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"But people will die!" That's what some shout whenever anyone proposes cutting government spending. An audience member at a town hall shouted it when Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Medicaid shouldn't cover illegal immigrants. Ernst responded with an obvious truth: "We all are going to die." The audience groaned and booed. The Nation magazine ...Read more

The Constitution's First Amendment protects free speech for good reason. If people can't say what they want, we don't have honest debate. I was relieved when Donald Trump, campaigning for the presidency, said, "If we don't have free speech, then we just don't have a free country!" Good for him. Free speech is crucial to freedom. Democrats, by ...Read more

The government is "shut down." Media call this a "crisis." A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News. Reuters says it's a "key risk to US stability." But when I look around, I see business as usual -- families raise children, workers work, people play music ... The media act like government is the most important part of life. It isn't. ...Read more

When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, "There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens)." Ricci (he president of Stossel TV!) investigated. He discovered that eight states now ban retail sales of dogs, cats and rabbits. Animal activists want the bans extended to all states. This is ...Read more

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 ...Read more

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-...Read more

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...Read more

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...Read more

"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...Read more

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 ...Read more

I am addicted! To my phone. I check an email and before I realize it, I'm watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things ... I look up, and an hour has passed. I've wasted time, ignored my family and friends, and accomplished nothing.

But who cares? I'm old. I've already achieved what I'm...Read more

The Socialist politicians are coming! In Minneapolis, Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh is favored to be Minneapolis' next mayor. In New York City, bettors say there's an 80% chance that socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor. "We have to continue to elect more socialists, and we have to ensure we are unapologetic about our socialism," ...Read more

I live in New York City. "Proud Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor. I'm not happy about it. But I am outnumbered. Mamdani is popular. He won more primary votes than any other candidate in the city's history. Minneapolis may also elect a socialist mayor. Why?! How deluded can voters be? I want to explain why their ...Read more