Bigger Homes, Better Cars, Longer Lives: The Truth About Today

October 2nd, 2025 11:03 AM

Have you heard how young people suffer now? Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: “Young people today can’t get ahead!” One popular meme says when baby boomers like me were young, “A family could own a home, a car and send their kids to college, all on one income.” “That’s a fantasy,” says economist Norbert Michel. “We are much better off than we were.” My new video takes…

A Billion Views for Liberty: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

September 24th, 2025 11:58 AM

Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work -- that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate to pay for it. Unlike most of what you find on Fox News, CNN, etc., we at Stossel TV do weeks of research. Before we post, seven people fact-check, edit and double-check each other’s work.…

Haidt on Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College Students

September 19th, 2025 9:10 PM

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, “The Anxious Generation,” talks about that. He calls it “a tragedy in two acts.” “Act One, we lose the play-based childhood. We stop letting kids run around outside. We’re too afraid they’ll get abducted. ... We…

Does the Federal Govt Need to Own a Third of U.S. Land?

September 11th, 2025 10:40 PM

The federal government owns about a third of America. Since we’re on a path to bankruptcy, it would be smart to sell some unused property. President Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary says it may be worth as much as $200 trillion. Selling just a fraction of it would reduce our enormous debt. Not just that -- since government doesn’t manage things well, selling or leasing some would leave it in…

Moral Panics: Comic Books, Rock Music, Video Games & Now Smart Phones?

September 3rd, 2025 6:29 PM

“Mental health is declining,” says psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This week, his book, “The Anxious Generation,” is number one on The New York Times bestseller list. His book has been a bestseller for more than a year. Haidt argues that smartphones and social media have “rewired childhood” and made kids more anxious and depressed. My son agrees. He brings Haidt’s argument to schools.…

Child Welfare Services: Government Overreach? Or Necessary Evil?

August 31st, 2025 8:45 AM

Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. “Children have a right to safety,” says Tim Keller. “If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect those children.” Keller, legal director of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, is a libertarian. “It’s surprising to hear…

Hidden Cost of Union Power: Rich Contracts and Layoffs Down the Road

July 9th, 2025 10:55 AM

Progressives love unions. Not only do unions protect workers, they say, unions gave us the weekend and the middle class. I say, capitalism created the middle class. Employers, competing for better workers, gave us the weekend. But whatever you think about capitalism, few people question the claim that unions help workers. But I will. It’s the focus of my new video. A couple years ago, the…

The Fight Against DEI, Woke Corporate America, HRC & Trans Ideology

July 1st, 2025 10:07 AM

Before Robby Starbuck became a problem for leftist companies, alerting consumers to stupid woke indoctrination policies, he directed music videos. He worked with some big names, like Snoop Dogg and Natalie Portman. In my new video, I remind him that his Snoop Dogg video includes the lyrics: “Set the mood, spoon and groom. ... I can get you high.” He replies, “Realizing that this stuff has a…

Why Students Are Miserable: The Coddling of the American Mind

May 21st, 2025 4:46 PM

Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states. Why not all states? After all, competition improves services. The Post Office couldn’t get it there overnight. Then FedEx showed it could be done. Quickly, UPS and DHL did it, too, and now even the Post Office does ... sometimes.

Yaron Brook: Selfishness, Immigration, War, Love, Liberty and Ayn Rand

May 1st, 2025 1:50 PM

Government makes most things worse. Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty; Richard Nixon a War on Drugs. Both had good intentions, but their “wars” do more harm than good. I believed the War on Poverty would lift people out of poverty. At the time I was a naive Princeton student who believed my professors when they said, “It’s wrong that in this rich country, people are poor, so government…

Climate Change Myths: Polar Bears, Arctic Ice, and Food Shortages

April 16th, 2025 3:11 PM

I guess United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres didn’t think his hyping global warming risks brought him enough attention, so now he says, “The era of global boiling has arrived!” Global boiling? Give me a break. Yes, the climate is warming. We can deal with that. What annoys me is politicians, activists and media pushing hysterical myths.

Update on Man Who Faced $30,000 in Fines For Not Mowing His Lawn

April 2nd, 2025 3:09 PM

It’s finally spring. Better mow your lawn. If you don’t, your town government may fine you thousands of dollars a day. Worse, if you can’t pay the fine, they may confiscate your home. Six years ago, in Dunedin, Florida, Jim Ficken let his grass grow. His mom had died, and he’d left town to take care of her estate. He asked a friend to cut his grass, but that friend died, too!

Publicity Kills DEI: A Free Speech Solution to Woke Companies

March 27th, 2025 10:28 AM

President Donald Trump ended federal DEI programs. Even before, companies were having second thoughts. Victoria’s Secret changed “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” to “inclusion and belonging.” Now, even woke Disney, despite squandering 270 million shareholder dollars on a moronic new version of “Snow White,” joined the mob of companies dropping DEI programs.

Retroactive Tax: States Fine Fossil Fuel Companies Decades Later

March 18th, 2025 5:43 PM

Climate activists have found a new way to force us to pay more for energy. New York and Vermont passed laws that will raise the price of oil, gas and electricity by taxing the past. New York’s new law demands fossil fuel companies pay $75 billion for carbon emissions dating back to the year 2000. Other Democrat-controlled states plan to follow suit.