John Stossel

John Stossel, one of the most innovative and original journalists of the last 25 years, just announced that he has lung cancer.

While the prognosis is good, it's still not great news. After all, how can any cancer diagnosis be cause to celebrate?

He's an advocate for liberty, one of the few vocal libertarians in the news culture. His book "Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity" is a must read. I believed a lot of the stuff he debunked, and you might too. You owe it to yourself to read it. 

Hope he gets better soon. God knows we need more journalists like him. Journalism in the mainstream is a strange industry. They pretend to be iconoclastic and hard nosed, willing to seek out truth wherever it is. In reality, they are establishment ass kissers who almost never challenge authority. They think the same on almost every major issue and are genuinely hostile to those who think differently. Aside from Mike Wallace (RIP) John Stossel was the only one who does what a journalist is supposed to do. He's cynical, asks hard questions of everyone-including government and politically correct social justice warriors-and investigates everything. In other words, he's the last of a rare breed.

Praying for his recovery.