The Tom Woods Show
By Tom Woods
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Join New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods for your daily serving of liberty education! Guests include Ron Paul, Judge Andrew Napolitano, David Stockman, and hundreds more, with topics like war, the Federal Reserve, net neutrality, the FDA, Austrian economics, and many other subjects of interest to libertarians. Join us!
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Ep. 567 FAA Wants to Regulate Your Flying Toys; Show Listener Helps Overturn Crazy Law | The FAA has gone berserk regarding the amount of airspace it wants to regulate. A listener of the Tom Woods Show found that good, old-fashioned ridicule is the best approach when dealing with a ridiculous and unpopular law. About the Guest Dave Thacker is | 1/11/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 566 Why Are Some Libertarians Rejecting the Nonaggression Principle? | It’s become fashionable in libertarian circles to ridicule the nonaggression principle. Stephan Kinsella and I speak in its defense. This one is long overdue. About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney, lecturer, and author. He is | 1/8/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 565 The Fiasco in Greece: Lessons for the US and the World | The situation in Greece no longer makes many headlines, but it remains catastrophic. How did it happen, and what can we learn from it? About the Guest Aris Trantidis is Teaching Fellow in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College, London. Sp | 1/7/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 564 How to Get Rush Limbaugh Fans Asking the Right Questions | Joshua Bennett tells us how he took matters into his own hands and got the libertarian message out in Alaska to listeners of right-wing radio. Actionable ideas here! About the Guest Joshua Bennett co-hosts Patriots’ Lament, a radio program out of Fairba | 1/6/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 563 Clueless Voters and Self-Interested So-Called Public Servants: How Public Choice Economics Upends the Cute Fantasies Ab | Why are political campaigns based on dumbed-down slogans, instead of the rational deliberation our textbooks taught us was the basis of the system? Why is it that tiny minorities manage to get lucrative subsidies in a system supposedly based on the popula | 1/5/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 562 The Real JFK: The Fed, the Economy, and More | What’s the truth about John F. Kennedy, the Federal Reserve, his public persona, the economy, and more? Here’s a side of things you’ve never heard before, I guarantee. Article Mentioned “The JFK Myth,” by G. Edward Griffin Special Offer Get a di | 1/4/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 561 Capitalism: Not Guilty of Creating the Housing Bubble | Since 2008, the Left has mocked the idea that the government might have had a hand in the housing bubble and collapse and the financial crisis, which are portrayed as spontaneous outcomes of a market economy. This thesis is blasted to smithereens in this | 12/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 560 Does Capitalism Destroy Culture? Literature and the Market | Doesn’t the market lead to vulgar outcomes, and undermine high culture? Paul Cantor, a member of Ludwig von Mises’ NYU seminar, joins us to discuss this and more — including topics in popular culture, including The X Files and Breaking Bad. About th | 12/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 559 Greenpeace Co-Founder Repudiates Organization | Patrick Moore, a Canadian scientist who was a founding member of Greenpeace, finally had to leave the organization for its extremism. Don’t miss his fascinating story! Guest’s Book Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environ | 12/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 558 Medicare and Medicaid, 50 Years Later: The Awful Truth | The real truth about Medicare and Medicaid and their true nature and consequences are completely unknown to most people. Murray Sabrin has just released a documentary on the 50th anniversary of their creation setting the record straight, and providing an | 12/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 557 The State’s Corruption of Private Law, or We Don’t Need No Legislature | Ever since we learned in school how a bill becomes a law, we’ve absorbed the idea that it’s normal for law to be imposed from the top down. But it’s possible, and indeed the historical norm, for law to emerge in a completely different, more libertar | 12/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 556 Lew and Tom Dissect Another GOP Debate, on Foreign Policy | The fifth Republican presidential debate was last night, December 15, 2015, and Lew and I are on the case. A few surprises and some good lines, but mostly horrifying, save for the good performance by Rand Paul. As always, our discussion is livelier and mo | 12/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 555 A Climate Heretic Speaks Out | Judith Curry, a highly credentialed climate scientist, discovered what happens when you question the reliability of the models on which global warming predictions are based. She also discovered that the way science is done in practice might be a teensy bi | 12/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 554 Am I Afraid of a Trump Presidency? And Other Interesting Questions | I answer some helpful listener questions in today’s episode: my concerns about Trump, how I know which opponents to engage and which to ignore, what historical misconception is most important for Americans to overcome, and many more. Books Mentioned 33 | 12/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 553 The Failure of Just War Theory | The just-war tradition is a much-heralded aspect of moral reflection in the Western world. But does this series of criteria for the acceptability of particular wars really serve the purpose of limiting war? It’s a question I’ve changed my mind on in r | 12/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 552 The Post-Debate Analysis: Tom and Michael Malice Discuss the Hamilton Debate, and What They Might Debate Next | Michael Malice returns to the show to discuss his debate with me about Alexander Hamilton. This post-game discussion is a lot of fun — plus, we talk about what could well be the topic for our next live, in-person debate! About the Guest Michael Malice i | 12/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 551 Michael Malice and Tom Debate Hamilton in NYC | Here it is: the audio from the December 2015 debate between Michael Malice and me. Resolved: Alexander Hamilton was a hero for the cause of liberty. Michael argues in the affirmative, and I in the negative. You are going to love it. We’re both relentles | 12/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 550 Lunatics Running the Asylum: University Edition | Ilana Mercer joins me to discuss the recent campus lunacy, and whether we ought to save the university or dance on its grave. About the Guest Ilana Mercer is a columnist for WorldNetDaily.com and author of Into the Cannibal’s Pot. Articles Mentioned “ | 12/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 549 When Government Fixes Things, It Creates New Problems: The Case of Automobiles | Eric Peters returns to the show, to discuss unintended consequences of automobile regulation, interesting new innovations, and how government’s attempts to fix things create an array of new problems. About the Guest Eric Peters is the libertarian author | 12/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 548 Privatize the Ocean | Leave it to Walter Block to write a book on privatizing lakes, rivers, oceans, and aquifers. We discuss the how and why today! About the Guest Walter Block holds an endowed chair in economics at Loyola University New Orleans. He is the author of many boo | 12/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 547 The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters | Stephan Kinsella explains the importance of Rothbard’s theory of contract — a point I myself did not appreciate until this episode — and contrasts it with mainstream theories, which most libertarians think are the same as their own. We need to get t | 12/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 546 I Say Forbidden Things on FOX News Radio | Here’s an interview I did with a FOX News Radio affiliate, in which I discussed everything from nullification to agorism — in other words, topics that don’t generally make it onto radio. Enjoy! Books Mentioned The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ame | 12/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 545 About That Social Contract I Never Signed…. | Today I talk about the social contract arguments we encounter from critics all the time, and how we might answer them. Plus, a digression on entrepreneurship, and how I’m teaching my kids that sitting around hoping someone will hire you is the wrong way | 12/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 544 Where Do Liberal and Conservative Skepticism of Liberty Come From? | Some libertarians describe themselves as “fiscally conservative and socially liberal.” This is a completely wrongheaded way to think about libertarianism. In today’s episode, author Tom Mullen discusses what precisely it is that both groups get wron | 11/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 543 Crushing the Self-Esteem Scam Like a Bug | Fostering a high self-esteem is encouraged by virtually everyone as a way to make people happier and more successful. But there is no evidence for this claim, and indeed the gospel of self-esteem can make people more anxious and less happy. Not to mention | 11/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 542 Spreading the Message Is About More Than Books and Lectures: Jordan Page Returns | Jordan Page’s music has been a staple of the Ron Paul Revolution since 2007. He has opened for Dr. Paul many times and in many high-profile outlets. Today is the release date for his newest song, and he joins us to discuss the song, the state of America | 11/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 541 Just How Much Has Government Screwed Up Health Care? An ER Doctor Explains — and Tells Us How to Fix It | We need more government involvement in health care, runs the conventional wisdom. But what if government itself is the problem? What if government has made it virtually impossible for the doctor to do his job the way we want him to? Emergency room physici | 11/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 540 Left Attacks Rand Paul on His Fed Comments; We Respond | In the last GOP debate, Rand Paul discussed the harm the Fed does to the ordinary person. As usual, the Left — you remember, the people who supposedly “question authority” — leaped to the defense of an longstanding institution. The prize for the m | 11/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 539 Roundtable on the Paris Attacks: Is There a Libertarian Response? | Three foreign-policy experts join me today to discuss the Paris attacks, what they mean, and what they may portend for the world. Can nonintervention still be the answer? About the Guests Daniel McAdams is executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for | 11/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 538 The Bipartisan Mainstreaming of Drone Warfare | Laurie Calhoun discusses the origins and mainstreaming of the remote-control killing of suspects with drones, a topic that provokes still more fundamental questions about policymaking, the military, and American society. About the Guest Laurie Calhoun is | 11/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 537 The Conservative Case for Hamilton Over Jefferson Is All Wet | National Review recently argued that Alexander Hamilton was morally superior to Thomas Jefferson, and therefore — by strong implication — that his policies were preferable. Historian Kevin Gutzman responds! About the Guest James Madison biographer Kev | 11/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 536 Are Libertarians Packaging the Message Wrong? | What are libertarians doing right, and what are we doing wrong? Are we attracting people or