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.
John Stossel
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.
Liberate Money From The State
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.
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.
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