Dave Rubin: The Full Interview on Free Speech, Leaving the Left and Identity Politics

One of the most viewed videos I ever made was with Dave Rubin, host of “The Rubin Report.” This is my full, 30-minute interview with Rubin.
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Dave Rubin used to be a leftist, but now he says progressives are “totalitarian.”
He’s been shouted down when he speaks on college campuses.
“They think I am a right-wing extremist,” Rubin tells me.
He’s lost friends for his political views.
But Rubin’s show is hugely popular.
He rightly recognized that people have an appetite for longer, in-depth interviews.
“If there were more people having honest conversation,” Rubin tells me, "we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.”
I usually do shorter videos, Rubin is onto something.
Here’s our full, half-hour interview.

[@badgerden7080]

John Stossel is a great man. He exemplifies what true journalism is all about.

[@Deontjie]

No, he needs a shave.

[@loganstolberg2743]

@@Deontjie lol he does need to shave

[@loganstolberg2743]

You’re right about that!

[@ZeusAndKiller]

@@Deontjie that's not very libertarian of you

[@Deontjie]

@@ZeusAndKiller It would have been if I was in the (overly expensive) disposable razor racket.

[@Psych0technic]

How can you possibly hate Dave? Even if you disagree with him, he's one of the nicest, open minded and sincere guys out there.

[@fishplayer6320]

I thought you'd say "even if you disagree with him he'll agree with you"

[@Psych0technic]

@@fishplayer6320 not if you are crazy leftist, he wouldn't

[@fishplayer6320]

@@Psych0technic yeah I know. I was just making a FreedomToons joke

[@unicognizant2938]

People always find a way to project hate unfortunately, not much for anyone to do for them until they can start thinking for themselves.

[@breakingames7772]

Thanks, ya I think I'm pretty nice

[@jlg395]

This man makes a lot of sense. As a lifelong liberal who lives in Los Angeles, I continually find it harder and harder to not become disgusted with what the left now considers a priority.

[@righttorecord3538]

Serious question. Why are you a liberal?

[@johnmichael7983]

Moving from liberal to progressive over a period of 40 years, then seeing the intolerance of the left - on full display for two years now - made no sense to me. Liberals were supposed to be "free to be you and me," but the progressives gradually became more authoritarian and have been trying to take over the Democrat party since. As stated in this interview, they will continue to turn on each other as they continue to "raise the bar" about what's acceptable and what's not. I wish you the best on your own journey of curiosity and truth.

[@VanguardChamp]

Why not make the switch? I used to be a liberal as well.

[@righttorecord3538]

@@VanguardChamp All young people are liberal because they haven't learned anything yet and still operate on feelings. Becoming a conservative is the rite of passage into adulthood that signifies your brain has gone through puberty. It does not necessarily happen at the same time as the rest of the body "matures," and sometimes a person doesn't live long enough for it to ever happen. There are senior citizens who are liberals and still living with an immature brain.

[@johnmichael7983]

@@righttorecord3538 Exactly. As the old saying goes, "You're only young once but you can be immature forever." What's also interesting is how compartmentalized that immaturity can be: People can be mature with their jobs and/or relationships, but completely bonkers politically. I was one of them.

[@TerrenceLP]

If people can hear and learn. They can choose. This is what ruling class does not want.

[@dbdchristopher]

then don't make laws that exclude others rights like abortion

[@eftfa1thup130]

@@dbdchristopher abortion is disgusting and should be a last resort. Shouldn't even be a thing tbh if woman would practice safe sex.

[@Juide80]

@@dbdchristopher Abortion excludes someone's right to LIFE and that's way more important than someone's convenience 😤

[@wildvin8476]

You have the right to abortion. Women want that right ‘paid for’ by the right. Leftists need to think about what you call ‘rights’ and when you actually just want someone else to pay for your mistakes.

[@cybrarian9]

You have to hand it to Dave Rubin; he's incredibly open-minded and willing to listen to and debate others without creating a hazardous and confrontational experience. That's a hard dance even for the most rhythmically gifted. Great interview John Stossel.