driving them away? What could we do better? I discuss all this with fellow podcaster Jason Stapleton! About the Guest Jason Stapleton is the host of the M-F Jason | 11/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 535 Ron Paulian Mike Church: Canned from Sirius/XM, Starts Own Network | Mike Church, host of the longest-running talk show in the history of satellite radio, was recently let go by Sirius/XM. Mike, who was already in trouble for being a Ron Paul supporter on the Patriot channel, gives us the story, and shows how he’s making | 11/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 534 Would Conservatism’s Founder Recognize Conservatism Today? The Life and Thought of Russell Kirk | Brad Birzer has written an outstanding biography of one of the most important figures in the history of American conservatism. We discuss Kirk’s sometimes rocky relationship with libertarianism, and his even rockier relationship with neoconservatism. Pl | 11/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 533 The Separation of Science and State | Matt Ridley returns to the show to argue against the overwhelmingly dominant view that science requires government subsidy. About the Guest Matt Ridley’s books have sold over a million copies, been translated into 30 languages, been short-listed for nin | 11/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 532 Adam Kokesh on Freedom | Adam Kokesh has a long and colorful history in the liberty movement. We’ll talk about Adam’s experiences, his ideas, his time in jail, how his approach has changed, and what he’s up to now. About the Guest Adam Kokesh is well known throughout the li | 11/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 531 Lew and Tom Take Apart GOP Debate Number Four | The FOX Business Network carried the fourth Republican presidential debate last night (November 10, 2015), and Lew Rockwell and I are here, as usual, to share our thoughts! About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com, and founder and chai | 11/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 530 Dr. Mary Ruwart on Crime, Terrorism, Medicine, and Other So-Called Services the Government Screws Up | Dr. Mary Ruwart, whose book Healing Our World has converted a great many people to libertarianism, discusses hot-button issues, plus her experiences in the Libertarian Party and its prospects today. About the Guest Mary Ruwart is a research scientist and | 11/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 529 Leftist Site Attacks Gold Standard; Here’s Our Smackdown | ThinkProgress, the heresy-hunting thought-control site, lashed out at Ted Cruz last week for advocating some kind of tie between the dollar and gold. Cruz himself is not the issue; the issue is how terrible their article was. Their article is the bologna; | 11/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 528 Sowell on Inequality, and Why Equality Is an Impossible Goal | Today I discuss some fantastic material from Thomas Sowell’s new book Wealth, Poverty, and Politics: An International Perspective. Plus, responses to my discussion with Matt Zwolinski on whether libertarians should favor a basic income guarantee. Book D | 11/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 527 Is Austrian Economics Unscientific Because It Doesn’t Conduct Experiments? | Austrian economics is accused of being unscientific because it does not derive economic laws using the methods of the natural sciences. Does that make the Austrians dogmatic and unreasonable? We tackle this question today. About the Guest Jeffrey M. Herbe | 11/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 526 Making People Think Without Bashing Them Over the Head, with Comic Dave Smith | Stand-up comedian and libertarian Dave Smith discusses libertarianism and comedy, and how he’s opened minds through his material. Plus, comedy vs. political correctness, and more! About the Guest Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast | 11/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 525 States Defy Federal Government in a Dozen Areas, Crickets from the Media | It’s under the radar, but there’s been more state-level pushback against the federal government this year than at any time since the creation of the Tenth Amendment Center. Pushing back on what? Surveillance, drones, license-plate tracking, the drug w | 11/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 524 Against Political Correctness: A Q&A with Lew and Tom | Lew Rockwell and I field audience questions on everything from Pope Francis to the Confederate Battle Flag, and whether conservatives have their own kind of political correctness. Lew, of course, is the founder and chairman of the Mises Institute, publish | 11/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 523 Now They Say Norway Is the Model to Follow — Is It? | The Scandinavian countries are held up as model economies and welfare states. We’ve already taken a closer look at Sweden and Denmark in order to evaluate these claims. Today it’s Norway’s turn to go under the microscope. About the Guest Morten Roll | 10/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 522 Lew Rockwell and Tom Dissect the Third GOP Debate, 2015 | Lew returns to the show to discuss the Republican debate on CNBC. The debate, focused on the economy, hit on “tax reform,” entitlements, and related topics. We watched it so you wouldn’t have to. About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockw | 10/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 521 The Dark Net: What Happens Online When There’s No Government Around? | Author Jamie Bartlett joins me to discuss the “dark net,” that corner of the Internet that can be accessed only with a special browser. What goes on there, and why is it important for the cause of freedom? Special Offer No more spending hundreds of do | 10/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 520 The Heresies of Liberty: Why the Conservative Movement Shuns Us | Whether it’s nonintervention abroad, or Social Security, or WikiLeaks, or Iran, or the Department of Homeland Security, or the drug war, libertarians don’t quite fit in to the official “conservative movement.” Jim Babka, who emphasizes these very | 10/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 519 Debate/Discussion: Should Libertarians Support a Basic Income Guarantee? | Some voices in the libertarian world have argued that a basic income guarantee for everyone would be better than the current welfare state from a pragmatic point of view. Matt Zwolinski adds that it is morally required, given the dubious origins of so man | 10/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 518 Woods Speech: What Has Government Done to Our Money? | Here I start with the basics and conclude with the financial crisis. The origins of money, how money creation was taken over by government, why deflation isn’t a problem, how even low inflation can devastate the average person, how central banking creat | 10/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 517 Two Conscientious Objectors from the Air Force Tell Their Story | Justin and Jessica Pavoni entered the military for the same patriotic reasons many other Americans did in the years following 9/11. But several years later, they decided they could no longer participate, and filed for conscientious objector status. We fol | 10/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 516 Listen to this Episode; Your Life May Depend on It — How to Secede from a Perverse Medical System | Bob Murphy has co-written far and away the best book on health care from a libertarian perspective. But it’s not just economics and policy in here, great and original as that material is. It’s also chapters like “Surviving the Hospital” and “M | 10/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 515 The VW Emissions Scandal, and More Car Issues for Libertarians | Eric Peters is the libertarian authority on cars, and writes at EPAutos.com. We discussed the VW issue, the $5000 SUV Americans aren’t allowed to buy, a court case in New Jersey that allows the police to search your car no matter what you’re stopped | 10/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 514 If the Establishment Loves You, You’re No Good: Henry Kissinger Edition | The American establishment treats Henry Kissinger like royalty. Dissidents call him a war criminal. I get to the bottom of all this with author and professor Greg Grandin. About the Guest Greg Grandin holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale University, and is | 10/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 513 Can We Decide on a Main Problem with Socialism? Also: Why the Austrians Are Right About Monopoly | Is the socialist calculation problem severe enough to account for the collapse of communism? We discuss that, as well as the Rothbardian contribution to monopoly theory, and whether it makes sense to think of a “monopoly price” on the free market. Abo | 10/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 512 Are the Tolerant Millennials the Least Tolerant of All? New Research Asks Some Tough Questions | We’re told that young people today are just super — why, they’re so darn tolerant, unlike their stupid and backward parents and grandparents. But if we define toleration as involving how we treat the rights of people we dislike — and of course, we | 10/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 511 Today’s Tom Sawyer: Neil Peart, Rush, and Liberty | There’s a reason so many libertarians are Rush fans, and even if for some reason you don’t care for their brand of music, you should know about them for the sake of libertarian literacy. Brad Birzer, author of a new book on drummer and writer Neil Pea | 10/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 510 The Truth About the Federal Reserve: A New Strategy for Conveying It | It’s hard to get a lot of people to accept our critique of a longstanding institution like the Fed. Frankly, it’s hard to get them to accept much of what we believe at all, given that for at least a dozen years they’ve been systematically taught the | 10/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 509 Was Karl Marx Right About Anything? | Pretty much no. On the other hand, does this not ring a bell? A large group is exploited by a smaller group (a ruling class) that gets the larger group to believe that this exploitation is good and just and not exploitation at all; competition among the r | 10/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 508 Are Racially Disparate Outcomes Caused by Discrimination? | The politically correct crowd believes differences in income and job placement among racial and ethnic groups must be accounted for by “discrimination.” This claim is left in shreds after today’s episode. I also discuss the so-called gender wage gap | 10/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 507 Anarcho-Capitalism or Anarcho-Socialism? Why We Should Embrace Property Rights | Anarcho-socialists say property is a form of oppression, and that it introduces conflict into society. I say it minimizes conflict in society. Check out this great discussion with Nathan Fraser of LiveFreeFM! Podcast Featured LiveFreeFM Special Offer Want | 10/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 506 The Keys to Business Success? Here’s What’s Worked for My Guest and Me | The economy may be more competitive than ever, but entrepreneurs also have more resources and opportunities than ever. Business coach Tom Schwab and I talk about what today’s entrepreneur needs to do: provide massive value, even before people buy. Sales | 10/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 505 Liberty: Some Highlights and Lowlights of the Past 500 Years | Today I cover a huge array of topics in a lively, fast-moving discussion with Richard Emmons of the Ron Paul Homeschooling Podcast. Some people had said I should do something like this for my 500th episode. Well, episode 505 is pretty close! The discussio | 10/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 504 Trails West: How Freedom Settled the West | From the journey west to the Indian wars, Brad Birzer and I discuss the exciting history of the American West. About the Guest Brad Birzer holds the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in