John Stossel

The mob wants Joe Rogan banned. Spotify removed 116 of his episodes. But they refuse to totally ban Rogan, even as the White House demands that they do "more." When it comes to speech, where's the line? I say, let even the most controversial be heard:

Politicians use congressional hearings to score cheap points and bully productive people. Congressional hearings date back to the first congress in 1789, and they're supposed to educate lawmakers. But now hearings are more about scoring points. Here are some of the worst:

Dr. Anthony Fauci says people who criticize him are "really criticizing science.” Sen Rand Paul compares that to the medieval Church punishing people for questioning church dogma. Here’s a longer interview with Dr. Paul on Covid, Fauci, socialism and more.

Only government spends $2 million on a tiny bathroom in a park, I investigate:

Politicians locked us down during Covid in the name of safety. Mike Rowe points out that "the goal of living life is not merely to stay alive." Rowe makes a lot of interesting points, so here is our FULL interview.

The American Medical Associiation now tells doctors to use woke language! Don’t say “minority," say “historically marginalized.” Say “equity," not “equality." Matt Yglesias says it’s bad for medicine.

"Progressives ruined my town," Michael Shellenberger writes in “San Fransicko." This is more interesting because he once SUPPORTED progressive ideas. Then he saw the results.

The FBI announced a big victory: They'd shut down the illegal online drug market "Silk Road". They said that'd prevent drug sales and save lives. A judge sentenced Ross Ulbricht, a young libertarian who created the website, to double-life plus 40 years with no chance of parole. The judge called her sentence a "warning to others.” But is it really fair to lock Ulbricht up for life? John Stossel interviews Lyn Ulbricht, Ross's mom, who says her son was just an overly-zealous libertarian who "Believed in free markets and volunteerism. He's not a dangerous person."

Is your property… yours? Not if the government takes it. Susette Kelo bought a run-down home. She fixed it up and painted it pink. Then the government came and took it. “Eminent Domain" has long allowed politicians to grab your property to build roads, railroad tracks, a border wall--anything they claim is for “public use.” But they wanted Kelo’s house so they could give the property to a private developer. Is that right? The movie called “Little Pink House” tells the story of how Susette fought for her home, all the way to the Supreme Court.

China has imposed a draconian lockdown on Xi’an, home to 13 million people. 1 family member allowed to leave home, every other day. The CCP routinely uses powers most Americans would balk at (at least before #COVID19) like their "social credit score.”

NYC Store manager faces $2000 dollar fine. His crime? Selling tobacco too cheaply! It's not often people complain about things being too cheap. But NYC says stores may not sell tobacco for below a certain price.

America's public (government-run) schools fail our kids. Here's how government suffocates even the best teachers:

Competition makes our lives better! We used to wait in line to rent a movie. Now most anything you want to watch is a tap away:

America is the first country to say to its people: all of you have a right to speak. But today speech is under siege. The former CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich, Pax Dickinson of Business Insider, Paula Deen of the Food Network, and real estate entrepreneurs David and Jason Benham all lost jobs because of something they said. A Classic Stossel from 2015

Politicians express "admiration" for dictatorships. (Yes, really.) It's dictator envy! Johan Norberg sets them straight:

President Biden is at the #COP26 climate summit. He’ll probably agree to another bad deal like the #ParisClimateAccord. Here’s why the Paris Climate Accord was ridiculous:

Facebook censors respected science reporters. John Tierney was punished for reporting that masking kids can do harm, Michael Shellenberger for saying climate change is no apocalypse, Bjorn Lomborg for noting that temp-related deaths FELL as the world warmed:

This is the speech President Biden should give tonight! The Stossel State of the Union. #StateOfTheUnion #SOTU

Politicians usually back down when media suggest they threaten “children lives." But Florida’s Gov Ron DeSantis didn’t back down. The result? Here’s what happened:

Plan to fly this summer? Good luck! There will be extra delays because, thanks to stupid government regulations, there’s a pilot shortage. “The unions like it,” one pilot tells me. I’ll show you why.

One great thing about remote work: It's now easier to move to places with less government. Tech innovator JT Lonsdale explains why he jumped from California to Texas, and how having choices like that makes him optimistic for the future:

YouTube is censoring Steven Crowder videos. Because of his offensive jokes? No, because of his good reporting! His sin: showing that some voter registration info was fake, and saying (rightly) that Covid is less lethal for KIDS than the flu. Here's my FULL interview with him:

Politicians and activists who want all cars to go electric are guilty of magical thinking. Electric car sales are up 66% this year. President Biden says the future is "electric… and there’s no turning back.” California and New York are banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles. We’re told they’ll help us use less oil. But most of what politicians, activists, and electric car sellers say about electric cars is just wrong. In this video, and a second one coming soon, I show you 5 inconvenient facts about electric cars.

American activists demand new "fair" policies, like banning "hate speech," "reasonable gun rules," and "adding balance to the Supreme Court.” Those ideas sound nice, but those very things have already been tried in Venezuela. They failed. Andrés Guilarte fled Venezuela, and now warns Americans: don't do what we did.

Plastic recycling is a DIRTY LIE. So why do so many green activists push it? “I think they get a charge out of telling people what to do,” John Tierney tells me. More than ever…recycling is garbage.