[@scottschipper1281]

Yes, calm and collected. No shouting and not dismissive to one's thoughts.

[@sandys2672]

Stossel understands the historical long cycle of governments. He is impressively mature in his ability to hold back.

[@JakeWitmer]

Yes. This is rare in today's "economically libertarian; strategically stupid" world.

[@lidaconnor5725]

Respect to John Stossel for giving what the people want. It's great to see the clip version and the whole interview.

[@The10cmorgan]

He is my favorite reporter. Found him in highschool class. 😎

[@Juide80]

@@The10cmorgan Good for you for finding this gem early in your life 👍🙂

[@monotech20.14]

Stossel is a liar. Just like Dave Rubin.

[@The10cmorgan]

@@monotech20.14 how so I want proof

[@anahernandez4043]

I dont see it as such because that's the excuse the media uses when picking the stories they highlight. Stossel stayed true to his character and seeking a truth. Wherever that may lie. That in effect is what we really want. Give us the facts. Give us an avenue to different thoughts. Then it's up to us to decide.

[@dougsherman1562]

Dave makes a good point about Right vs. Left not really applying to our politics anymore. As Dave also said here, Individualism vs. Authoritarianism or The successful vs. unsuccessful is more applicable today to our US political divide IMO. Thanks John for this interview.

[@QuantumPineapple]

Imagine thinking Dave Rubin has anything substantial to say. He doesn't know the difference between the words systemic or systematic or what the butterfly effect is.

[@Juide80]

@@QuantumPineapple You can push out any BS you want but it will be rightfully ignored when you don't present any evidence for your claims 🤷‍♂️

[@shameiti]

I love the term "Individualism vs. Authoritarianism". Makes the best sense these days.

[@ralphkern380]

Robert Heinlein was a great Si-Fi writer and a noted Libertarian/libertarian (there is a difference) One of his quotes, that sticks with me when people begin with the Left/Right - Alt-Right/ Radical Leftist Identity Politics, is this: "Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire." And that seems to sum it up pretty succinctly - and what Rubin said at one point in this interview.

[@creetan9997]

It's been like that for decades. Libertarians knew this.

[@kyleeisenhauer5501]

Calling Dave a "puppet for the right wing" just shows how out of touch leftists are. Listening to Dave opens people up more to more centrist and liberal ideas. It has made me decide to seek for more open minded liberals that are willing to have honest conversations without resorting to just demonizing the ideological opponents.

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Exactly. People like him are actually a godsend because it can remind some conservatives that not every liberal is basically a Chinese Communist Sympathizer.

[@wildvin8476]

Liberals will however sympathize with the person that sympathize with the Chinese. You provide the support that has created these mindless morons. You ALWAYS protect them and their crimes. Your grew these people’s mentally Ill fantasies and now we are all paying for it.

[@davidwatts2963]

They forget he was a leftist, until he talked with other sides and couldn’t answer some of the questions

[@davidwatts2963]

@@joycemarie3413he started out working for the Young Turks. But he wasn’t dumb enough to follow the propaganda.

[@themiddleagedbaby]

Yes John, while everyone loves the shorter edited version of these conversations, what we have learned over the years is that an edited conversation by definition leaves out tons of useful information about what actually took place. Take for instance the Leslie Stahl interview with trump from last October. It was an entirely different beast seeing the unedited conversation versus the edited one 60 minutes put out. My suggestion is that you do this for all of your one on one interviews because it gives a much more in-depth understanding of the person you’re speaking with. Great job as always!

[@tracybarhite1764]

So true! I have learned over the years to always look for the full unedited video, speech, etc. as it gives a much better understanding. Anyone can take snippets of a conversation and turn it into something totally different.

[@Juide80]

@@tracybarhite1764 And there's not much more valuable things you could have learned, ever 💰🙂

[@rbwoodwork1890]

@@tracybarhite1764 very true. And you can get almost any full transcript from a interview or speaking if you look for it! MSM almost always edit to their liking no matter who it is!

[@acctsys]

Also, it takes away the doubt that what a person said was taken out of context. No gaslighting.