history at Hillsdale College. Course Discussed Trails West: How Freedom Settled | 10/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 503 Town Bans Uber, Our Guest Defies Ban | Portsmouth, New Hampshire has effectively banned Uber, the popular transportation service, but Christopher David, the Uber driver who joins us today, is among a number of Uber drivers engaged in civil disobedience against the ban. About the Guest Christop | 10/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 502 The Stamp Act, 250 Years Later | Historian Kevin Gutzman joins us to discuss the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament 250 years ago this year, and what it meant for American history. Plenty of Patrick Henry, too. About the Guest James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professo | 10/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 501 How Libertarians Won the Bet of the Century | In 1980, Julian Simon offered to let doomsayer Paul Ehrlich choose any commodity metals he liked, and if their inflation-adjusted prices increased by 1990, Simon would pay $1000. But if they fell, Ehrlich would pay. The question was: would human ingenuity | 9/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 500 Roundtable on Liberty’s Past, Present, and Future with Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, and Tom | It’s episode 500! Incredible. Today I spoke with two good friends, whose opinions I value highly. We discussed everything from politics to advice for young people, and from our strengths and weaknesses to our favorite memories. Please join me for this s | 9/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 499 What to Tell Your Friend Who Says Saddam Really Did Have WMDs | Every once in a while we hear it said that Saddam Hussein did have weapons of mass destruction after all, and that this discovery has been drowned out by antiwar propaganda. Scott Horton joins us to dig out the facts of the matter. About the Guest Scott H | 9/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 498 Should We Hold an Article V Amendments Convention? A Debate | The topic of a “constitutional convention,” or more properly an amendments convention, convened by the states under Article V of the Constitution, is hotly disputed among people who want to limit government. Is it the only way to make things better, o | 9/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 497 Pope Francis, Fortune Magazine, and Me | Fortune magazine took a bit of a swipe at me this week, taking aim at my defense of the free market in the face of the comments of Pope Francis. I devote this episode to a full-fledged response. Lots of anti-Austrian misconceptions dealt with here. Enjoy! | 9/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 496 Wilsonianism: The Legacy That Won’t Die | A century later, Woodrow Wilson’s international crusading lives on, both in the establishment left and the neoconservative right. Paul Gottfried and I paint a picture of Wilson that’s a bit different from what we all learned in school. About the Guest | 9/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 495 There’s No Such Thing as Social Justice | Today I discuss the concept of social justice and compare it to the traditional conception of justice that was taken for granted in the Western world for thousands of years. I take some shots at John Rawls along the way. Articles Discussed “Enforced Eq | 9/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 494 Tom Covers Over Three Thousand Years of History | In this episode I discuss with Richard Emmons of the Ron Paul Homeschooling podcast my course Western Civilization to 1492, which consists of 180 video and audio lessons. We cover the ancient Hebrews, Homer, the pre-Socratics and Socrates, the Roman Empir | 9/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 493 Juan de Mariana: Defender of Regicide, Ferocious Foe of Inflation, and Great Economist | Today we learn about the heroic sixteenth-century figure Juan de Mariana, who taught that regicide could be justified and that inflation was theft, and who anticipated important concepts central to the Austrian School of economics. About the Guest Eric Gr | 9/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 492 Lew Rockwell and Tom on the Second GOP Debate, 2015 | Lew and Tom discuss Trump, Fiorina, Paul, Bush, Kasich, Rubio, Carson, etc., in this rousing debate analysis that won’t be like what you heard on CNN. About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com, and founder and chairman of the Mises In | 9/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 491 Queen of Chaos: The Misadventures of Hillary Clinton | Diana Johnstone, a frequent contributor to CounterPunch.org, takes aim at Hillary’s hawkish foreign policy and the wreckage she’s left everywhere. About the Guest Diana Johnstone is an author focusing on European politics and Western foreign policy, a | 9/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 490 The Neoconservatives: Jacobins, Not Conservatives | There’s nothing conservative about the neoconservative worldview, says Professor Claes Ryn, author of the withering study The New Jacobinism. We get into the weeds of the neoconservative phenomenon in this provocative discussion. About the Guest Claes R | 9/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 489 How the Sheriff Can and Must Protect Against Federal Overreach | I’ve written and spoken quite a bit about nullification, but my guest today, Sheriff Richard Mack, says it’s also up to the local sheriff to prevent federal officials from harassing citizens. This one’s a must-listen for sure! About the Guest Richar | 9/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 488 Welfare Economics: Rothbard Was Right | One of the areas of economics to which Murray Rothbard contributed significantly is known as welfare economics. As we explain in this episode, it deals with how we can determine whether utility (individual or “social,” properly understood) has been in | 9/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 487 Four Years of College, Tons of Debt, and No Job: Here’s the Alternative | It’s easy to say college is overpriced and unnecessary for some people, but what exactly do we expect people to do? Isaac Morehouse and his company, Praxis, have a tremendous answer. About the Guest Isaac Morehouse is founder and CEO of Praxis. Guest’ | 9/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 486 The Syrian Refugee Crisis: What’s the Cause? | Country after country is scrambling to deal with the thousands of refugees pouring into Europe. But the neoconservatives are also taking the opportunity to argue that if only the West had intervened in Syria, the situation would never have deteriorated to | 9/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 485 Jim Rogers on Central Banks, Investing, and Finding Your Niche | By popular demand and at long last, the great Jim Rogers joins the program today. We discuss China, India, Africa, the financial crisis of 2008, whether central banks have everything under control now, and how to decide where to put your money. About the | 9/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 484 Liberty and the Abortion Controversy | The issue of abortion has divided libertarians from the very beginning. Stephen Wagner joins me to think through the issue as dispassionately as possible. About the Guest Stephen Wagner is executive director of Justice for All, which seeks to “train tho | 9/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 483 What’s the Truth About Inequality? | What are the real trends in income inequality, income mobility, and standards of living? Does inequality hamper growth? These and other issues are covered in today’s episode. About the Guest Scott Winship is the Walter B. Wriston Fellow at the Manhattan | 9/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 482 Peter Schiff on His Forecasts, Past and Present, and What to Do in a Bubble Economy | Euro Pacific Capital CEO and bestselling author Peter Schiff takes listener questions today and paints us a picture of what’s happening in the economy and what individuals can do to weather what storms may come. Issues Discussed How does Peter assess th | 9/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 481 How Capitalism Can Fix Health Care | The cost savings and improvements in health-care quality that can be realized when a physician escapes the crazy system we have now, which people mistakenly think is a free market, are staggering. Today’s guest shares with us how he does it. About the G | 9/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 480 Is Free Trade Helpful or Harmful for America? | Opponents of free trade insist that job opportunities and living standards have declined as international trade has expanded. Is that true? Professor Don Boudreaux joins us for a rebuttal. About the Guest Don Boudreaux is a professor of economics at Georg | 9/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 479 What Should We Think About Calhoun? | Did John C. Calhoun have anything of value to say, or is his entire career too stained by slavery for him to be worth listening to? I discuss Calhoun, Robert Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Grover Cleveland, and more in today’s episode. Book Discussed Conservati | 8/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 478 How a Libertarian Would Teach a Government Course | Suppose you’re a libertarian and you’re asked to prepare a 90-lesson course on government. What would you do? Where would you start? What topics would you cover? How would you present the material? These are the questions I asked myself when I began m | 8/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 477 Hans Hoppe on How and Why the State Controls Money and Banking | Tom discusses the work of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (who doesn’t really do audio interviews anymore, by the way). Book Discussed The Economics and Ethics of Private Property, by Hans-Hermann Hoppe Book Mentioned The Mystery of Banking, by Murray N. Rothbard Sp | 8/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 476 Where Keynesianism Goes Wrong | Economist Steven Kates says the Keynesian attack on Say’s Law is the truly fundamental error in the Keynesian system. About the Guest Steven Kates is a professor in the School of Economics, Finance, and Marketing at RMIT University in Melbourne, Austral | 8/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 475 Iran: The Myth of a Better Deal — Interview with Stephen Walt | There’s been a lot of complaining about the Iran deal among neoconservatives. What is their plausible alternative? Stephen Walt of Harvard University joins us for a realistic look at the deal. About the Guest Stephen Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer | 8/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 474 The Trump Phenomenon: Lew Rockwell and Tom Discuss | No doubt Donald Trump would be a bad president, as they all are — though his observation that the Iraq war was a disaster, and that while Saddam kept terrorists under control, Iraq is now a haven for terrorism, is better than we hear from anyone else | 8/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 473 Does the Economy Do Better Under the Democrats, and Has Obama Been Better Than Reagan? | The President’s supporters claim that his jobs record surpasses even Ronald Reagan’s. Is that true? Wait until you hear the real story. And what about that study purporting to show that the economy does better under Democrats than Republicans? Does th | 8/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 472 Wind and Solar, and Carbon Taxes: The Trouble with Leftist Energy Policy | Wind and solar power are at the heart of Bernie Sanders’ energy policy, as is a tax on carbon emissions. We uncover the truth about all this in today’s episode. About the Guest Rob Bradley is founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research, and t | 8/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 471 What’s Wrong with Bernie Sanders’ Demand for More Fringe Benefits for Workers? | Tom DiLorenzo returns to the show to discuss the problems with Sanders’ demand for more paid vacation time, sick