John Stossel

I’ve lived through 19 presidential elections. And yet…I’ve never seen WORSE choices than Trump and Biden. My newest video is different than my usual. I expect to be attacked by partisans on both sides.

Have you heard of "designer babies?" Parents already pay labs to examine embryos and pick one with DNA they like. People can choose the gender, and screen for diseases. But we're still limited to picking among naturally-produced embryos from a mother. Soon it'll go further. Sounds good to me. But Sheldon Krimsky wants it banned. We debate:

Rhetoric Professor Erec Smith says today’s DEI training does more harm than good. You’ve been hearing about DEI training. It’s supposed to make us aware of our unconscious prejudice. But former diversity trainer Erec Smith tells me, "if you can keep this race thing going, then you will always have a business in getting rid of racism."

“Why does the state … have the right to stop me from doing what I love!?” asks a social worker. She’s helped kids with special needs for over 20 years. She’s good at it. Now her government stops her from doing more of it.

The media insist a “scientific consensus” says climate change is a crisis. “It’s a manufactured consensus,” researcher Judith Curry tells me. Curry knows—she once spread alarm about climate change. Now she reveals the nefarious ways “the science” is corrupted.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis isn't like most Democrats. Polis used to run businesses. He sold his online flower company and a greeting card company for more than a billion dollars. Maybe that’s why Polis understands how an economy works. For example, he signed a law that lets kids in Colorado run lemonade stands without government interference. “Every entrepreneur started somewhere,” Polis says. He fights for economic freedom in many other ways:

Parts of San Francisco resemble the poorest slums in the world -- even though the city is one of the richest in America. Encampments of street people are everywhere. Some pitch tents. Others defecate on the sidewalk. Some are mentally ill and harass people. Why does such a rich city have a huge problem with homelessness?

Politicians always have plans for us! But the best of life happens when politicians leave us alone. “A lot of the order that we see wasn’t invented by someone or imposed,” says Tom Palmer. Right! I give examples:

So many myths about capitalism! In this video, we debunk 4 more myths. Economist Dan Mitchell helps me set the record straight on how: Even without government's safety rules, free markets make us safer. “Robber barons” neither robbed, nor were barons. Automation won’t take away everyone’s jobs. Capitalism is the system that leaves the most people free to make their OWN choices.

The Southern Poverty Law Center promises to warn us about dangerous hate groups and extremists. In reality, it smears grassroots activists like "Moms for Liberty" for daring to disagree about policy. The SPLC is, sadly, powerful. It has nearly a BILLION dollars, and reporters pay careful attention to its reports. They shouldn't. The Southern Poverty Law Center has become a hate group itself. It is now a left-wing, money grabbing, slander machine.

The news is ugly. Big government keeps growing. The Federal government alone, now spends $19,434 per American. When I did this video 12 years ago, it was ONLY $10,000. Back then two visions were at war for the future of America: On the left, the progressives, on the right, the conservatives. They clashed about the healthcare bill, Wall Street reform, and the stimulus packages. But the fight really boiled down to one key question: Do we need MORE or LESS government? A Classic Stossel from 2010.

Leftist media say Chris Rufo “invented the conflict over critical race theory.” Is that true? “I discovered it,” Rufo tells me. This is our FULL interview:

UPDATE to our corruption investigation in New Jersey. NJ Commission on Investigation just concluded that local officials, including Mayor Mike McPartland "received economic benefits –often not publicly disclosed– from (developer) Daibes.” I once confronted the Mayor about that:

Happy 4th of July! As we celebrate America's freedom, I call your attention to a courageous billionaire. When tyrants crushed his country’s freedom, Jimmy Lai spoke out against them. He could have escaped and lived the good life. Instead, he chose jail.

This 4th of July, when you watch the fireworks, will you think about the Declaration of Independence? You should. After all, the holiday is meant to honor the Declaration. It, and the Constitution it led to, help keep us free.

The Supreme Court strikes down Harvard’s race conscious admissions policy. Under it Asian-American students needed much higher SAT scores to get admitted. #SCOTUS rules that unconstitutional. Harvard grads argue both sides here.

Bjorn Lomborg says poor people have bigger problems than climate change. His ideas are common sense. Yet he's called “the devil incarnate.” Someone once smashed a pie in his face. “I get why people get upset,” Lomborg tells me. I don’t get it!

I'm told Breakfast is "the most important meal of the day!" But there's no proof of that. Nutritionist Ruth Kava says eat when you're hungry:

Where would you rank the United States in global freedom? 1st? 10th? Try…25th! “Smothering government” is to blame says Derrick Morgan. The country ranked the most free? I’ll show you here:

Happy Father's Day! Dr. Warren Farrell says feminists too often ignore the critical role fathers play in raising kids, especially boys. My producer Maxim Lott reports:

Chris Rufo makes some people angry. Why? Because he's eliminating woke departments at Florida universities, and exposing woke corporate and government trainings. Media say Rufo has "invented" a crisis about this kind of thing, and that he's pushing a "moral panic." But Rufo has evidence. Watch the video above to see some of it.

What is the difference between a private campground and a government run one? One tries harder:

Green zealots want more socialism and less capitalism. But socialists have “the worst environmental record on the planet,” Tom Palmer tells me. Capitalism often SAVES the environment. It might sound counterintuitive…but here is evidence:

Social Security and Medicare are like a ticking time bomb! Yet most politicians promise not to touch these “entitlements.” Those politicians are either lying or ignorant. Unless we raise retirement age, cut benefits, or privatize, the explosion is coming.

You can't talk about what sets America apart without mentioning our military, which not only protects our rights, but dominates the world as no other military ever has. We are the single greatest superpower in the world, but also historically unique in that we're not interested in conquest. More than that, we go in and rebuild the countries that we’ve fought with. How many countries can say that? A Classic Stossel from 2010.