[@briankelly1817]

Splicing it with headings makes both viewers happy, I think

[@habs798693]

Anna Kasparian thinking Kyle Rittenhouse chased after people for over a year when the videos were out there since day one showing the opposite calling Dave Rubin "lazy" is hilarious.

[@vernpierce8836]

The young jerks! Good they picked that name! 😅

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

and she has the gall to call him a "puppet"... she's the definition of a puppet and she does exactly what her masters tell her to do.

[@monteoates2483]

Anna will spout anything if it promotes her leftist agenda. She is the least compromising, least open-minded person in media today. Her biggest problem is she has never listened to anyone but people who support her misguided (and frequently uneducated) view. Everything that drivels from her mouth is predictable - indeed, a broken record....

[@TheAtHomeBaker]

Dave’s show is one of my daily watches. Love him!

[@phylliswestbury5081]

I’m 63, my aunt 80 watches cnn. I thought I’d turn her on to Epoch Times. She could not stand it. She got upset hearing the entire facts. That’s sad that some don’t want the truth. That generation is dying out though. Truth will prevail. Democrats and the media arms are finished

[@denisegaylord382]

There are many many many people who have been asleep their entire lives. They have never thought for themselves or dug deeper into a subject to fully understand the wide varieties of views on that topic. Then make up their mind. I have friends who are younger than me, and older than me, that I have tried to introduce them into thinking for themselves, not just following the narrative of what the "news" is spewing. Its painful to watch them implode and retreat into the echo chamber of the left's ideas. Then I am reminded, that even Jesus had issues with those that did not believe that he was The Son of God and The Son of Man. But He did not chastise them. He prayed for them and wished them well. I have come to accept that in my own life as well. I hope that Dave Rubin's point about the left is true. That they will eventually eat their own.

[@srmatte1]

Go to reddit and you will find today's generations also ignorant of the truth and will attack you if you point it out. Your reality is based on what news you are willing to watch. I would say many conservatives are skeptics searching for the truth, and liberals will believe what they are told by a perceived celebrity (favorite news anchor)

[@CodyCha]

Prosperity breeds ignorance and laziness. The younger generations are far worse.

[@denisegaylord382]

@@CodyCha you are correct. They have not worked for the things that their parents have given them. We have several generations now of adults, that as children were given participation trophies, and they are still expecting them. Simply because they exist. Our education unions made sure to dumb the education system enough to keep the indoctrination mill going. But people are starting to wake up to this reality. I can only hope that we can turn this ship around before it is too late.

[@Zach-ju5vi]

@@srmatte1 Reddit is messed up. Not only are the people there radically left but the platform won't even allow people to disagree with them.

[@Nellsbells79]

Great interview, Dave is a great guy who doesn’t talk down to people, he’s not trying to tell people what to think, only to come along on his journey to learning more about the world around him.

[@jessbridges564]

This is what happens when you sit down and unpack an issue with all types of opinions. You learn and grow …..and generally become a constitutional centered person.

[@ymhymh3944]

Actual journalism? John we need you!!!

[@robinsonmertilus5232]

I like the idea of Stossel doing more long form interviews. He asks simple, challenging questions, openly libertarians, fair, etc.

[@Juide80]

He's the best interviewer I know because he can keep his own views out of the interview.

[@JakeWitmer]

@@Juide80 Or, he states his view as such, openly, for clarity.

[@caster863]

"Dave Rubin is no longer a liberal" Does the left still think they are liberals?

[@ertatta]

Liberal/libertarian yes, Leftist, hell NO!

[@Nellsbells79]

Liberals are now being lumped in with the right! If you’re not an authoritarian then you’re a right wing nut.

[@skylangford6083]

Leftists specifically the far/extreme believe in the "collective" also referred to as communism which is by nature and order, totalitarian

[@matthewrawlings1284]

Technically most republicans, at least in my experience, are liberal (in the enlightenment sense of the word.) They are more passionate about traditional values than most other liberal groups.

[@RetiredBassist]

Years ago, I listened to Dave Rubin cautiously at first , but he won me over.