leave, and family leave. DiLorenzo also challenges the conventional narrative about labor unions. You’ll feel sorry for Bernie when it’s | 8/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 470 Debate, Murphy vs. Block: May Libertarians Accept Government Money? | Should libertarians ever take government funds? Another question that divides the libertarian world. Two show regulars are here for another exciting debate! About the Guests Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the | 8/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 469 Frederic Bastiat: Slayer of Fallacies | Frederic Bastiat, who wrote two centuries ago, got to the heart of so many of the economic fallacies that plague us today. He’s a thrill to read. In this episode I give an overview of his ideas. This is taken from my lesson on Bastiat in my 165-video/au | 8/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 468 Rand Paul: Yes or No? Walter Block and Scott Horton Debate | Should libertarians support Rand Paul? This question continues to divide the libertarian world. Two important figures from that world hash it out in this exciting debate! About the Guests Walter Block holds an endowed chair in economics at Loyola Univers | 8/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 467 The Truth About Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, and Other Myths Refuted | Larry Reed joins us once again to discuss common myths and misconceptions about the free society: Sinclair’s The Jungle, state education, Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover, and more! About the Guest Larry Reed is president of the Foundation for Econ | 8/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 466 What Is Entrepreneurship, and Can It be Taught? | Can entrepreneurship be taught or is it an inherent trait? Matthew McCaffrey joins Tom to discuss it in today’s episode. About the Guest Matthew McCaffrey is Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of Manchester. Faculty Page Dr. Matthew McCaffrey Pape | 8/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 465 The War on Cash: You Won’t Believe How and Why Governments Are Waging It | It’s not enough that governments took away the people’s gold and made them hold paper — now they want the people to get rid of the paper! What’s behind the global attack on cash? Charles Hugh Smith pulls back the curtain. About the Guest Charles H | 8/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 464 How to Help Your Friends Understand Why You’re an Austro-Libertarian | What is it, exactly, that makes Austrian economics so compelling, especially to someone who believes in freedom? This episode will help you explain it to your skeptical friends. Host of this Event Mises Institute Related Episodes Ep. 289 Austrian Economic | 8/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 463 Lew Rockwell and Tom Woods Discuss the GOP Debate | Lew and Tom discuss the first Republican presidential debate! About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com, and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute. Articles Mentioned “Is Rand Paul Missing His Giuliani Moment?” by Daniel McCar | 8/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 462 We Found a Major Flaw in the Egalitarian Argument | Gene Epstein discovered a crushing flaw in the argument of Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has been used as an indictment of capitalism and inequality. He shares it in this episode! About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book | 8/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 461 The Fallacies of Bernie Sanders | Bernie Sanders has generated tremendous enthusiasm for his presidential campaign. His ideas, though, are garden-variety leftism, based in envy, misplaced anger, and economic absurdities. About the Guest Grant Phillips runs The Modern Libertarian and is an | 8/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 460 Jefferson and Jackson: Good Guys, Bad Guys, or One of Each? | The Democratic Party of Connecticut has dropped the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from its annual dinner. Does this move make sense? Were these good guys or bad guys, and would they recognize the modern Democratic Party? About the Guest Jam | 8/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 459 My Speech to the YAL Convention: What We Say, and What Progressives Pretend We Say | We seem to understand progressives far better than they understand us. In these remarks, the keynote address at the 2015 Young Americans for Liberty national convention, I review example after sorry example of this phenomenon, while incidentally making th | 8/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 458 May a Libertarian Take Money from the State? | Walter Block joins us to ask a question a lot of scrupulous libertarians have wondered about: may a libertarian take government money, or hold a job involving government contracts, and the like, while being morally and philosophically consistent? About th | 7/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 457 Child Protective Services: A Whistleblower Speaks Out | Doesn’t Child Protective Services exist to protect children against abuse? Former Child Protective Services investigator Carlos Morales tears down the institution’s benign facade, and discusses the truth about its methods and activities, in this compe | 7/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 456 Monopoly Is Everywhere, Say Mainstream Economists; Austrians Roll Eyes | Mainstream economists see “monopoly power” everywhere — even when a breakfast cereal company differentiates its product via advertising. It’s crazy. In today’s episode we discuss the mainstream view of monopoly, as well as so-called perfect comp | 7/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 455 Does Noninterventionism Make You a Leftist? | I respond to the perennial claim of the neoconservatives that people who oppose imperial adventures must be left-liberals. This is a fun one. Article Discussed “Ron Paul and the Neoliberal Reeducation Campaign,” by Jeffrey Lord Resource Mentioned My | 7/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 454 Economics Is About Social Cooperation, Not Money or Greed | What is it, fundamentally, that fascinates us about economics? Some people hear economics and think greed. But to the contrary, what fascinates us about economics is the phenomenon of social cooperation, which takes place on a global scale despite the lac | 7/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 453 The Reign of Terror and the French Revolution | When the most radical of the French revolutionaries attempted the total transformation of society, the result was mass murder. I tell the grim story in today’s episode. It’s taken from my Western Civilization from 1493 course for the Ron Paul Curricul | 7/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 452 Early Christianity on War and the Military: Mike Huckabee Would Not Have Fit In | We know early Christians avoided service in the Roman army, but was that because of its pagan religious overtones or out of a moral opposition to violence and bloodshed — or both? And what happened to make military service acceptable for Christians cent | 7/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 451 The Crimes of Communism: What Did The Left Know, and When? | The late ex-Marxist Eugene Genovese famously confronted his fellow leftists over what he called The Question — what they knew about communist atrocities and when they knew it. It’s one of the most devastating articles I’ve ever read, and I review it | 7/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 450 Noam Chomsky Led Me to Libertarianism, Says Guest | The outstanding economist and libertarian writer Gene Epstein describes his unlikely journey to libertarianism. If you don’t know Gene yet, you’re in for a real treat. About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review editor of Barron’s. Spe | 7/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 449 Ron Paul and Paul Krugman in Their Own Words: Who Nailed It, and Who Was Clueless? | Paul Krugman likes to claim that he correctly diagnosed what was happening to the economy and advocated the proper measures during the Bush years, leading up to the financial crisis. But put his words side by side with Ron Paul’s, and we discover who th | 7/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 448 The Iran Deal and Rand Paul’s Response | The Iran nuclear deal is being heartily denounced by the GOP presidential field, Rand Paul included. What does the deal say, and why does Rand Paul oppose it? How does he distinguish himself from the field now? Scott Horton returns to discuss these and ot | 7/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 447 Woods and Murphy Are Pro-Choice, or: Mises Made Easier | Bob Murphy’s new book Choice — a digestible, easily understood overview of the arguments in Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action — is getting reviews as enthusiastic as any I have ever seen. We discuss the book, and controversial topics in Austrian econ | 7/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 446 No, Progressives, Capitalism Isn’t Fascism: Here’s What Nazi Germany’s Economy Looked Like | Capitalism is sometimes equated with “fascism” by some of its most visceral critics. But the whole point of fascism, as its architects explained again and again, was to produce an alternative to both communism and capitalism! In today’s episode I sp | 7/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 445 John Rawls and the Left’s Case for Redistribution | Today I explore the egalitarian ideas of John Rawls, the enormously significant political thinker to whom so many social democratic theorists refer. In this episode I’m sharing with you a lesson from my government course for the Ron Paul Curriculum. Enj | 7/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 444 What Did the Fourteenth Amendment Really Mean? | With the handing down of the Obergefell decision, the Fourteenth Amendment is back in the news. What was it really supposed to mean? Not what do some libertarians and conservatives wish it said, but what was it originally supposed to mean? Kevin Gutzman j | 7/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 443 As the Drug War Recedes, What Are the Results? | Mises Institute senior fellow Mark Thornton reviews the cases of Portugal and Washington state: have the fears of the prohibitionists been realized? About the Guest Mark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, is book review editor of the Quarte | 7/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 442 The Fiasco in Greece — And Europe | Nick Giambruno joins Tom to discuss the ongoing crisis in Greece, the state of the world’s banking system, and more. Don’t miss this episode! About the Guest Nick Giambruno is senior editor at Doug Casey’s InternationalMan.com, where he writes about | 7/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 441 Ron Paul on His New Antiwar Book | Ron Paul returns to discuss his new book Swords into Plowshares, at once a deeply personal reflection on war and his own career in the military, and also a systematic antiwar broadside. Truly a must-listen. About the Guest Ron Paul is a retired 12-term U. | 7/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 440 Liberland: A New Libertarian Country? | Liberland is a burgeoning micronation between Croatia and Serbia, and founded on libertarian principles. By popular demand, we talk to two of its top people in today’s episode. About the Guests Vit Jedlicka is the President of the Free Republic of Liber | 7/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 439 Afghanistan Is a Fiasco, But Can You Explain Why? | I bet a lot of libertarians opposed the war in Afghanistan but couldn’t give a lot of details to back up their position. This episode will remedy any such deficiency! About the Guest Ray McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990. During the 1980s he | 7/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 438 What Should Be Done About ISIS? | The incomparable Scott Horton discusses ISIS, the neocons’ strategy of allying with al Qaeda, the GOP claim that