well-being — a virtue in and of itself — also helps the world be a better world.”
Designer Babies: The Real X-Men
Soon, some of you will try to make “better babies.” Already, people pay labs to examine embryos so they can pick ones with DNA they like. Some screen for gender or eye color. Some screen out certain diseases. So far, they’ve been limited to selecting...
Paid Family Leave Mandated By Government
Can’t we just leave government out of it and let employers and employees work this out to meet individual needs?
Harvard Caves In To Student Mob
America, a country where even poor people live longer and better lives than almost anyone in history, has become a place where spoiled children paying $60,000 tuition consider themselves “victims.”
What Makes Money Trustworthy?
I don’t trust politicians, generally, but I especially don’t trust them with money. Since the U.S. went off the gold standard, the dollar has lost 80 percent of its value.
Moral Panic Over Sex Workers
Sex slavery is evil. Authorities should do everything they can to stop it. But there is a big difference between slavery and sex work done by consenting adults.
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