[@malcolmbrewer]

I love Dave's reports

[@betsyross2.065]

Dave is great,enjoy his show tremendously...

[@denisegaylord382]

Love your full interviews John. So much more depth than just a 5 minute clip. I love that Larry Elder was able to get Dave to question his own understanding of "systemic" racism. And how that lead Dave to start questioning other ideas and understandings he had.

[@alanab9674]

Denise Gaylord. Love that Larry Elder interview too. How one person can make a difference. Esp if the other is open to ideas.

[@RudyAlbrecht]

Greatest 29.18 minutes I’ve spent watching on this subject. Thank you Stossel for sharing the entire video. Keep up the great work Stossel and Dave Rubin.

[@wwilliams4743]

We are thankful for guys like you and Dave. You're bringing the truth to us every week.

[@juanitabrewer4521]

Thank you Mr. Stossel. Excellent, informative interview.

[@jaywmeinen]

Wow… What an insightful intelligent way of looking at things. Two great ones… John Stossel and Dave Rubin. Excellent interview!

[@kidcompany]

Well said. How can anyone not be on board with the logic Dave Rubin puts out.

[@SteveJones172pilot]

The trick is getting them to listen instead of shout him down..

[@danielkutcher5704]

If life is all about defeating the "oppressors", there can be no true joy. You will forever be locked in the prison of victimhood, looking for allies to help you defeat your foes, both real and imagined. The biggest fear of the insecure is being proven to be wrong. This is true for the Left, the Right, and the Middle. Humble people relish the critiques of others. The logic of this insane assertion is that, to be correct, you must be willing to accept correction. The quest for absolute truth has been all but abandoned by those who embrace home-brewed "relative truths". "Activism", without a logical foundation, is nothing but an adult, or group of adults throwing a temper tantrum.

[@envisionCamusa]

Wise words indeed

[@sfasfads]

There's a phobia of being wrong about anything from all sides today. Then the counter party will discredit everything going forward because of one point. Next you may be discredited by your qualification or natural being. Then ultimately, especially on the left, there's a higelian dialectic to just point at a solution and avoid the the logical process and consequences of achieving that solution.

[@sylviam6535]

Most ‘justice’ movements are just looking for revenge on their perceived oppressors.

[@mac7943]

Great interview John! Dave Rubin is a very interesting guy!

[@littletime8849]

Thank you for sharing. Agree! Most people want to live peacefully with other peacful people they disagree with. The US still has a large amount of people respecting the neighbors and helping each other even if they might disagree.

[@Pan_Z]

26:33 The most compelling perspective from the interview in my opinion. It wasn't in the abridged version, so thank you for sharing the whole thing.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

What so many people miss is the fact of while we sit and argue with each other about whatever, the people that are actually in charge will continue to get away with their crimes.

[@jccusell]

John Stossel. I man who truly did something with his life and talent. Thank you sir.

[@Jef8]

Words change meaning all the time, people need to stop allowing words control them. Remember the saying sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

[@JP-st9hn]

Well now words are violence... and so is silence... somehow.

[@CigaretteCrayon]

@@JP-st9hn but if it's the Gestapo arm of street thugs and looters, violence is "mostly peaceful" and accepted "speech."

[@Jef8]

@@JP-st9hn it's the coddled in charge

[@JIMDEZWAV]

I LEFT THE LEFT MOSTLY BECAUSE OF WOKE BS , I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT THE LEFT AND NON WHO HAVE JOINED THEM - FROM AUSTRALIA HAVE A NICE DAY 😊👍

[@JP-st9hn]

@@CigaretteCrayon mostly nonviolent... that term really still boggles my mind. When you’re on the left you get violent words and non violent physical assault... go figure!

[@KR-1zero]

Dave is a very important guy, a voice for freedom.

[@TexasScout]

Thanks for posting that John, it was a really great interview.

[@PerrincinaSprecaci]

I've been bingeing past episodes of Rubin Report lately. Last night I watched his interviews with Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder from 5 years ago and then 1 year ago, and Dave has gone from full-on pro-choice down to 20 weeks down to six weeks. He's almost pro-life and considers himself more a conservative today. He's incredibly open-minded and tolerant and also entertaining. I watch him and Crowder and Shapiro every day.