Obama is responsible for ISIS because of the Iraq withdrawal, and much more. About the Guest Scott Horton is the host of Antiwar Radio on KP | 7/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 437 Rand Paul, Foreign Policy, and 2016 | Rand Paul has a tricky road ahead given the current pack of candidates and the issues that are resonating with GOP primary voters this season. Brian Doherty and I discuss Rand’s way forward in today’s episode! About the Guest Brian Doherty is a senior | 7/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 436 James Bovard: 30 Years of Exposing Federal Agencies | If there’s been a more prolific libertarian journalist of the past 30 years than James Bovard, I don’t know who it is. Today we talk about Jim’s life and the various federal agencies he’s exposed over the years. Not to be missed! About the Guest J | 7/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 435 Why Has the Economic Recovery Been So Sluggish? | In a recent episode, David Stockman showed just how sluggish the economic recovery has been. But why has it been so sluggish? Wolf von Laer explains precisely how the state has held the economy back. About the Guest Wolf von Laer is a doctoral candidate i | 6/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 434 My Favorite Books, and Other Things I Told Swedish Libertarians | I was recently a guest on Radio Mises, the podcast of Mises Sweden. We discussed the limits of allowable opinion, religion and liberty, Ron Paul, Sweden’s history, decentralization, and much more. Host of This Discussion Mises Sweden Books Mentioned The | 6/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 433 Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass | Where does the underclass come from? Poor economic conditions and a lack of opportunity, says the left. It’s the incentives of the welfare state, says the right. The correct answer is more subtle, says today’s guest. About the Guest Theodore Dalrymple | 6/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 432 Debate: Tom Woods and Michael Malice on Alexander Hamilton | Libertarians assume Alexander Hamilton is their archenemy, but Michael Malice insists that’s not correct. Michael and I have an extremely stimulating exchange of ideas in today’s episode! About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and celebrity ghost | 6/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 431 The TSA Gropes, But at Least You’re Safe, Right? | James Bovard, the author of ten books, is an investigative journalist who has written for a wide variety of publications. Article Discussed “TSA Has No Excuse to Continue the Groping” Guest’s Latest Book Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrang | 6/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 430 Robert Reich Dead Wrong on $15/Hour Campaign | Robert Reich keeps on making consistently fallacious but widely viewed short videos on economic topics. His video demanding a $15 minimum wage is a case in point. Thankfully, you have this episode to help you fight back. About the Guest Robert P. Murphy h | 6/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 429 Is Reason Enough? Why Your Opponents Won’t Listen | Why is it that despite your excellent arguments, you can’t seem to get any traction with a lot of people? Is it enough to appeal to people’s reason? Jonathan Haidt offers a provocative argument about how people come to hold their views. About the Gues | 6/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 428 Walter Williams on White Privilege and Other Controversies | The irreplaceable Walter Williams smacks down the conventional wisdom on everything from so-called white privilege to education, government spending and debt, and much more. About the Guest Walter Williams, a nationally syndicated columnist, is the author | 6/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 427 Was Jesus a Socialist? | It’s not uncommon to hear it said that Jesus was a socialist and that the early Church practiced socialism. None of this is true, and our guest takes us through all the key claims. About the Guest Larry Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic E | 6/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 426 The Shocking Kill Rate of American Police | The kill rate of American police will surprise you. Ed Stringham gives us the data, as well as the radical libertarian solution. About the Guest Ed Stringham is the Davis Professor for Economic Organizations and Innovation at Trinity College. Article Dis | 6/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 425 Beyond Red States and Blue States: The Real America vs. the Televised America | Politicians and the media try to cram Americans into two categories: red and blue. The real America is so much more interesting, says Bill Kauffman, one of my favorite guests. About the Guest Bill Kauffman wrote the screenplay for the 2013 Ron Maxwell fil | 6/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 424 Rothbard and Mises in China? Plus, Is China a Bubble Waiting to Burst? | Interest in Austrian economics is growing in China, of all places, and our guest, Jing Jin, gives us the inside scoop from Beijing. Plus: political and economic conditions in China, and whether China’s growth is real. About the Guest Jing Jin is associa | 6/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 423 Talking War and Peace with Conservatives | Antiwar.com’s Angela Keaton, who will be taking the antiwar position in a debate at FreedomFest this year, discusses how to talk to conservatives about war. About the Guest Angela Keaton is director of operations for Antiwar.com. Event Mentioned Freedom | 6/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 422 How the Fed Is Helping the Few and Hurting the Rest | We know that’s what the Federal Reserve is doing, but precisely how? Mark Thornton gives all the details. About the Guest Mark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, is book review editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and te | 6/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 421 Doug Casey on Protecting Your Wealth Against Government, and Building a Free Country in Africa | Investor and iconoclast Doug Casey returns to the show to discuss his negotiations to establish a free country in Africa — plus, he answers the questions you good listeners submitted via my Twitter account! About the Guest Doug Casey is the author of Cr | 6/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 420 Conservatives and Libertarians: The History Almost Nobody Knows | One reason nobody knows who’s a “real conservative” — and there’s even controversy over who’s really a libertarian — is that few people know the history of either of these movements. Jason Jewell walks us through that history and the often r | 6/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 419 Austrian Business Cycle Theory: Answering the Critics | According to the economists of the Austrian School, artificial credit expansion is the primary factor behind the business cycle. Critics have tried to poke holes in the theory, but David Howden shows those holes are just an illusion. About the Guest David | 6/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 418 The Truth About One of Those Pre-Fed Depressions | Patrick Newman discusses the depression of the 1870s, which is often cited as evidence of the economic instability of laissez-faire capitalism. It was nothing of the sort, says Newman, who uses Austrian business cycle theory to understand what really happ | 6/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 417 Paul Krugman’s Three Huge Errors | Paul Krugman claims he’s gotten everything right in his analysis since the financial crisis, and that his opponents have been dead wrong. Bob Murphy identifies three major areas in which Krugman himself has been dead wrong, and then shows how he’s tri | 6/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 416 How Uber and Other Innovations Undermine the State | Today’s episode covers Uber and several other innovations that have chipped away at the pretensions of the state. About the Guest Jacob Huebert is a senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center. Guest’s Book Libertarianism Today [audiobook url=”ht | 6/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 415 Did the Surge Really Work? | According to the conventional wisdom, the Iraq war may have been a bad idea, but “the surge worked.” Did it? What do we mean by “worked”? CIA veteran Ray McGovern helps us answer this overlooked question. About the Guest Ray McGovern was a CIA ana | 6/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 414 Woods/Petersen Clash on Minarchism, Anarchism, and More | Austin Petersen joins me today, and a topic I’d intended to cover in just one portion of the show — namely, anarchism and minarchism — became the whole show. You’ll enjoy this one, I promise. About the Guest Austin Petersen is editor of The Libert | 5/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 413 Salon Says Rich Are Parasites; We Dissent | Peter Klein and I critique a recent Salon article containing just about every leftist cliche about the rich ever uttered. About the Guest Peter G. Klein is the Carl Menger Research Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also an associate professo | 5/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 412 What I Told the Eleventh Graders About Liberty | For the third year in a row, I was asked to speak on classical liberalism (libertarianism) to the 11th graders in my kids’ school, in their Great Ideas course. Video Mentioned When Did I Sign This ‘Social Contract’? Article Mentioned The Misplaced | 5/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 411 Hillsdale College’s Federalist Papers Course: Error and Propaganda | James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins Tom to critique the free course on The Federalist offered by the conservative Hillsdale College. Drop everything and listen to this. About the Guest James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professor of hist | 5/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 410 Socialist Basket Cases, and Other Economic Topics | The socialist disaster in Venezuela reminds our guest, Carmen Dorobat, of her native Romania during its communist period. Plus, we discuss protectionism at the World Trade Organization and other economic topics. About the Guest Carmen Dorobat is an instru | 5/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 409 The Doomsayers Are Wrong, As Usual | Predictions of doom, whether because of inadequate food, or acid rain, or poverty — the list goes on and on — have consistently been refuted by events. Matt Ridley makes an overwhelming case against the doomsayers, who are still very much with us. Abo | 5/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 408 The Main Reason Socialism Can’t Work | Tom and Matt Machaj discuss the fundamental reason socialism must lead to economic chaos. About the Guest Mateusz Machaj is assistant professor at the Institute of Economics of the University of Wroclaw, and founder and chief economist of the Polish Lud | 5/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 407 Marxism and Its Fallacies | Tom discusses the problems of Marxism with David Gordon. About the Guest David Gordon holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from UCLA, and is a senior fellow of the Mises Institute. Guest’s Books The Essential Rothbard Resurrecting Marx: The Analytical | 5/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 406 David Stockman: Progressive Defenses of Obamanomics Are Laughable | Supporters of Barack Obama say his economic record is actually quite strong, and that right-wingers simply can’t accept that. David Stockman, formerly of the Reagan administration, reduces these claims to rubble, and then destroys the rubble. Among the | 5/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 405 Amtrak Is Stupid | Amtrak doesn’t need still more money. It needs to be cut off completely. It makes no economic sense, it will always be a boondoggle, and it is the classic example of the total arbitrariness of government spending. Articles Discussed “Stop Bleating Abo | 5/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 404 Conscientious Objectors: Their Fascinating History, and Their Role Today | Tom discusses the tradition of conscientious objection to war: its history, and its ongoing relevance. About the Guest Bill Galvin is a Vietnam-era conscientious objector, and Counseling Coordinator at the Center on Conscience & War. He is a graduate of P | 5/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 403 Austrian Microeconomics: Where the Critics Go Wrong | Jeff Herbener and Tom review Bryan Caplan’s article “Why I Am Not an Austrian Economist.” About the Guest Jeffrey M. Herbener is chairman of the department of economics at Grove City College and associate editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian | 5/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 402 Five Ways the State Is Stiffing the Young | The so-called millennials were all too happy to pull the lever for Obama, but the President represents everything that’s making their lives miserable. Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins me to discuss the problems, and what if anything can be done. About the Gu | 5/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 401 Liberty Through Entrepreneurship: The Case for Ditching the 9-5 Grind | Tom talks to business trainer and talk show host Josh Tolley about entrepreneurship, personal freedom, and how to get started. About the Guest Josh Tolley hosts the Josh Tolley Show every weekday from 10:00am until noon Eastern Time. Guest’s Books Evan | 5/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 400 Ayn Rand: The Good and the Bad | Finally, on episode 400, Tom — joined by guest Michael Malice — discusses Ayn Rand: her philosophy, the good and the bad about Rand and her ideas, Objectivism and libertarianism, and more. About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and celebrity ghos | 5/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 399 Lenin and the Russian Revolution: Institutionalized Insanity | Tom discusses the Russian Revolution and its horrific aftermath, including the real-life consequences of instituting communist policy. Book Mentioned A Concise History of the Russian Revolution, by Richard Pipes Related Episodes Ep. 133 The Last Soviet De | 5/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 398 Free Trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership | Richard Ebeling makes the case for free trade, and for skepticism about the Trans-Pacific Partnershp currently being negotiated. About the Guest Richard Ebeling, past president of the Foundation for Economic Education, is BB&T Distinguished Professor of E | 5/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 397 The Fed: The Lifeblood of the Empire | Here’s the speech I gave at Ron Paul’s Rally for the Republic in 2008. He held this event down the street from the Republican National Convention, which was in the process that week of nominating John McCain. Speaking at this extraordinary event was o | 5/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 396 Iran Update, Plus: Rand Paul’s Best Strategy | Scott Horton joins Tom to look at the ongoing controversy over the Iran nuclear agreement. Plus, Tom and Scott discuss the strategy that makes the most sense for Rand Paul. About the Guest Scott Horton is the host of Antiwar Radio on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los A | 5/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 395 Empire of Lies: The Ron Paul Documentary | Today is the official launch of the Empire of Lies: The Ron Paul Documentary project. Ron Paul hasn’t approved or collaborated with any such story of his life — until now. About the Guest Charles Goyette is a New York Times bestselling author, and was | 5/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 394 There Is Nothing to Fear About Deflation | If there’s an economic phenomenon that terrifies all of official opinion, and even some free-market economists, it’s deflation. Our guest, the author of a brand new book on the subject, strongly disagrees. Listen in! About the Guest Philipp Bagus is a | 5/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 393 How to Persuade People: Tom and Michael Malice Discuss | How do we reach people with our message? Michael Malice and I have another of our fun, free-flowing discussions. About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and celebrity ghostwriter. He is also a frequent guest on Kennedy on the FOX Business Network. Gue | 5/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 392 Fifteen Years of Stimulus, and Nothing to Show | For fifteen solid years we’ve had one form of stimulus or another, and the results do not impress. For the true believer, this means we need more stimulus. For the rest of us, it’s time to try something else. Articles Discussed “15 Years of Stimulus | 4/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 391 Is Limited Government an Oxymoron? | Tom and famed investor Doug Casey are interviewed on the McCuistion PBS program about anarchism and the state. Essay Mentioned “The Anatomy of the State,” by Murray N. Rothbard Related Episode Ep. 64 Doug Casey on the World (Doug Casey) Special Offers | 4/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 390 Crimes of the Educators: Why Education Is More Screwed Up Than You Think | How bad is American education? Worse than you think. Alex Newman walks us through the crazy math, the crazy reading strategies, the behavioral drugs, and the historical origins of it all. About the Guest Alex Newman is an international journalist, educat | 4/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 389 Climate Change and the Bogus Case for Carbon Taxes | Carbon taxes are a free-market way of dealing with climate change and averting disaster, says a prominent policy analyst. Economist Bob Murphy doesn’t let him get away with it. About the Guest Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York Un | 4/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 388 Is America a Police State? Here’s the Evidence | About the Guest John Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law and human rights. He established the Rutherford Institute back in 1982 and still serves as President and spokesman. Bo | 4/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 387 What Rights Are, Where They Come From, and Whether Animals Have Them | Few topics are more foundational to libertarianism than rights. What are rights? How can we derive them? And do they extend beyond human beings? We explore these and other questions in today’s episode. About the Guest Gary Chartier, who holds a Ph.D. fr | 4/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 386 What Fascism Is, and Why It Isn’t Just a Name for Everything People May Oppose | Terms like fascist and fascism get thrown around indiscriminately by people who know how toxic they are and who want to demonize their opponents. But almost nothing and no one accused of fascism these days has the slightest connection to genuine fascism, | 4/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 385 There’s No Such Thing as Equality of Opportunity, and Thank Goodness | We hear a lot of talk about “equality of opportunity.” But is there or could there be such a thing? This apparently benign idea, if taken seriously, would yield innumerable horrors, argues George Reisman in today’s episode. About the Guest George Re | 4/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 384 Will You Join Me? I Plan to Try the Miracle Morning for a Month — the Testimonials Are Just Too Powerful | Hal Elrod’s story will stun you — in a terrible car accident at age 20, he was dead for six minutes, and when he did revive, he was told he’d never walk again. He went on to run a 52-mile ultra-marathon. And he developed the Miracle Morning, a morni | 4/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 383 Presidential War Powers: The Truth and the Lies | The conventional wisdom on presidential war powers is dangerously mistaken. Today I talk to one of the country’s foremost experts, to set the record straight. About the Guest Lou Fisher is Scholar in Residence at the Constitution Project. He spent fou | 4/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 382 Ron Paul and the Remnant: A Lesson in Politics, Strategy, and Liberty | Ron Paul used to talk quite a bit about “the remnant.” Few knew what he meant. But when you find out, it’s almost eerie. Have a listen! Article Mentioned “Isaiah’s Job,” by Albert Jay Nock Resource Mentioned TomWoods.com/war Related Episodes | 4/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 381 Another Place the Keynesians Wrecked | As the Brazilian economy has cooled off and public discontent is mounting, recent economic policy in Brazil is coming under increasing scrutiny. In today’s episode we get to the bottom of what’s really going on — plus the “less Marx, more Mises” | 4/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 380 Tom Talks Nullification on Iranian TV | PressTV is a 24-hour English-language news network in Iran. It is state-owned, but independent of the state in its management. PressTV’s Susan Modaress has interviewed me twice; this was the first time. Book Discussed Nullification: How to Resist Feder | 4/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 379 How to Think About Outsourcing, Inequality, Energy Independence, and Lots of Other Things | What a delight to be joined by John Tamny on the launch day of his excellent new book! We hit lots of hot-button topics, and you’ll enjoy John’s compelling, informed, and entertaining answers. About the Guest John Tamny is editor at Real Clear Markets | 4/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 378 Why Postwar Germany and Japan Don’t Prove It’s Easy to Spread Democracy | Discussions of spreading democracy in the Middle East always come back to Germany and Japan — if it can be done there, the argument goes, it can be done anywhere. Christopher Coyne discusses the flaws in this argument. About the Guest Christopher Coyne | 4/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 377 My Bestselling Experience with Meltdown: My Chance to Educate the Public | It still amazes me that an anti-Fed book spent two and a half months as a national bestseller. And I spent that time explaining the Fed to all kinds of new audiences as a result. I hope you enjoy my story about it all! Host of This Event Mises Institute B | 4/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 376 My Productivity Secret | We could all stand to be more productive, but we need specifics, not the platitudes we find in the typical productivity and self-improvement literature. That’s where the great Ari Meisel comes in. Have a listen! About the Guest Ari Meisel, a graduate of | 4/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 375 Social Security and Other Forbidden Economic Questions | Tom discusses a variety of issues: environmentalism and American Indians, the allegedly laissez-faire Herbert Hoover, and the true nature of Social Security. Host of This Event Mises Institute Book Mentioned 33 Questions About American History You’re N | 4/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 374 Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne on Liberty | Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne discusses libertarianism, his friend Warren Buffett, the revolutionary potential of the blockchain, and more. About the Guest Patrick Byrne is CEO of Overstock.com. Guest’s Website Overstock.com Guest’s Special Offer Jo | 4/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 373 How to Rein in the Fed, Right Away | If we can’t end the Fed right away, that doesn’t mean we must be paralyzed. Joe Salerno discusses his hot SSRN paper on how to rein in the Fed in the short run. Have a listen! About the Guest Joseph T. Salerno is academic vice president of the Mises I | 4/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 372 Religious Freedom, Freedom of Association, and That Indiana Law | Today I discuss the controversy surrounding Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Lesson: stand on principle in the first place, and then you won’t have to rely on convoluted laws later. Article Mentioned “Is Indiana Protecting Discriminatio | 4/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 