Season 1

1. Global Climate Change

2009-12-10 · 60m

John Stossel takes on global warming in the debut of his new show, "Stossel."

2. Paying for Healthcare

2009-12-17 · 60m

Tonight’s show is about government’s promises. The “reformers” say they will improve American health care, and slow the growth in costs. To believe that Congress will do this is magical thinking.

3. Atlas Shrugged

2010-01-07 · 60m

John Stossel explores Ayn Rand's classic novel, Atlas Shrugged.

4. Crony Capitalism

2010-01-14 · 60m

John Stossel takes on the cozy relationship between Big Business and Big Government.

5. Energy Independence

2010-01-21 · 60m

John Stossel takes on the issue of whether we need the government to spur innovation in the energy industry, and asks if energy independence is unrealistic.

6. Food Police

2010-01-28 · 60m

John Stossel takes on the "obesity crisis" in America.

7. Things Are Better

2010-02-04 · 60m

John Stossel reports that the media have missed one of the biggest trends of the century - nearly everything has been getting better.

8. The Road to Serfdom

2010-02-11 · 60m

John Stossel asks if the growth of Big Government is leading us down the "road to serfdom."

9. Government Schools

2010-02-18 · 60m

Stossel looks at America's public education system and asks, "Are we imprisoning our kids?"

10. Government in my Medicine Cabinet

2010-02-25 · 60m

Stossel asks who owns your body and why should the FDA control what you put in your body?

11. Prohibition

2010-03-04 · 60m

Stossel asks if government prohibitions on drugs, sex, kidney sales, and polygamy do more harm than good.

12. Licensing Madness

2010-03-11 · 60m

Stossels asks whether government licensing is just a scheme to protect established businesses.

13. The Mistake on the Lake

2010-03-18 · 60m

Stossel looks at Cleveland -- America's "Most Miserable City," according to Forbes -- and asks why cities like this are struggling so much what they can do to fix it.

14. Congressional Ponzi

2010-03-25 · 60m

Stossel looks at the unfunded liabilities behind Social Security and Medicare, and asks "Are we stealing from our children?"

15. Junk Science

2010-04-01 · 60m

Stossel takes on the "junk science" coming from the Left and the Right.

16. Libertarianism

2010-04-08 · 60m

Stossel talks with a panel of experts about what it means to be a "libertarian."

17. The Tax System

2010-04-15 · 60m

Stossel looks at our gigantic tax code and suggests alternatives to this "tax insanity."

18. Myths, Lies, and Stupidity

2010-04-22 · 60m

Stossel takes on some myths about capitalism, bottled water, private property, and the pesticide DDT.

19. Free Trade

2010-04-29 · 60m

Stossel takes on myths about free trade.

20. Government Bullies

2010-05-06 · 60m

Stossel says "give me a break!" to government bullies.

21. Place Your Bets

2010-05-13 · 60m

Stossel looks at government's bans on betting.

22. Free Speech

2010-05-20 · 60m

Stossel talks about free speech and whether or not obscenity, flag burning, and hate speech should be protected.

23. Going Green

2010-05-27 · 60m

Stossel takes on the big myths about "going green."

24. Free to Choose

2010-06-10 · 60m

Stossel looks at Milton Friedman’s 1980 “Free to Choose” TV series and the lessons we could learn from it.

25. Drug War Disaster

2010-06-17 · 60m

Stossel takes a look at the War on Drugs and asks if it is worth the fight.

26. More Guns Less Crime?

2010-06-25 · 60m

Don't believe guns can be a "great equalizer" and empower people — especially smaller people, like women — to defend themselves against criminals who are bigger and stronger?

27. The Trouble with Lawyers

2010-07-08 · 60m

The show covers personal injury lawyers who say they’re protecting the little guy, but keep up to 40% of what they win. Stossel examines what these lawsuits do to the cost of products, which has a built in cost to cover what lawyers take.