[@bretpbullard]

You rock John Stossel!!! Appreciate your journalism.

[@dimwitt461]

WOW! I think this is one of, if not the best interviews that you’ve done. How refreshing to see and hear a civil discussion on today’s topics of relevance. Congratulations on a damn near perfect interview.

[@franciscolibanomonteiro3177]

Dave Rubin is an incredible honest man. His change require an immense amount of honesty. RESPECT!

[@jerrybaker6227]

John, yes. We absolutely love longer interviews. You do great work my friend

[@meld2473]

Keep these long interviews coming!! I watch/listen to them on and off all day while I’m working and when traveling.

[@Bitts8142]

Always been a fan of Stossel. One of the OG's that woke me up to limited government.

[@cjjuju9100]

John, I remember watching you as a kid on 20/20 etc and even though I didn’t understand politics then, I always liked you. I always watched intently when you’d come on thinking “he seems nice”. Granted, I was about 10 years old at the time. I still hold that sentiment though and appreciate your knowledge always. Keep going. 🇺🇸

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

Wait is this the chump who told a wrestler to his face, wrestling is fake?

[@MarcoRolong]

John, great interviews. Keep them coming.

[@scottschipper1281]

That interview with 2 great media people, Rubin and Stossel was awesome.

[@BryonLape]

Thanks for finally posting the full interview.

[@racingfortheson]

Love the full interviews!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Please keep them coming.

[@stimpyueediot]

John. Love It. Thank You for posting a full interview.

[@gabehodges1088]

I enjoy these longer format shows.

[@russschinkey7783]

Love John,been watching your consumer reports since I was in high school,always honest,keep it up John!

[@NJVL]

I LOVE these long interviews. They aren't cut up to change the flow of the conversation. You are a fantastic interviewer, John. I had such an "Aha!" moment when Dave said it isn't left vs right. It is libertarian vs authoritarian. I couldn't put my finger on it over the last two years. Now, it all makes sense.

[@JakeWitmer]

Google "The Nolan Chart."

[@TK-qm8rb]

What a great pair of people to listen to. I enjoyed this. A good use of my time! Thanks.

[@leannecox5253]

Loved when Larry Elder dropped kicked Rubin in his interview. Nothing but respect for both of them!

[@JakeWitmer]

Rubin didn't know enough about reality to respond. (He isn't Edward Lawson(RIP) or Matthew Fogg.) Elder admitted to me that he was a libertarian in Illinois in 2002, when I pressed him on racist enforcement of the drug war and police legitimacy, because the drug war was then, and still is, selectively enforced against the poor and racial minorities. Note: "selectively" doesn't mean "exclusively." The statistical enforcement difference is _geopolitical_ and _classist_ more than it's racist, but the racial targeting component still exists. The prior are ideas too complex for them to address with sound-bites, though.

[@StrategicWealthLLC]

@@JakeWitmer- Two groups, both poor, but one is much more densely populated in an area than another…which group is easier to police? Voila…there is the answer.

[@renegade1520]

Dear Dave Rubin, I appreciate your interview. Your words are intelligent instead of hateful and your motivation for what you do sincere. You are a good man. I am impressed and thankful for this content. Thank you JS for posting this

[@jameswhalen4903]

This was an awesome interview. It was up lifting to listen to intelligent conversation. Thank you

[@aheinz5501]

I love hearing a rational argument. I don't agree with Dave Rubin on everything, but oh, how I love hearing his perspectives.

[@stevesylvia5174]

Rubin accurately articulated the facts and concepts that divide the left from the right. As a former liberal tuned Conservative myself I can say he nailed it. Stossel is an excellent journalist. He asked Rubin the right questions and helped center the conversation. WOW!

[@reahbernadette7723]

John, Long format interviews are lovely with you. Thank you for listening! Keep it up!

[@Was1Too]

Thank you for posting the full interview! I love to see all of what people have to say.