371 Private Cities? | Alex Tabarrok discusses the case of India’s private city, and the challenges — and promise — of a private model of urbanization. About the Guest Alex Tabarrok holds the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center and is a professor o | 4/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 370 It Is Impossible to Argue Against Libertarianism Without Contradiction | Stephan Kinsella discusses the argumentation ethics of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, who argues that only libertarian norms can be argumentatively justified. Not an episode to skip, to say the least! About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney, | 3/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 369 Who Was the Real James Madison? | James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman discusses religious liberty, nullification, federalism, and other, often misunderstood, features of the Madison legacy. Book Discussed James Madison and the Making of America Other Books by the Guest The Politically | 3/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 368 War: Big Government’s Best Friend | War has all the features we associate with a government program: propaganda, lies, central planning, power grabs, cronyism, centralization, taxes, debt, erosion of liberty, and unintended consequences. Check out today’s episode for the full case. Host o | 3/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 367 Murphy Takes on Krugman on Recessions, Business Cycles | Whether his colleagues like it or not, Paul Krugman is the public face of the Keynesian establishment. Replying to Krugman, therefore, involves more than criticizing just one person. Today Bob Murphy takes apart Krugman’s most recent New York Times co | 3/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 366 If There Were an Aristocracy of Wrong, Its Lords Would Be Fed Chairmen | About the Guest Mark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, is book review editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and teaches economics at Auburn University. Paper Discussed “Transparency or Deception: What the Fed Was Saying | 3/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 365 Generational Poverty and the Welfare State | Is there more to poverty than a “lack of jobs”? Adam Vass Gal discusses the culture of poverty. About the Guest Adam Vass Gal teaches economics at Belmont University, and has worked in financial services for 12 years. Book Discussed Generational Pover | 3/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 364 Gun Control in the Third Reich | How the Nazi regime disarmed the Jews — and how supposedly benign programs like gun licensing and registration paved the way. About the Guest Stephen Halbrook, a Research Fellow of the Independent Institute, is a lawyer known for his involvement in Seco | 3/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 363 It’s Happening: Seasteading — Liberty Through Floating Cities | About the Guest Joe Quirk is a bestselling author and director of communications for the Seasteading Institute. Links The Seasteading Institute 8 Ways Seasteading Can Improve the World Plan for the first floating city by 2020 Architectural design contest | 3/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 362 The Thatcher Record, and Other Topics | About the Guest Sean Gabb is director of the Libertarian Alliance, based in the U.K. He is the author of many books, including six historical novels under the name Richard Blake. He holds a Ph.D. in political and intellectual history from the University o | 3/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 361 Against Market Monetarism and NGDP Targeting | About the Guest Joseph T. Salerno is academic vice president of the Mises Institute and a professor of economics at Pace University. Festschrift The Next Generation of Austrian Economics: Essays in Honor of Joseph T. Salerno (PDF) Guest’s Book Money: So | 3/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 360 Corporate Social Responsibility, or How Business Ethics Is Taught These Days | About the Guest James R. Otteson is executive director of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism, and Teaching Professor of Political Economy, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is also a Senior Scholar at the Fund for Ame | 3/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 359 Why Is There So Much Bad Economic History? | Host of This Event Mises Institute Related Article “What Austrian Economics Can Teach Historians,” by Tom Woods (Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 11. no. 3, 2008) Resource LearnAustrianEconomics.com Resource Page World War II and American | 3/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 358 Is Salon Right? Is Honduras a Libertarian Nightmare? | About the Guest Michael Strong is an author, a co-founder of Radical Social Entrepreneurs, and the founder of numerous Socratic, Montessori, and Paideia schools. Article Discussed “My Libertarian Vacation Nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul and Their Grou | 3/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 357 The Myth of the Keynesian Multiplier | About the Guest William J. Boyes is professor emeritus of economics at Arizona State University. Article Discussed “The Keynesian Multiplier Concept Ignores Crucial Opportunity Costs,” by William J. Boyes Guest’s Website Center for the Study of Econ | 3/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 356 The Fallacies of the Living Wage | Woods Book Mentioned The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (10th Anniversary Edition) Other Books Discussed Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt [audiobook url=”http://www.tomwoodsaudio.com” class=””] Catholic Soci | 3/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 355 Was the Industrial Revolution a Catastrophe for Workers? And Other Economic Topics | The standard historical accounts get a great many economic issues all wrong. In this episode I review a bunch of the most common ones, and supply the free-market answer. Topics Discussed The Industrial Revolution The New Deal Antitrust Monopoly The Marsha | 3/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 354 Is There a Case for Libertarian Optimism? | Are we making progress, holding steady, or retrogressing? Frank Karsten returns to make the case for libertarian optimism! About the Guest Frank Karsten is chairman of Mises Instituut Nederland and of the Stichting Meer Vrijheid (More Freedom Foundation), | 3/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 353 The Netanyahu Speech and the Neocons | What are we to make of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress yesterday? Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins me to discuss the speech, its claims, and the neocons’ record in the Middle East. Guest’s Website Ron Paul Institute for Peace a | 3/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 352 Ostrowski on Progressivism: The Idea Destroying America | My guest today describes progressivism as “the idea destroying America.” We discuss what it is, where it comes from, and what can be done against it. Book Discussed Progressivism: A Primer on the Idea Destroying America, by James Ostrowski Book Mentio | 3/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 351 The Bad Economics of Net Neutrality | What’s wrong with “net neutrality”? Economist Peter Klein joins us to discuss the bad economics behind this fashionable idea. Articles Mentioned “Government Did Invent the Internet, but the Market Made It Glorious,” by Peter G. Klein “The Myth | 3/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 350 Who Killed the Constitution? | The federal government can be limited by the U.S. Constitution, some say. Really? Here’s an overview of critical episodes in American constitutional history. You decide. Host of This Event Mises Institute Book Discussed Who Killed the Constitution? The | 2/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 349 Rothbard on What Happened to the Old Right | Murray Rothbard was so productive that new books of his continued to appear even after his death. I had the privilege of writing the introduction to one of them, and I discuss it in today’s episode. Book Discussed The Betrayal of the American Right, by | 2/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 348 The DUI Racket Revisited | What can and should you do at a DUI checkpoint? Warren Redlich has devised a simple flyer that keeps the cops away and protects you against false accusations and invasions of your privacy. His work is being debated all over the country. Have a listen! Gue | 2/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 347 What Government Is Doing to Cars | Eric Peters, the libertarian authority on cars (and motorcycles!), returns to answer listener questions about government, cars, maintenance, and more. Issues Discussed Tesla: crony capitalism? What’s the $9800 car we’re not allowed to buy? Can I build | 2/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 346 The Fed Caused the Meltdown | Here’s my discussion with Lew Rockwell on the Lew Rockwell Show back in 2009, shortly after the release of Meltdown, my book on the financial crisis that spent ten weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Book Discussed Meltdown: A Free-Market Look | 2/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 345 Economic Cycles Before the Fed | Critics of the Federal Reserve have to know how to answer this one: we had economic ups and downs before the Fed, so the Fed can’t be solely responsible for economic cycles. That’s what this talk, delivered in a more academic style, is about. Organize | 2/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 344 Why Economic Freedom? Here’s Why | Here’s a basic overview of the economic and moral imperatives behind the free market. I think it’s pretty convincing, but then since I’m the speaker, I suppose I would. (No YouTube versions of the episodes from yesterday through Monday, since it wou | 2/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 343 What I Told Conservatives About Foreign Policy | Here’s a speech in which the audience was not completely on my side on foreign policy. I wondered if I should bring it up. I then rebuked myself for even asking the question, and went on ahead. Enjoy! Organizer of This Event Tenth Amendment Center Video | 2/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 342 The Truth About the Rehab Industry and 12-Step | Everyone thinks “rehab” and/or 12-step programs are indispensable for recovery from addiction. But according to my guest, their success rates are abysmal and the science behind them is either bogus or nonexistent. About the Guest Dr. Lance Dodes recen | 2/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 341 Why Iraqi ‘Regime Change’ Was Doomed to Failure | Our guest today says regime change (meant more broadly than the mere removal of Saddam Hussein) and the importation of Western political values into Iraq were the motivating factors behind the 2003 invasion — and that these motivations explain why the r | 2/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 340 What’s the Big Deal About Bitcoin? | Steve Patterson explains what Bitcoin is and why it matters, and replies to common objections. About the Guest Steve Patterson is a freelance writer and video producer. Book Discussed What’s the Big Deal About Bitcoin? by Steve Patterson Guest’s Websi | 2/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 339 How to Demonstrate the Existence of Rights | How can we know for sure what rights people have? Do rights exist at all? If so, how do we demonstrate that? Do we even need the idea of rights in order to defend libertarianism? Libertarian theorist Frank van Dun joins us to sort this all out! Topics Dis | 2/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 338 Did Sweden Succeed Because of Government? | American progressives hold up the Swedish welfare state as a model, and as a rebuke to the somewhat more laissez-faire United States. What’s the real story about Sweden? That’s our discussion for today. About the Guest Johan Norberg is the author of 1 | 2/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 