[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

"Those environmental guys," Stossel said, "seem to be acting more like psychics than following the science."


Cant' argue with that.

[rottndog]

But Stossel's contentious governments-are-bad preaching also extends to drug laws, which he says are causing harm.


Just an accurate observation of the facts--keep the emotions out.

[Echo Talon]

he's right 50% of the time...

[Andy from Beaverton]

irwin_loy@yahoo.com

[muir_redwoods]

Many traditionalists don't like the implications of libertarian ideas but very few have cogent arguments against them.

They simply don't like them.

[SShultz460]

Both his books were phenomenal, but I didn't particularly care for the format of the second one. It's content was great though

[cowtowney]

Let me explain... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

From Stossel's latest book (Myths, Lies, etc):

MSM are not objective
Pesticides are not that harmful
Radiating food is good
There is no cancer epedemic
DDT saves lives
Schools are not as violent as people think
Road Rage is not epidemic
We are not running out of oil
Enviros who claim we are drowning in garbage are full of it
Women earn less because they want different things
Most businesses are honest
Price controls create shortages and hardships
Price gouging is good
Price controls hurt the poor
Minimum wage helps some workers but hurts more
Outsourcing creates American jobs
MSM does not understand economics
Sweatshops help people
Businesses don't necessarily believe in free markets
Republicans do not shrink government
Farm subsidies do not create plentiful food
We don't need government to fund PBS
Public officials are frequently hypocrites
Enviromental regulators are radical activists
Educating children is too important to be left to government monopolies.
Public schools have lots of money, but waste it
Mediocrity in public school teaching is rewarded
Homeschooling is a good option
Vouchers make all schools better
Buying on the internet is not that risky
Premium gas is a waste of money
Gas is Gas. Brand names don't matter
Product lawsuits deprive us of safer products
Malpractice lawsuits hurt many patients
Lawsuits take away our choices
Antidiscrimination lawsuits don't stop discrimination
Class action lawyers get rich at the expense of consumers
Expert stock pickers are usually not
You can marry a cousin
Mouthwash often makes your breath worse
Washing with antibacterial soap is unlikely to make a difference.
A dog's mouth is not clean
Sparing the rod is not that good of an idea
Boys and girls need different lessons
Religious people are happier
Global warming is ...you'll have to read the book

This is a great book with footnotes galore. There are many, many more subjects. I agreed with everything except one thing.

Great book!

[Sam Cree]

Stossel is against govenment taking a central role in the ordering and arranging of society, he believes in the free market - this isn't too far off the libertarian, or for that matter, classical liberal, position.

This point of view doesn't fly with the Left, or with most of the Right.

[balrog666]

Gee, how would the police get paid if we abolished the WOsD?

[HairOfTheDog]

Stossel's a good independent writer that's always worth the read. Just don't try to put him in a box and he won't disappoint you.

[Wormwood]

"I'm a Libertarian," according to Stossel, the TV network consumer reporter turned staunch free-market defender. "I hold beliefs Conservatives abhor."

Wow...me too. Guess I'm a liberatarian.

But that "L" will remain lower-case until the Libertarian Party undergoes a major overhaul.

[My Favorite Headache]

LOL...He said there is nothing wrong with incest on Scarborough Country the other night...swear to God.

[goldstategop]

John Stossel says things I like. He says other things I disagree with. I've always been a conservative, not a libertarian. I believe in the sanctity of family, in national security and in patriotism. Libertarians seem to have no problem with a laissez de affaire approach when it comes to issues of cultural formation, security and nationhood. I believe we need government sets the ground rules that allow the family and the country to flourish at their best and protects them from threats to their existence. I would like that we could get along without government at all but in the real world that is just not possible. Not when we're at at war with an enemy determined to destroy us.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[L.N. Smithee]

"I'm a Libertarian," according to Stossel, the TV network consumer reporter turned staunch free-market defender. "I hold beliefs Conservatives abhor."

Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the conservative Fraser Institute think tank yesterday, Stossel made it clear his politics don't quite fall within the traditional left or right wing spectrum.

I believe that's the only reason why he is tolerated at ABC News. Stossel is the closest thing to a conservative in the MSM (George Will for five minutes on Sunday doesn't count), and he would probably be out on his can if he said he was against gay marriage, seeing that ABC seems to take every opportunity to point a camera at Rosie O'Donnell.

[rdb3]

"I hold beliefs Conservatives abhor."

I resemble that remark...

[RobRoy]

There is very little he and I disagree on, actually. The war is the only one I've seen so far.

[Pablo64]

You know, even if I don't agree with him on all topics, I do on some and I respect him for not trying to be what he's not. If he is honest about his opinions and beliefs and they line up more with a libertarian philosophy than a conservative one, well that's fine. Frankly, I would be worried if somebody else mirrored my personal beliefs exactly on every issue (my wife doesn't even do that, although she's real close).