Commentary By John Stossel

Dirty Cars and Dirty Politics By John Stossel

        When there's crime, I blame the criminal.

Free Speech By John Stossel

       The Constitution's First Amendment protects free speech for good reason.

        If people can't say what they want, we don't have honest debate.

        I was relieved when Donald Trump, campaigning for the presidency, said, "If we don't have free speech, then we just don't have a free country!"

Shut Down! Do You Care? By John Stossel

        The government is "shut down."

Banning Pet Sales By John Stossel

        When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, "There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens)."

Oh, the Suffering! By John Stossel

        Have you heard how young people suffer now?

        Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: "Young people today can't get ahead!"

        One popular meme says when baby boomers like me were young, "A family could own a home, a car and send their kids to college, all on one income."

A Billion Views! By John Stossel

        Eight years ago, I left network TV behind.

Phones Versus Play By John Stossel

   When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends.

Wasted Land By John Stossel

        The federal government owns about a third of America.

Moral Panic? By John Stossel

        "Mental health is declining," says psychologist Jonathan Haidt. 

Who Will Protect the Kids? By John Stossel

        Some parents abuse their kids.

A New Addiction! By John Stossel

        I am addicted!

        To my phone.

        I check an email and before I realize it, I'm watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things ...

My Socialist Mayor Part 2 By John Stossel

        The Socialist politicians are coming!

My Socialist Mayor By John Stossel

I live in New York City. "Proud Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor.

Tortured by Bureaucrats By John Stossel

Americans like licenses. People think they make us safer.

We license drivers.

We license dogs.

War on Capitalism By John Stossel

Capitalism gets a lot of hate.
I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, "horrifying inequality" and even, according to Economist Joseph Stiglitz, "accelerating climate change."

Big Green By John Stossel

Environmental groups are now rich.

In 2020 (the most recent data available), they collected $8 billion in donations.

$8 billion!

Labor Unions Kill Jobs By John Stossel

Progressives love unions.

The Secret Sauce That Made America By John Stossel

Friday is the Fourth of July.

A War on Children? By John Stossel

Before Robby Starbuck became a problem for leftist companies, alerting consumers to stupid woke indoctrination policies, he directed music videos.

The Little Pink House By John Stossel

Is your home your castle?