Category: Give Me a Break
The Stossel State of the Union
March 2, 2022 March 2, 2022 John Stossel
President Joe Biden just gave his State of the Union Address. Here's what I wish Biden said.
The American Medical Association Should Help Patients; Instead, It's Policing Language
February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022 John Stossel
The American Medical Association now tells doctors: Use woke language! It's issued a 54-page guide telling doctors things like, don't say "equality"; say "equity." Don't say "minority"; say "historically marginalized."
China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors
Only one NBA player is principled enough to point out the NBA's hypocrisy: Boston Celtic Enes Kanter Freedom. He criticizes players who don't speak up because they fear losing Chinese business deals.
Don't Blame 'Greedy Corporations' for Inflation, Blame the Government
February 2, 2022 February 2, 2022 John Stossel
"Greed is constant," says economist David Henderson in my new video. "If it's greed, how do we explain prices falling?" When oil prices fall, is it because "oil companies just suddenly decide, 'I'm gonna be less greedy?'" Prices change because of supply and demand.
Rand Paul: Fauci Is Not Beyond Reproach
December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021 John Stossel
When people criticize Dr. Anthony Fauci, he says: "They're really criticizing science. Because I represent science." Pretty arrogant.
New York City's Bryant Park Was a Hot Mess. Then It Was Privatized.
When government does things, most everything costs more and is lower quality.
Facebook Fact-Checkers Are Stifling Open Debate
December 2, 2021 December 2, 2021 John Stossel
I've reported how Facebook censors me. Now I've learned that they also censor environmentalist Michael Shellenberger, statistician Bjorn Lomborg, and former New York Times columnist John Tierney.
Private Property Rights Made the First Thanksgiving Possible
November 25, 2021 November 25, 2021 John Stossel
When they came to America, the pilgrims decided to share everything. The governor of Plymouth Colony, William Bradford, wrote that the pilgrims thought "taking away of property and [making it communal]…would make them happy and flourishing." Food and supplies were distributed based on need. Pilgrims would not selfishly produce food for themselves. In other words, they, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) and many American young people today, fell in love with the idea of socialism. The result was ugly.
Popular Progressive Policies Helped Ruin Venezuela; They Won't Work Here Either
October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021 John Stossel
The idea that massive government spending, hate speech laws, and gun control will improve America—when they failed horribly elsewhere—is a dangerous myth.
There Would Be a Lot More Good News if Government Would Get Out of the Way
"The quality of life we have even during COVID is so much higher than anything humanity experienced, and it's only going to get better."