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John Stossel is a longtime award-winning broadcast journalist who hosts "Stossel" on the Fox Business Network. His newest book is "No, They Can't: Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed." To find out more about John Stossel, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage.
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Government-induced uncertainty paralysis

by John Stossel -- President Obama would do us all a big favor if he'd ask himself this: "Would I start or expand a business without knowing what regulations or taxes government more…

Why unions are bad for workers

by John Stossel -- It seems intuitive that a free market would lead to a "race to the bottom." In a global marketplace, profit-chasing employers will cut costs by paying workers less more…

The idiocy of business licensing

by John Stossel -- Instinctively, we look for people's motives. We need to know whom we can trust and whom we can't. We're especially skeptical of business because we know business wants more…

Making life fair

by John Stossel -- When my wife was a liberal, she complained that libertarian reasoning is coldhearted. Since markets produce winners and losers – and many losers did nothing wrong – market more…

The folly of seat-belt mandates

by John Stossel -- A child leaving home alone for the first time takes a risk. So does the entrepreneur who opens a new business. I no more want government to prevent more…

The inanity of gov't green schemes

by John Stossel -- The human brain is torn between simple intuition and the more complex hard work of figuring out the unintended consequences of any policy. Who doesn't like thinking about more…

The assault on food

by John Stossel -- Instinct tells us to fear poison. If our ancestors were not cautious about what they put in their mouths, they would not have survived long enough to produce more…

Keynesian cluelessness

by John Stossel -- We spend too much time waiting for orders – and money – from Washington. The collapse of the housing bubble gave politicians a license to do what they more…

Can government do anything well?

by John Stossel -- I'm suspicious of superstitions, like astrology or the belief that "green jobs will fix the environment and the economy." I understand the appeal of such beliefs. People crave more…

Let's give the Fed some competition

by John Stossel -- Pssst. Want to buy some Stossels? They're my own currency with my face on them. Why should you trust them? Because I promise to redeem them for gold. more…