John Stossel

FOX Business News Anchor & Commentator

John Stossel is the host of “Stossel”, a weekly program airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST and midnight on Fox Business Network, John Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Stossel also appears regularly on the Fox News Channel, providing signature analysis. Prior to joining FBN, Stossel co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Earlier in his career, Stossel served as consumer editor at Good Morning America and as a reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City. He is a graduate of Princeton University with a B.A. in psychology, and his economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits watched by more than 12 million students every year.

Debates Featuring John Stossel

Obesity Is The Government's Business

With Paul Campos, Pamela Peeke, David Satcher, John Stossel

February 7, 2012

With 33% of adults and 17% of children obese, the U.S. is facing an obesity epidemic. A major risk factor for expensive, chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, it costs our health care system nearly $150 billion a year. Should government intervene, or is this a matter of individual rights and personal responsibility?

Obesity Is The Government's Business

With Paul Campos, Pamela Peeke, David Satcher, John Stossel

February 7, 2012

Universal Health Coverage Should be the Federal Government's Responsibility

With Michael F. Cannon, Art Kellermann, Paul Krugman, Sally Pipes, Michael Rachlis, John Stossel

September 16, 2008

While U.S. spending on health care is a considerable portion of its GDP, many Americans are underinsured or excluded from health care entirely. Many argue health coverage is best left to private companies and hospitals that will operate with the efficiency and innovation that are the bedrock of a free market. Others cite medical care as a fundamental right, like education and security, and thus coverage should be regulated and fairly allocated by government. Is universal health coverage the federal…