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July 13, 2016

Cops, Blacks and Crime by John Stossel

Claims about racist cops from groups like Black Lives Matter lead more people to fear and hate the police.

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July 6, 2016

Libertarianism for Beginners By John Stossel

It took me years to figure out that markets work better than government.    

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June 29, 2016

Convicted and Unemployed By John Stossel

Just got out of jail? Odds are that within five years, you'll get caught doing something illegal and go back to jail.    

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June 22, 2016

Warning: Labels By John Stossel

When you use a coffeepot, do you need a warning label to tell you: "Do not hold over people"?

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June 15, 2016

My Lunch with Hillary by John Stossel

I had lunch with Hillary Clinton.

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June 9, 2016

Not Trump or Clinton By John Stossel

Finally! Voters have another choice. The Libertarian Party nominated two socially tolerant but fiscally conservative former governors, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld.

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June 1, 2016

Taught Not to Try By John Stossel

The first step in inventing something shouldn't be waiting for government approval. What would ever get done?

"Regulators like to see new types of law and regulation imposed upon the internet and emerging technologies," warns Adam Thierer, author of "Permissionless Innovation."

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May 25, 2016

Private Is Better By John Stossel

Our next president will almost certainly be Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

But I take heart knowing that America's founders imposed checks and balances, so there will be limits on what bad things the next president can do.

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May 18, 2016

Nasty Politics By John Stossel

This presidential election is like no other.

Most election years around this time, I do a TV show on nasty political commercials. Pundits explain which ads worked, which didn't, and who won because he raised more money and spent more on negative ads.

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May 11, 2016

Free-Market Medicine By John Stossel

President Obama's proudest accomplishment is increasing the number of Americans with health insurance. A better idea would be to help people escape government care altogether.

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May 4, 2016

Money Down a Hole By John Stossel

The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees have been chosen. Ignore the deluded supporters of Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz. It's over. The odds at ElectionBettingOdds.com make it clear: It will be Donald vs. Hillary.    

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April 27, 2016

Hospital II By John Stossel

Last week's column on my lung surgery struck a nerve. Many of you wished me well. Others said I deserve to die.    

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April 20, 2016

Hospital By John Stossel

I write this from the hospital. Seems I have lung cancer.   

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April 13, 2016

Another Libertarian Moment? By John Stossel

The Libertarian Party might get more votes this year.  

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April 6, 2016

Freedom to Disagree By John Stossel

"Should a Jewish baker be forced to bake a cake for a Nazi wedding?"    

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March 30, 2016

A Better Choice by John Stossel

Trump! Clinton! Is that all there is? No. Fortunately, we have other choices.

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March 23, 2016

The Art of Trump by John Stossel

Hooray for Donald Trump!

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March 16, 2016

Political Promises By John Stossel

Democrats trash businesses. But if businesses promised things the way politicians do, the owners would be jailed for fraud. It's not legal to promise more than you can deliver.   

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March 9, 2016

Libertarian Lite By John Stossel

In this year's Republican presidential primaries, Sen. Rand Paul got little traction. In 2012, his father failed. That year, the Libertarian Party candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, got just 1 percent of the vote.

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March 2, 2016

Regulating the Future By John Stossel

Government pretends it's the cause of progress. Then it strangles innovation.