John Stossel 

"I was mugged by reality." - John Stossel

Stossel is is no economist, as he freely admits, but I can't think of a journalist today that gets our economy better than he does. Good stuff.

When people say 'capitalism doesn't work', what they really mean is 'We've distorted capitalism with a bunch of regulations that don't work, so let's give up on it and switch to something that has never once worked'.

Also notice that Robinson never interrupts his guest or talks over him. He lets the guest express himself.

Darned if I can't remember who said it, but I love the quote "If it's too big to fail, it's too big to exist".

Especially now, during quarantine. We're seeing that every single point Stossel makes is getting more and more clear. This government needs a new leader. A leader who actually wants freedom for the people

I couldn't believe this was published over 7 years ago. Everything they said which was the problem then is still the same problem now.

I've always like John Stossel. Calm and sound reasoning. And as a Federal employee, I can vouch for the fact that your tax dollars are, more often than not, wasted in bloated government beaurocracy and hoirrible spending decisions base on each department's interests and not taxpayer interests or the common good.

He's right no one is too big to fail, the fear of failing should keep an instituition on the right path . If not they must be liquidated and new blood take over.

"I'm Libertarian, so that means I am a lousy conservative." Awesome quote!

Prophetic - hearing this for the first time in 2019....

John Stossel does great documentaries.

I watched John Stossel on TV all the time, I like him even more now!

Great program and great interview with John Stossel. He sure knows more about what government needs to keep their hands off than our current administration.

"Government mucks it up" truth.

Journalism is almost a lost art now. Stossel is one of the last few who says what needs to be said and still makes it entertaining for the crowds who need to absorb the information the most, the younger crowd. As much as I'd like to see Stossel run for some kind of political position, its just impossible to over turn such a monster with one person. In the end he's more effective in a media outlet, spreading the message of true liberty and freedom. The REAL American way.

I held off from watching this for several weeks, skipping to other more recent interviews. Im glad I'm watching now and wish I would have seen sooner!

I became A libertarian just 5 months ago and It was because I discovered Reason magazine. Prior to that I was in the same place that John was more or less. HIs story is uncannily familiar and its very encouraging.

I remember Stossel on tv in his early days..a crusader for the consumer. His turnaround has been fascinating over the years. Always worth listening to

Less government means better government. How right is Mr. Stossel!

Peter Robinson is the best interviewer. He is always well informed and knows when to listen.

I want to shake John Sossel's hand.

I love john stossels work

I love both these guys. It's awesome to see people speak about these topics with some humility and not claim to be an expert on everything. I personally believe that it's John Stossel's most endearing trait.

Wow, loved Stossel for years. Love this interview. It's good to see him expressing his opinion formed by following his curiosity and instincts to understand reality. Humble and brilliant.

Oohh....Great interview! You guys at the Hoover Institution make such great content. Thank you.

I love STOSSEL otherwise I would not watch his programs :). God bless these men- Amen.

Thank you John Stossel for pointing out that wealth is NOT finite, and that in fact it is infinite and boundless.

I always thought John Stossel would have been a great replacement for Andy Rooney on '60 Minutes!'

It's so interesting to go back and see these older interviews and see how the future played out.

Capitalism isn't perfect, but it's better than socialism.

I like the way John Stossel does an interview and he knows what's he's talking about ☺.

As a lowly but well paid carpenter I seemed to do good when Bill Gates was doing well or The Oracle of Omaha made another ten billion! As a small builder I often thought about taking my business to the next level and make serious money! I decided to spend some time with my kids instead. I think I chose correctly. But that's just me!

They point out how people Revered he Kings and Nobility, but envy the business owner and the self made man. A great point I heard recently is we're more likely to envy people who are more like us. We have often judge ourselves compared to others and if someone who is more like us is ahead in life we envy them more and feel worse about ourselves. No one hated the Monarchs because it was given they would always be wealthy no matter what and you didn't feel bad about yourself, but if your neighbor who was once just as poor as you starts a successful business and becomes wealthy envy creeps in and you ask why your not their ahead and feel bad about yourself.

You say greed, I say self-interest, the driving force behind everything we have achieved in the last then thousand years of culture. I will rather trust a greedy man, because I know what he wants, then a politician claiming he knows best, and therefore we should all do what he says.

He a genius who stays in his own lane. Respect

Listening to Stossel is always a pleasure.

Dawn he's 72. looks so much younger

This was an excellent interview. I have heard Stossel's name for years but didn't tune into what he was saying until recently. He has excellent clarity.

Always enjoy the interview; I will have a long list going back to listen. Thank you

Excellent interview as always. I just saw a side of Stossel I have not seen before. Many thanks for this. Look forward to the next one.

Brilliant then and brilliant now. In the 1960's I read Ayn Rand, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, and worked on Barry Goldwater's campaign. I earned a degree in international relations (before it was cool … pay NO attention to AOC) and have been out of step with my self-indulgent culture, with rare exceptions, until now. After decades I feel finally like libertarian ideals are starting to take hold and that my life has not been in vain. John is correct.

