Jim Bovard is rightly a hero among libertarians for his outstanding journalistic work. In this episode we discuss everything from police dogs to the TSA to Section 8 housing and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Book Discussed: Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty Sponsors: DeleteMe: Take 20% off all consumer plans at JoinDeleteMe.com/woods , using code Woods. My listeners and I are going to make 2024 the best year we've ever had. Here's how: 2024Crusher.com Show notes for Ep. 2432...
Dec 21, 2023•41 min
Alex Dresser lost two jobs and a potential spouse thanks to the Covid measures, and that's just for starters. The crazies used to accuse us of being grandma killers, but they themselves killed Alex's grandmother. He joins us to tell the kinds of stories the media and much of the public refused to hear. Books Mentioned: - Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania , by Tom Woods - Collateral Damage: Victims of the Lockdown Regime Tell Their Stories , by Tom Woods ...
Dec 15, 2023•33 min
Chris Maidment declared the endorsement of Nikki Haley by Americans for Prosperity as a betrayal of the organization's stated principles, and was promptly dismissed. Sponsor: DeleteMe: Take 20% off all consumer plans at JoinDeleteMe.com/woods , using code Woods. Show notes for Ep. 2430
Dec 14, 2023•33 min
Scott Horton talks to Tom about Tom's new book, Diary of a Psychosis , and revisits some of the idiotic remarks and failed predictions by the so-called experts. Sponsors: Cheeky Maiden Soap : a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2429...
Dec 13, 2023•54 min
The Heritage Foundation's Peter St. Onge joins us to discuss the problem of financial insecurity, as well as whether the national debt will ever really be a problem, whether rising prices are (as Joe Biden insists) caused by "price gouging," and more. Sponsors: Blinkist & Supporting Listeners Show notes for Ep. 2428
Dec 09, 2023•43 min
Not everything has to be about politics but libertarians notice more and ask the right questions when traveling the world. Andrew Corbley joins us. Book Discussed: On the Face of It: A Traveler on His World Sponsors: Persist SEO & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2427
Dec 08, 2023•59 min
Should speech the authorities deem to be "misinformation" be regulated or banned during emergency situations? To this day we hear some people saying yes -- even though yesterday's "misinformation" can quickly become today's consensus, and so much of the official guidance itself had to be abandoned as misinformation. Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya joins us. Sponsors: CrowdHealth & Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2426...
Dec 07, 2023•49 min
Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina with a pugilistic, populist style and a hardcore libertarian message. I discuss this startling development with attorney and author of Libertarianism Today Jacob Huebert, and Argentinian university student Octavio Bermudez, who has written extensively on the Milei phenomenon. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2425...
Dec 02, 2023•42 min
The provocative James Delingpole joins us to discuss what the elites are up to, why they thrive on chaos, the political class as servants of the devil (metaphorically or otherwise), and plenty of other topics. Show notes for Ep. 2424
Dec 01, 2023•55 min
Now that the dust has finally settled, we have the leisure to return to the panicked days of early 2020 and reexamine what really happened. And it may not be quite what we think. Nick Hudson and Jonathan Engler join us. Sponsor: Cheeky Maiden Soap : a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for Ep. 2423...
Nov 30, 2023•56 min
Despite the atrocious condition of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has ambitions for higher office. Larry Elder discusses the real Newsom record, what's really happening in California, and what a sensible person might do to turn things around -- for California and for the country. Book Discussed: As Goes California: My Mission to Rescue the Golden State and Save the Nation Sponsors: Persist SEO & Liberty Classroom Show notes for Ep. 2422...
Nov 25, 2023•52 min
Gene Epstein and I discuss things we're thankful for, but nothing too sentimental. It's mostly the kinds of nerdy things that, if we're being honest, are what power the Tom Woods Show. Sponsor: Liberty Classroom Show notes for Ep. 2421
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Peter Schiff assesses the true condition of an economy Paul Krugman says is great but whose greatness the rubes are too dumb to recognize. Sponsors: Blinkist & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2420
Nov 23, 2023•46 min
Wherever we turn, people who despise us are making our lives more difficult, whether that takes the form of higher energy prices, higher prices in general, vax mandates, a war for our children's minds -- the grim list goes on and on. Is the correct approach despair, indifference, political action, or something else? Kevin Dolan of Exit, and entrepreneur Kevin Stokes, join me to discuss. Sponsor: Persist SEO Website Discussed: The Tom Woods School of Life Show notes for Ep. 2419...
