John Stossel
John Stossel
John Frank Stosselis an American consumer television personality, author, and libertarian pundit. In October 2009, Stossel left his long-time employment at ABC News to join the Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel. He is the host of a weekly news show on Fox Business, Stossel, which was first broadcast on December 10, 2009. Stossel also regularly provides analysis, appearing on various Fox News programs, which include weekly appearances on The O'Reilly Factor. He also writes a Fox News Blog,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth6 March 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.
Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.
You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.
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.
I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.
Give me safety, or give me death.
I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.
What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.
I was a closet stutterer.
When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.
It’s not about electing the right people. It’s about a narrowing their responsibilities.
I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.
Entitlement? How can you be entitled to someone else's money?
As a free person, I ought to be allowed if I'm dying to take something.