[@jamesfreeman6196]

Thank you sir, for the great content. I would love to see more of these long-form videos. I guess I have a lot of time on my hands. Keep up the great work.

[@goldencpu3559]

Im really loving these long format interviews!!

[@bonitiacleary40]

I can identify with this and agree 100%. I have not been able to find a way to verbalize or say what I feel in a way that makes sense or sounds logical. Of course you can't have conversations with some people who are completely close minded. This was a refreshing conversation to listen to. Thank you!

[@jkonior1]

I've been following Dave Rubin for a few years now, this is the best interview of him that I've ever seen. Great job John Stossel.

[@UnseenSer]

I’m just grateful that I can learn and grow from informative and civil discussions. It has dramatically broadened my understanding of how limited my experiences are. Thank you for your work!

[@Dawnsdelightsart]

When the current government asks private companies to do something and they do it, they are no longer acting as a private company, but an extension of the Govt.

[@Juide80]

Text book fascism!

[@JakeWitmer]

Yep. ESPECIALLY if the government enforced their rise to monopoly status. ESPECIALLY if they advertised themselves as being for free speech initially, and "changed the deal" later on. Such companies should be destroyed, and the Earth salted where they once stood. ...Not by the government, but by angry citizens whose rights have been violated. Someone may do me wrong, and there may not be a law against what they do, other than a general prohibition on fraud. But...if they violate the spirit and intent of America's laws, while serving the DEA, ONDCP, OCDETF, and BATFE while they so violate my rights...GAME ON, MOTHERFUCKERS! They deserve whatever they get. Unfortunately, they cannot be fairly regulated: regulation will just be further protection of their government-enforced monopoly. There's no valid answer in the current USSA, because the current USSA has no right to exist.

[@LordEagle]

Mr Stossel is one of the very few REAL JOURNALISTS left in the world. Please keep up the GOOD WORK. 🙏👍

[@peterbusdon2372]

What a very common sensical interview! A great give and take between two informed fair minded people. This interview should be watched in every civics class.

[@Rukukachoo]

John Stossel keep doing what you’re doing! I can honestly say you had a huge impact on my own political awakening and I feel like I’m seeing things clearly for the first time in my life. It’s frustrating to observe the obscene level of bias in the mainstream media. We need much more fact based reporting. You’re up against a formidable beast…

[@therealcalebm]

Thanks for posting John! I’m one of those people who enjoy the longer interviews! Hope you do more of them in the future

[@JakeWitmer]

This was perfect. Rubin and Stossel are both great.

[@cato451]

We live in very sad times when we have to profile someone willing to have an honest debate about issues. Social media has created silos of hate. The woke industrial complex is a demagogic machine. That said, Dave seems very level headed and I just signed up to his podcast.

[@sylviam6535]

Social media may be a new dimension, but the underlying ideology is the same old socialism that has plagued us for 100+ years now.

[@alfredrutz7830]

Cato, One line is absolutely brilliant: " the woke Industrial Complex is a demagogic machine " ! I would simply like to add one word: " The woke, fascist..."

[@JesusChrist-xb7jq]

I live in San Francisco. When at work, I will occasionally say something that I think is obvious, but suddenly everyone gets quiet, or tense, or outright argumentative. When I try to reason with them (nicely), they absolutely refuse to hear it. It’s like trying to reason with a Jehovah’s Witness, or some other cult member. BTW, I was raised a JW.

[@steverennie5787]

Hey John. First, let me tell you I love your video. You are the calm and reason in a sea of chaos. But I agree with Rick... Quick stories and interviews have their place... but long form interviews are great, because it breaks through the "sound bite" mentality to fully express whole ideas. Thanks very much for your work.

[@BobBrittonBespoke]

Thank you again @JohnStossel for another great video. I watch Dave Rubin, and enjoy his content. More interviews like this John!! Bring on Joe Rogan, Larry Elder... and if they will accept your invite, some of the prominent lefties.... That would be fun.

[@itsgamethyme4206]

realeasing full interviews just confirms how well you edit it down to the meat of the conversation. great job as allways

[@markjala1302]

Awesome interview. It was great seeing the entire interview. Thank you John!