Nov 18, 2023•38 min
Author and retired economics professor Tom DiLorenzo, recently chosen to be the new president of the Mises Institute, discusses a variety of topics: how government agencies manipulate the public for bigger budgets, the problem with the "big business" chapter in your American history book, institutional rivalry in the libertarian world, and plenty more. Sponsor: Woods Mystery Party Show notes for Ep. 2418...
Nov 17, 2023•42 min
Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown talks to me about Israel/Palestine, Vivek Ramaswamy, war and veterans, the Ron Paul legacy, problems in the libertarian world, whether Trump could win as a convicted felon, and plenty more. Sponsors: Monetary Metals Cheeky Maiden Soap : a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for E...
Nov 16, 2023•46 min
Architect Dino Marcantonio joins me to review the scourge of ugliness and what traditional architecture can do about it. Sponsors: Blinkist Cheeky Maiden Soap : a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for Ep. 2416...
Nov 10, 2023•46 min
China is the one exception even for self-described noninterventionists. The threat from China must be countered. But how real is this threat? Joseph Solis-Mullen joins us to discuss. Sponsor: Policy Genius The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2415
Nov 09, 2023•41 min
Vivek Ramaswamy joins us to discuss avoiding World War III, as well as his recent clash with other GOP candidates over free speech. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2414
Nov 08, 2023•31 min
Millions of American Christians have come to believe in a heterodox theology according to which the physical return of the Jewish people to their ancestral lands is necessary to bring about the return of Christ and the end of the world. Furthermore, during the tribulation that will ensue, believers in this theology will be "raptured" into heaven and spared the unspeakable terrors that will then afflict the human race. This theological opinion would have been news to Augustine and St. Thomas, not...
Nov 04, 2023•40 min
John Staddon, professor emeritus of psychology at Duke University, discusses the significance of the "replication crisis" (when it was learned that a vast number of research papers had generated results that nobody could replicate), the problem with "peer review," the role of state funding in deforming science, and much more. Sponsors: DeleteMe: Take 20% off all consumer plans at JoinDeleteMe.com/woods , using code Woods. Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2412...
Nov 03, 2023•50 min
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins us to discuss the various calls for further U.S. intervention in the Middle East, and what a plausible answer might be to this seemingly intractable conflict. Also, I do my best to steelman the Israeli position to get Daniel's response. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2411...
Nov 02, 2023•46 min
Dan McCarthy, vice president for the Collegiate Network at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and editor of Modern Age , joins us to discuss a wide array of issues: how the Middle East affects the dynamics within the Democratic and Republican parties, the likely outcome of the DeSantis/Newsom debate, the issues that are hurting Joe Biden the most, and plenty more. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2410...
Oct 28, 2023•51 min
About 200,000 new books are released every year. You have very limited time. Which ones should you read? Glenn Corey has done his homework: he's read a zillion of them and written up one hundred of them to help guide you in becoming informed as efficiently as possible. Book Discussed: How to Get a $150,000 Liberal Arts Education for Free: 100 Books to Help You Better Understand Yourself, Others, and the World You Live in Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2409...
Oct 27, 2023•47 min
Alan Futerman, co-author of The Classical Liberal Case for Israel , and Jeremy R. Hammond, author of Obstacle to Peace: The U.S. Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict , square off in a fruitful debate over the most contentious issue of the present moment. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2408 Guests' Books: - The Classical Liberal Case for Israel , by Walter Block and Alan Futerman - Obstacle to Peace , by Jeremy R. Hammond Previous Debates: - Ep. 1282 Should Israel Give Up Territory? ...
Oct 26, 2023•54 min
For years, Dr. Miriam Grossman has resisted the direction of her profession, which has adopted novel gender theories wholesale, and instead been a source of consolation and common sense for people and families caught up in transgender propaganda. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2407
Oct 21, 2023•46 min
Absolutely nobody asked for a Central Bank Digital Currency, but the central banks of the world seem determined to give them to us anyway. The great Dominic Frisby joins us to discuss their dangers, as well as to review what we need to know about gold and Bitcoin. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2406
Oct 20, 2023•47 min
Scott Horton joins us to discuss the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel, but alongside commentary that might upset Ben Shapiro. Sponsors: The Tom Woods School of Life trains decent people to flourish and prosper in a world that hates them. Check it out at: TomSchoolOfLife.com The Tom Woods Street Team: TomWoods.com/StreetTeam Show notes for Ep. 2405...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Michael Rectenwald discusses his journey into and out of Marxism, where social justice nuttiness comes from, and the lure of military intervention. Sponsor: Monetary Metals The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2404
Oct 14, 2023•42 min
Carrie Gress returns to review feminism's record, and it isn't pretty. Sponsor: Persist SEO The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2403
Oct 13, 2023•44 min
