John stossel

I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.

When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government - bad combination.

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

I've built my career on unpaid interns, and the interns told me it was great - I learned more from you than I did in college.

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

I won't ever got to a place that's racist, and I will tell everybody else not to and I'll speak against them. But it should be their right to be racist.

I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.

Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.

Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.