Working as a correspondent for 20/20 and Good Morning America, John Stossel confronted dozens of scam artists: from hacks who worked out of their basements to some of America's most powerful executives and leading politicians. His efforts shut down countless crooks -- both famous and obscure. Then he realized what the real problem was.In Give Me a Break, Stossel takes on the regulators, lawyers, and politicians who thrive on our hysteria about risk and deceive the public in the name of safety. Drawing on his vast professional experience (as well as some personal ones), Stossel presents an engaging, witty, and thought-provoking argument about the beneficial powers of the free market and free speech.

New York Times bestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society. Politicians--and we voters--can dream of guaranteed incomes or green energy. But the mature response to cries of "Yes, we can!" should be "No, we can't"--not when "we" means government. There is nothing that government can do that we cannot do better as free individuals. --John Stossel in No, They Can't John Stossel debunks the most revered of society's sacred cows in this spirited New York Times bestseller: our belief that government can solve our problems. Stossel insists that we discard the myth of the "perfect" government--left or right--and retrain our brain to rethink our lives as independent individuals in light of such topics as HEALTH CARE - DEFENSE SPENDING JOB CREATION - GUN CONTROL PUBLIC EDUCATION - ENERGY MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS - CLIMATE CHANGE THE NATIONAL DEBT - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS THE ASSAULT ON FOOD . . . and much more!