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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. Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video ...

America will never be a socialist country!” says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism “the ...

AMERICA will never be a socialist country!” says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism “the ...

Republicans are crying foul in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, particularly an influx of nearly 500,000 new Democratic voters.

When there’s crime, I blame the criminal. But Dallas politicians blamed a business. Dale Davenport owned Jim’s Car Wash. But ...

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan is usually excoriated by countless articles and more letters to the editor than one newspaper can handle.  So, it was refreshing to read his ...

Trump rightly declared socialism "the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies." But I fear he's confused about what ...

Trump rightly declared socialism “the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies.” But I fear he’s confused about what ...

Texas has now passed a law that says if cities do shut a business, they must pay the owner a sum equal to his losses. But ...