28. Freedom Under Siege

2010-07-15 · 60m

Stossel takes a look at the new threats to freedom, like Congress's drive to create more Federal crimes. If you live an active life, build something, start or run a business, it's pretty much impossible to live without breaking some law.

29. Who should get to be an American?

2010-07-22 · 60m

We hear constantly about immigration and the problems immigrants create. But the media overlook one of our worst immigration policies: how America rejects skilled immigrants who want to come to the U.S. legally.

30. Sex and the Rules

2010-07-29 · 60m

This time around, Stossel tackles a serious issue of "sex and the rules put around it in the US." The topic is serious and "for adults only" warning were issued before The show.

31. Who Should Handle Transportation?

2010-08-05 · 60m

When a private company operates a public facility under contract to government, it must perform. If it doesn't, it will be "fired" — its contract won't be renewed. Government is never fired. Contracting out to private enterprise isn't the same thing as letting fully competitive free markets operate, but it still works better than government.

32. The Americans with Disabilities Act

2010-09-02 · 60m

When President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law 20 years ago, he had good intentions. Everyone wants to protect the disabled, but did those good intentions have nasty, unintended consequences?

33. Entrepreneurs Under Attack

2010-09-09 · 60m

Everyone says he likes small business. Even big-government types. Then they find all kinds of reasons to make business owners jump through hoops for the right to operate.

34. Government Schools 2

2010-09-16 · 60m

35. The Trouble with Lawyers 2

2010-09-23 · 60m

36. The Battle for the Future

2010-09-25 · 60m

37. Should Everyone Vote

2010-09-30 · 60m

38. Bankrupting America

2010-10-07 · 60m

39. The Power to Prosper

2010-10-14 · 60m

40. Election Myths

2010-10-21 · 60m

41. Scare Stories

2010-10-28 · 60m

42. Libertarians and the Election

2010-11-04 · 60m

On this program, John analyzes the results of the Tuesday mid-term elections in the USA, with the help of his guests. John attempts to answer the question, did some voters shy away from certain candidates out of ignorance and a misconception of what libertarians are really about? The core theme: did Libertarians get their ideas across to the public? Did Libertarians win? With Tea Party candidates and protesters getting much attention in this cycle, John also takes another look at the Tea Party and its ideology to see whether it really squares with that of most Libertarians. And, we hear from typically great guests, among them Ron Paul, Bill O'Reilly, and favorite Fox News liberal contributor, Ellis Henican.

43. Politically Incorrect

2010-11-11 · 60m

44. Food Fight

2010-11-18 · 60m

45. Public or Private

2010-11-25 · 60m

46. You Owe $200,000 To The Fed

2010-12-02 · 60m

47. Liberty in 2010

2010-12-09 · 60m

48. The Value of Skepticism

2010-12-16 · 60m

Do you believe in psychics, astrology, ghosts? Polls show that about a quarter of Americans believe in such paranormal nonsense. But if any of that were true, you'd think the astrologers, or psychics, or ghost hunters would be eager to prove it, because, not only would they be proven right, they'd make a million dollars. That’s right, James Randi will pay them, or you, a million dollars. All you have to do is prove you have an ability that can’t be explained by science. Mr Randi says it is simple. Make a claim about your ability, and his group will devise a way to test it. If you can do what you say, he will give you a million dollars. He won’t even test you himself. He says some people have complained that he gives off “vibrations” that mess up the test. So far no one has collected. In fact, no one has even passed a preliminary test. On my show tonight James Randi will also demonstrate how some of these people, like the ones selling “power” bracelets that they claim can increase your balance or strength… trick you into thinking their products work. He’ll perform a test on me tonight, at 9pm on the Fox Business Network.

49. Charity

2010-12-30 · 60m

Who gives to charity? ...and other issues surrounding private charitable giving, its benefits, and what happens at the intersection of private charity and forcibly taxpayer funded social welfare programs.