Tortured by Bureaucrats

by John Stossel Americans like licenses. People think they make us safer.We license drivers. We license dogs. But most government licensing is useless. Or harmful.It limits competition, raises costs, leaves consumers with fewer choices and blocks opportunity for people who want to work.

Capital Highlights

Abbott: Flooding death toll now at 135 Gov. Greg Abbott said late last week that the statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country stands at 135, and the number of persons missing has dropped to three.

War on Capitalism

John Stossel Capitalism gets a lot of hate.I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, 'horrifying inequality' and even, according to Economist Joseph Stiglitz, 'accelerating climate change.

Big Green

Environmental groups are now rich.In 2020 (the most recent data available), they collected $8 billion in donations.$8 billion! 'The environmental industrial complex actually has more money in the PR game, the lobbying game, than the real industry,' says physicist Mark Mills in my new video.

Capital Highlights

Kerr County death toll tops 100, with 161 still missing Search teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.

OnYour Payroll

President Donald J. Trump, 1600 Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Russell Senate Office Bulding 404, Washington, D.C. 20510. (202) 224-5922. Dallas office: LB 606, 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231-2223. (214) 599-8749.U.S. Sen.

The Idle American

Foul balls aren’t really the worst things in the world. Generally, unless they’re caught, at least one more swing is assured. Missing the ball by even one-millionth of an inch on the third strike results in a “whiff” that can cause serious sleep disruptions.

Labor Unions Kill Jobs

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.

Capital Highlights

Death toll climbs in flooding; legislators will investigate response to crisis Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he’s likely to instruct the Texas Legislature to investigate early warning systems and other governmental responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 82 people in the Hill Country.

The Secret Sauce That Made America

by John Stossel Friday is the Fourth of July. What will you celebrate? Freedom from the English monarchy?To me, the Fourth is about freedom, period. When the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they put forth a radical idea: Rights don't come from kings or presidents.