Commentary By John Stossel

Liberty, Fraternity, Security by John Stossel

What should we do about terrorism?

The Smear by John Stossel

This week my TV show is on gun control. I interviewed activist Leah Barrett, who wants stricter gun laws.

Self-Defenseless by John Stossel

What might have happened if a few of the 1,500 concert attendees in Paris' Bataclan theater had guns? The terrorists had time to kill, reload and kill again. The police unit didn't come for more than a half hour. If a few people in the theater were armed, might they have killed the killers?

Anti-Liberty Politicians by John Stossel

After a terrorist attack, it's natural to ask: What can politicians do to keep us safe?

My Trump Problem By John Stossel

Sometimes I like Donald Trump. He makes me laugh when he mocks reporters' stupid questions.

Beat the Elite by John Stossel

We love to complain about elites, people who seem to have a special advantage, privileges in life.

Fear By John Stossel

This Halloween, what do you fear?

I fear fear itself because when we are afraid, we willingly give away our freedoms.

Forced Silence By John Stossel

In a democracy, citizens must be able to criticize their leaders. It's a reason America's founders put free speech in the Bill of Rights. I assumed that right is safe in the United States. So I was shocked to learn what happened in Wisconsin.

Censorship in America By John Stossel

Support for the idea that it's good to hear all opinions, even offensive ones, is thin. A plurality of Americans now support laws against "hate speech."    

Escaping Tyranny By John Stossel

North Korea is called the "worst place on earth" for good reason. Thousands of people are tortured. Some North Koreans eat rodents to try to survive, and many starve anyway. In winter, they freeze. No one but the dictator has any true freedom, and no one is allowed to leave.

The Cult of Victims by John Stossel

The world has enough real problems without declaring everyone a "victim."

Government: Here to Help! By John Stossel

Government wants you to think it helps you at every turn. Every time you make a decision, a purchase, government wants to be there, looking essential.    

Law and Border By John Stossel

How many wars can we fight?

Cutting Red Tape By John Stossel

I'm upset that the presidential candidates, all of them, rarely mention a huge problem: the quiet cancer that kills opportunity -- regulation. The accumulated burden of it is the reason that America is stuck in the slowest economic recovery since the Depression.

I understand why candidates don't talk about it: Regulation is boring. But it's important.

Market Magic By John Stossel

People have long lists of things they think the market can't possibly do -- from building subways to fighting wars. Sometimes, the market does them anyway.

War, for example. Even conservatives, who often praise markets, assume that only government can fight terrorists. Tell that to Matthew VanDyke.

Rank the Candidates By John Stossel

My list of best to worst possible presidents:

Breaking the Rules By John Stossel

Humans need rules. Rules make life more predictable. But when the rules multiply, the world needs some rule-breakers.

Immigration Is Great By John Stossel

Yikes, you really hate me!    

Many of you, anyway, based on Twitter and Facebook comments posted after I argued immigration with Ann Coulter on my TV show.    

Gun Lies By John Stossel

My town, New York City, enforces rigid gun laws. Police refused to assign me a gun permit. The law doesn't even let me hold a fake gun on TV to demonstrate something.

But New York politicians are so eager to vilify gun ownership that they granted an exception to the anti-gun group States United to Prevent Gun Violence. New York allowed States United to set up a fake gun store, where cameras filmed potential gun customers being spoofed by an actor pretending to be a gun-seller.

Governed by Zealots By John Stossel

The government's environmental rules defeat even environmentalists.