Liberalism had come to mean spending more on everything-speech police, failed poverty programs that reward dependence, a bigger nanny state telling us we cannot eat fatty foods, workplace roles that stifle opportunity, and absurd environmental regulations.

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

Nothing keeps a company honest and efficient like the threat of other companies coming along and taking its business away.

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

As coercive monopolies that spend other people's money taken by force, governments are uniquely unqualified to solve problems. They are riddled by ignorance, perverse incentives, incompetence and are self-serving.