[@carmijok1]

I started watching the Rubin Report two years ago. I love it. Thoughtful, insightful and honest; and WILLING to open dialogue with anyone.

[@tonyvieson9194]

I always enjoying hearing the awakening moment and how fast the prospective changes when that moment occurs. I think a lot of this comes from the anger and humility one gains from waking up. The realization that those who say they are on your side have been lying yo you and have been stopping your pursuit to happiness and the self realization that if you just get out of your own way. The freedom and success you've always wanted is literally sitting in front of you just waiting for you to pick it up and run with it.

[@sourcecode5273]

This is the most pleasant interview I have seen in long time. Well done John and Dave.

[@ruthjamieson4072]

This is unifying! This is what we need. We can be unified and need to be. Loved this!

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

unfortunately Ruth - some want no part of trying to come together - it's their way or you need to go away (and that's the most polite they'll be). there's only but a few examples in this video - any reasonable person should be appalled but they are often not exposed to what's going on or the truth of the situation because it doesn't serve their "narrative"

[@willclark491]

I keep hearing things that make me want to 'like', but I can only 'like' it once! There are at least a dozen *great* points made in this interview. Stossel lets Rubin speak after directing the conversation to specific areas. Lovely, brilliant, humane intellectual conversation.

[@DaveTavres]

Tom Green invented the long-form interview in the mid-2000s, before ANYONE else, with his show "Tom Green’s House Tonight." No commercials, hour-plus, REAL conversations, real stories, great discussions.

[@JakeWitmer]

Yes. ...But more comedy centered than philosophy centered.

[@kz888888]

Respect to John and Dave.

[@hensonlaura]

So glad you went long format on this interview, John. I've been watching you since the earliest days of "Give Me a Break" on 20/20 and went Conservative when I grew up, in my late 20's (in the 90's). Thanks for doing what you do. We love you!

[@garywhite9994]

Thanks, John, great interview, keep doing the hard work. There aren't enough people doing it today.

[@adameisen3169]

John, you have a huge following, make amazing and informative videos. What we all want from you is more! My only criticism is that your videos are too short and that a good criticism because your views are too powerful to not be showcased with much longer videos

[@jacob96014]

This was awesome. Informative and you can decide what you agree with and do not agree with. This is an interview. It isn't selected to cause anger and use emotion to swing a view. Upload more of these please!

[@Zach-ju5vi]

Good interview. Glad we got the full version.

[@tmmsplace]

Good to see the whole interview. Rubin is wrong about many things but he’s calm and interested and that’s the best way for conversation.

[@michaelmaas5544]

He’s not wrong, just a different opinion than you.

[@Nubs1981]

Great interview, an actual conversation with respect 👍👍

[@martylts]

This interview put into words what I could not. I'm so thankful to have gentleman like you out there. God bless!

[@3D_foos]

best Stossel video ever, only thing that could top it is an hour long interview with no edits and shown live.

[@JakeWitmer]

Nah. Best one ever is "Illegal Everything" uploaded and taken down many times...

[@Dartht33bagger]

Such a great interview. Thanks for posting the full clip.

[@basilbcf]

I consider myself a (not HARD right) conservative, but I agree with a majority of what Dave and John espoused in this interview. There are some places where I disagree, of course, but I feel like if I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Dave or John, they we could air our disagreements respectfully - and that is something that is sadly missing in much of today's interactions.

[@ChristopherRyans]

John Stossel is a hero and an American Legend

[@sbookeydoll]

That was a great interview. John should do more long format interviews like this. Dave, welcome to the “ the government should do less” movement.

[@yeaboy707]

We love longer interviews! More please!

[@OldmanJM]

Some people like the long formats so they can listen or watch while they do other things like work out or cook etc.

[@JoeSchmow]

Thank you John, your 7 minute videos are excellent! You are a very smart and eloquent speaker, you ask good questions, you follow-up and you have a unique and honest point of view. Watching you for longer is very informative and a great pleasure! I’m happy watching anything you produce! Keep up the great work!!