Within a month, both Nigel Farage in the UK and Joseph Mercola in the United States had their bank accounts closed for obviously ideological reasons. Dominic Frisby joins us to discuss what it all means. Special Message: The Tom Woods Mastermind Show notes for Ep. 2372
In this discussion with Michael Rectenwald, we cover a wide variety of topics: RFK, Jr., the Ayn Rand Institute, Ayn Rand herself, the useless Covid mitigation measures, the forgotten stories of people who suffered during lockdown, what we can do apart from complaining and woe-is-meing, and my strategy for productivity. Show notes for Ep. 2371
Josh Hammer, host of the Josh Hammer Show and senior editor-at-large of Newsweek, joins me to discuss cracks in the DEI edifice and where we should be heading. Show notes for Ep. 2370
The demographic implosion will have wide-ranging and devastating consequences around the world. Kevin Dolan joins us to discuss. Guest's Conference: Natalism.org Learn a Language: TomWoods.com/Rocket Show notes for Ep. 2369
We've heard plenty about the condition of many American cities, suffering under the consequences of crippling interventions. What if we could try a free city here and there, and see if its good example can do some good? Reason's Zach Weissmueller gives us an example from Honduras of precisely that. Sponsor: StartMail - Email privacy is so important: your emails contain financial info, health info, login info, etc., and the emails you send with your "free" service are like open postcards, accessi...
Eric July thought there were major problems with the major comic book companies. When he started his own -- Rippaverse -- the naysayers said it was impossible. Until he generated seven figures in about a day. Today he joins us to discuss how he did it. Sponsor: CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2367
Conservatives complain about the extremes to which the civil rights revolution has been taken, but almost none of them dare to go to the root. In the traditional American conservative way, they eventually come to celebrate the very thing they once deplored, and then wonder why they keep losing. Jesse Merriam joins me to discuss the true ramifications of Brown vs. Board of Education. This is a discussion you cannot have in mainstream America today because you would be engaged in serious thought a...
Tho Bishop joins us to look at what's going on, primarily between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, in the Republican Party, where people who just six months ago were fans of both men, have come to despise each other. Show notes for Ep. 2365
Gene Epstein discusses themes covered in his recent debate with David Friedman on the merits of the nonaggression principle, and whether libertarianism can and should do without it. Show notes for Ep. 2364
Investigative journalist Tracy Beanz joins me to review Missouri v. Biden , where the Biden White House is being taken to task for ordering the suppression of dissident ideas. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2363
A conversation about how to resist evil in an American context takes unexpected turns. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2362
Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield discuss the pitiful state of knowledge of U.S. history and what can be done about it. Sponsor: CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2361
Entrepreneur and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discusses the Supreme Court's smackdown of our alma mater, along with his views of the Espionage Act, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Ross Ulbricht, and other issues. Monetary Metals: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, a...
The convoluted array of rules and regulations and requirements that runs through the various pieces of civil rights legislation, executive orders, and the 14th Amendment, have alternatively required and now prohibited quotas in college admissions. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2359
Jim Bovard, referred to by the Wall Street Journal as "the roving inspector general of the modern state," discusses the various accusations against the Bidens and the various efforts to cover them up. Monetary Metals: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, and the great Jeff Deist, forme...
Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, a public-interest law firm, joins us to discuss his work against the crazy law in California that muzzles doctors who dissent from whatever the consensus is on Covid, as well as against the Covid mandates themselves. Monetary Metals: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over t...
The Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight joins me to revisit some of the tall tales we learned in school (or in the newspapers). Learn a Language: My Columbia University French course was a complete waste of time -- they just barked French words at me, refusing to teach any grammar, because that was the fashion at the time. Rocket Languages does both -- you learn how to understand the spoken word through dialogues, and then (if you want) you can check out the grammar lessons that run alongside. ...
In this potpourri episode covering a bunch of current topics I talk about the RFK Jr. candidacy and the reaction to it. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2355
Kevin Duffy joins us to discuss whether this is a passing issue or a serious problem. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2354
Gerard Casey, professor emeritus at University College, Dublin, answers this common criticism of libertarianism. Sponsors: CrowdHealth - JoinCrowdHealth.com/Woods Monetary Metals: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, and the great Jeff Deist, formerly of the Mises Institute, just joine...
Comedian and Family Feud host Steve Harvey calls my guest, Henry Bingaman, the "best damn writer I've ever worked with." Today Henry joins us to talk about a strategy that more and more people are following (and for good reason) for surviving and thriving even in today's economy. Sponsors: DeleteMe: With the threats of getting doxxed, or suffering identity theft, or having data brokers distribute your information, there's no time like the present to keep your private information private -- and t...
Saifedean returns today so we can discuss more issues, including the economics of energy, how genuine free-market economists handle "externalities," and what capitalism is really all about. Sponsor: With the threats of getting doxxed, or suffering identity theft, or having data brokers distribute your information, there's no time like the present to keep your private information private -- and that's what DeleteMe can do for you. Take 20% off all consumer plans at DeleteMe.com/Woods , using code...
The great Saifedean Ammous joins us to discuss his most recent work, Principles of Economics, which in the course of teaching this venerable discipline eviscerates the bad guys. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2350
Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss Trump's legal troubles, the state of the two major parties, the right and wrong way to look at the war in Ukraine, and more. Sponsor: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, and the great Jeff Deist, formerly of the Mises Institute, just joined their team....
The great Brad Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk professor of American studies at Hillsdale College, joins us for an outstanding discussion of some of the great works of modern literature and film (and even music), and why your spirit needs them. Sponsor: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, a...
Ryan McMaken, executive editor at Mises.org, joins me to discuss three issues in the news. Sponsor: Hurry and get Dad what he wants for Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has an amazing 60% off deal with its Dad's Favorite Grill Pack. Get four bacon-wrapped fillets, four delicious boneless chicken breasts, four boneless pork chops, four gourmet franks, four made-from-scratch caramel apple tartlets, and eight free Omaha Steaks burgers on top of it all. Head to OmahaSteaks.com and enter WOODS in t...
If they tell you they had nothing to do with the 2008 financial crisis, be assured it was actually their fault. If they say they mitigated the effects of Covid, be confident that they worsened them. I discuss this and other issues -- including the idea behind my forthcoming book, my first in nine years -- with my friend Alan Mosley. Sponsor: Hurry and get Dad what he wants for Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has an amazing 60% off deal with its Dad's Favorite Grill Pack. Get four bacon-wrappe...
Libertarian Danny Hudson discusses how the COVID lockdowns led him to start his own company, the regulatory hurdles he faced, and the success he's had. Sponsor: Hurry and get Dad what he wants for Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has an amazing 60% off deal with its Dad's Favorite Grill Pack. Get four bacon-wrapped fillets, four delicious boneless chicken breasts, four boneless pork chops, four gourmet franks, four made-from-scratch caramel apple tartlets, and eight free Omaha Steaks burgers o...
Gene Epstein just appeared in a debate in which he defended principled libertarianism against charges of greed and disdain for the week. It was a crushing victory. We walk through his arguments. Sponsors: If you're a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you're just sitting on it, you're leaving money on the table. At Monetary Metals your gold earns interest that compounds over time. I've been using it for a while now, and the great Jeff Deist, formerly of the Mi...
The Reagan Administration's David Stockman joins me to discuss the continuing failure to deal with spending and debt, and what he would have done differently in Kevin McCarthy shoes. Sponsor: For Father's Day, spare Dad the neckties and socks, and get him what he really wants: steaks. Use promo code WOODS at OmahaSteaks.com to take $30 off your order. Minimum order may be required. See site for details. Show notes for Ep. 2343...