You're completely misunderstanding Robinson's approach: overwhelmingly, he agrees with his guests. He frames his questions as "attacks" on his guests, in order to give them the opportunity to explain their positions. It's called polemics, I believe.

Stossel is 65 years old in this video? Holy crap!

My the years have gone by.I watched this interview the week it came out.

John Stossel! I have always enjoyed listening to this man. Yes, the government would help us more if it was much, much smaller, say cut by seventy per cent for starters. People need more incentive to do things for themselves and work for what they want.

The Problems not capitolism the problem is...... favortism

Ancient Rome succeeded best when gov't was only 2 % of the economy. When it died taxes were 90 % of the economy.

i love the tales of liberals discovering reality. it’s like a rehab success story.

John Stossel, a very wise man.

Whenever I heard your name in the past the only thing that came to mind was when you asked a wrestler if it was Fake. I can still remember his reply. What a strong life lesson.

I’ve never not loved Stossel. The guy’s always been good, always level👍🏻👌🏻

Awesome interview. Great interviewers bring out great conversations.

It's the job of an interviewer to make the counter arguments, so that the guest has an easier time explaining his position and the viewer understands the different views.

Such a great show!

This is just great, Pete Robinson+ Stossel

I am always skeptical that the government can solve any of my problems.

John Stossel for president!

John Stossel is a national treasure. A mother fucking hero to this day.

I'm so happy John Stossel finally woke up.

What Greenspan got wrong is that the bankers were working for the year end bonus. "The bank be damned I want my money now."

I would like to get his opinion on the fact that so many US based companies choose to let China fabricate everything for them, then import back into the country to sell to us, and it's effect on the long term economic stability of the nation.

I am really pleased to see Mr. Robertson Interview John. I would highly encourage him to invite Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, or the pair of them on the program.

Stossel is so darn great. A very good commentator of human history, and modernity. He does a great job of speaking the to the laity in their own tongue.

A celebrity mustache match John Stossel vs Tom Selleck

Geez, 6 yrs later and things are only worse!!

6 years,later, still current, would like an update interview.

"I must do something" aways solved more problems than "something must be done".

Robinson needs to hold Stossel's book up a few more times. We didn't see it nearly enough, and I've forgotten the title already.

Superb fellows!!!!

'Free Enterprise', is what I call it. Great video.

He won 18 Emmy awards

I loved that. "Cheer me up." ...No.

I had to go back 8 years to find Johnny's super intellectual power...his moustache!

I keep envisioning Bob holding up Richard Dreyfuss' book in the movie 'What About Bob?'

Libertarianism is good for your health, clearly.

Interesting that both Stossel and Sowell came into libertarianism later in life.

I have always loved John Stossel, who has been brave enough to stand up to the leftist propaganda and speak the truth in spite of getting SO much "flack"!

Amen. John has it right "No they can't".

‘Individuals should act, not government.” That’s what happened with WE BUILD the wall. Government did not, would not, could not, so WE the PEOPLE did it.

IMPRINTED!!!!!!!!! That's It! I've been wondering what possesses those socialists.

This journalist knows more about the economy than many Nobel laureate economists ‼️ And it is still simple enough for any commonsensical man to understand. Irony of ironies😂

29:54 Best line in the entire video.

Its 2020, covid, riots, the election...Mass homeless problem in CA. Government in So Cal can't even keep up the roads or make a dent on the homeless problem. BUT we still have Stossil, my personal favorite. And I still agree with 99% of what he says.

Most people, particularly those whose education strays no farther than the public school system, confuse Corporatism with Capitalism.

He's just an awesome advocate of libertarianism. I'm not exactly with him on everything, but if I were to read the book, I think I would be convinced.

Government only can provide one service: One Size Fits All.

John Stossel is a good man

Very well said!

John Stossel for President 2020! He's an Oracle

i really like uncommon knowledge and am a big fan of stosse, i am glad they had him on. uncommon knowledge should try and review one of the nooks from the following authors: Ron Paul, Tom Woods, and Peter Schiff. These are all great thinkers and authors and would provide an interesting interview along with great ratings for the show.

Hey, where is part 2, 3, 4, &5?.... HD and one complete show. Awesome!!

Great information!

Keep in mind that public figures require more savvy. It is different when you are always addressing millions at a time.

How in the world ist that man 65 years old? Can't believe it...

Yep, let's hope it remains free.

While I do agree with most of what he says, I would like to point out that there is a difference between good and bad government policies. One could argue that the military has some successes. The military is funded directly through taxes. The motor vehicle system is not too bad either although it has some inefficiencies. Not all government is bad. Only bad government is bad. Stossel rocks!

The broken window thing is from Hazlett.

People are people. Greed and morals are constants. Make laws simple. If you do things out of greed make the law very quick and decisive against cheaters. Bail out poorly run companies only sustains their poor practices. Let them go the way of the Dinosaur. Ford would be the leader in domestic auto companies if we didn't bail out GM and Chrysler. It would have opened the market to winners.

Market competition is neither cruel nor kind, just indifferent.