337 The Fatal Errors of Socialism | The problems with socialism are many, both in theory and in practice. Jim Otteson discusses them in his new book The End of Socialism, and joins us today! Book Discussed The End of Socialism, by James R. Otteson About the Guest James R. Otteson is execut | 2/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 336 A Libertarian Gallop Through Political Thought | Professor Gerard Casey takes us on a whirlwind tour of political thought, including both the bad guys and the good guys, from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Topics Discussed Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and the notion of sovereignty Johanne | 2/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 335 How I Became a Libertarian | I wasn’t always a libertarian. I began as a moderate Republican. I eventually became vice president of the Harvard College Republicans. But something pulled me away from conventional opinion and toward the persuasive and compelling heterodoxy of Austro- | 2/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 334 The Democracy Scam | So many of the alleged merits of democracy are simply asserted or assumed. But there are very serious problems with democracy, and the always interesting Frank Karsten joins me today to hash some of them out. This one is a must-listen. About the Guest Fra | 2/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 333 Could There Have Been an Internet Without the State? | Would there be an Internet without the state? Should we favor “net neutrality”? We cover these and other issues in today’s episode! About the Guest Richard Bennett, a visiting fellow of the American Enterprise Institute, is an expert on Internet tec | 2/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 332 An Entrepreneur’s Path to Liberty | Toby Baxendale is a fantastically successful entrepreneur as well as a great benefactor of the cause of liberty. Today we discuss everything from labor unions and Margaret Thatcher to anarchism and Austrian economics, and whether Austrian economics helps | 2/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 331 No, Progressives, Lower Tax Rates on the Rich Don’t Wreck the Economy | Thom Hartmann’s fans have been sending around a graphic claiming that the economy tanks when taxes are lowered on the rich. It’s so wrong it’s embarrassing. Bob Murphy and I dismantle the thing completely. Article Discussed “Thom Hartmann’s Bogu | 2/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 330 The Peacekeeper App: Protect Your Home and Community | Can we improve on the current system of emergency response? Cody Drummond thinks so. His free Peacekeeper App decentralizes the process, and gives families and communities more control over their own lives and their own protection services. About the Gue | 1/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 329 Iran War Threatened Again? | Looks like the neocons are trying to drum up support for war with Iran again. Scott McConnell of The American Conservative restores some sanity to the discussion. About the Guest Scott McConnell is a founding editor of The American Conservative magazine. | 1/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 328 Peter Schiff on Investing, and What to Expect in 2015 | Peter Schiff returns to the Tom Woods Show to answer listener questions about investing and the economy. Questions were solicited on Tom’s Facebook page, so make sure to ‘Like’ that page for future opportunities to get your questions answered. Issue | 1/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 327 Nullify! The Agenda for 2015 | With about 200 bills involving some form of state-level resistance to the federal government bending before legislatures around the country, Michael Boldin joins us for an overview of what’s about to unfold. Don’t miss it! About the Guest Michael Bold | 1/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 326 What I Told the Washington Post About Secession | I knew there was a Washington Post writer in the audience at the Mises Institute’s event on secession this past weekend in Houston, and I knew exactly why he was there: to write an article about the “extreme” Ron Paul, as a way of causing problems f | 1/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 325 Are Corporations Un-Libertarian? | Corporations aren’t people, say protestors. Corporations are creatures of the state, say some libertarians. Is there any merit to these complaints? Should libertarians support the corporate form or not? That’s the topic of discussion on today’s epis | 1/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 324 The Real North Korea Interview | Michael Malice has read North Korean books that no other Westerner had read. He has a unique insight into this bizarre regime. And he’s one of my most popular guests. Join us for a great conversation! About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and gho | 1/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 323 Does the Constitution Bind Anyone? | Lysander Spooner, one of the great libertarians of the nineteenth century, advanced the radical argument that the Constitution does not and cannot bind anyone. I discuss his arguments in this episode. Work Discussed No Treason, by Lysander Spooner Video M | 1/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 322 Lysander Spooner: Anti-Slavery, Pro-Secession | Lysander Spooner was a political thinker, a lawyer, an anti-slavery activist, and much more. Libertarians cite him as one of the key nineteenth-century figures in their tradition. But although some libertarians know about his work No Treason, few are fami | 1/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 321 A Renegade History of the United States | Here’s U.S. history the way it’s never been told before — and official left and right don’t know what to do about it. Join me for a great discussion with historian Thad Russell! Book Discussed A Renegade History of the United States, by Thaddeus R | 1/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 320 Free Community College? Here’s Why Not | Yes, the President’s free community-college proposal is a bad idea. But the whole cult of education — as opposed to education per se — is irrational and perverse, says my guest today. Have a listen! About the Guest Bryan Caplan is a professor of eco | 1/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 319 Liberty in Our Time: Here’s How | Check out all the great things Ian Freeman and others are doing in New Hampshire — without a billion-dollar budget or D.C. respectability. About the Guest Ian Freeman is the creator of FreeKeene.com and the owner and host of Free Talk Live. Guest’s Pr | 1/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 318 Piketty Taken Down for Good? | Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century was supposed to be the definitive condemnation of capitalism as an anti-social engine of inequality, but the closer his work is examined, the more unreliable it turns out to be. Phil Magness tells the truth | 1/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 317 Ross Ulbricht and the Future of the Internet | The Ross Ulbricht case has potentially great significance for the future of the Internet. Thanks to Derrick Freeman for joining me today to explain what’s at stake! About the Guest Derrick J. Freeman lives in New Hampshire as part of the Free State Proj | 1/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 316 Who Will Build the Roads? | All right, so it’s a cliche, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be answered. Bob Murphy and I discuss a recent set of arguments in favor of state monopoly road provision. Article Discussed “My Experience With Private Roads and Why Libertaria | 1/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 315 The Origins of State Education: Myth and Reality | We need government to provide education, right? Wrong. There are plenty of arguments against the public provision of what we laughingly call education, but it’s interesting to take a brief glance at history to see what kind of evidence we can uncover. T | 1/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 314 The Juror’s Unknown Rights | James Babb joins me today to discuss an important and exciting jury education campaign, letting potential jurors know about the rights they have that they won’t learn about in the courtroom. About the Guest James Babb is a libertarian activist in Philad | 1/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 313 Nonintervention, Nullification, Neoconservatism: Tom on Lions of Liberty | This conversation with Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty is top notch. He asked all kinds of great questions and kept the conversation hopping. We covered everything from my intellectual evolution to war, nullification (on which he asked me a question that I | 1/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 312 Pencils and Central Planning: A Children’s Story | What can children read that illustrates the principles of liberty? Not a whole lot, to be blunt. That’s why I’m so pleased with Connor Boyack’s beautiful new Tuttle Twins series, the most recent entry of which is a children’s version of Leonard Re | 1/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 311 On Becoming a Better Writer | In this episode I offer some tips for becoming a better writer. Hope they help! Author Mentioned Thomas Sowell archive Related Episode Ep. 234: All About Publishing Special Offer If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian | 12/23/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 310 The Year in Progressive Rock | Find out about the best, and typically overlooked, music of 2014 in this great discussion with Brad Birzer! Guest’s Websites Progarchy (Brad is editor-at-large) The Imaginative Conservative Episodes Mentioned Ep. 110: The First Money Bomb (Steve Hogarth | 12/22/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 309 On Being a Workaholic | Projects Mentioned Ron Paul Curriculum My Ron Paul Curriculum courses a la carte Liberty Classroom Hundreds of episodes of the Tom Woods Show Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Church and the Market (coming January 2015); here’s the first edition New book | 12/19/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 308 Nullification: The Gateway Drug | Host of This Presentation The Free State Project Book Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century [audiobook url=”http://www.TomWoodsAudio.com” class=””] Resource Mentioned NullificationFAQ.com Video Mentioned I mention a vi | 12/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 307 The War on Drugs: Born 100 Years Ago | About the Guest Mark Thornton is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute, and teaches economics at Auburn University. Article Discussed “The War on Drugs Was Born 100 Years Ago,” by Mark Thornton Books by the Guest The Quotable Mises The Economics of P | 12/17/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 306 The Cops: Is It a Case of Bad Apples? | About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and ghostwriter, and appears regularly on The Independents on FOX Business. Articles Discussed “Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Police,” by Michael Malice “Why I’ve Never Respected the Police,” by | 12/16/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 305 Is $2 Gas the Worst Thing to Happen to America? | Article Discussed “$2 Gas Is the Worst Thing to Happen to America,” by Mark Morford About the Guest Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the author of numerous books (see below), including study guides to Ludwig | 12/15/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 304 The Torture Report, and What It Left Out | The Senate committee report on the CIA’s use of torture has generated intense discussion. I can think of no one better to explain the significance of it all than Scott Horton, a regular guest on the Tom Woods Show. About the Guest Scott Horton is the ho | 12/12/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 303 School vs. Education | There’s more to education than formal schooling. It’s time to embrace better, more effective, and more humane models of education, says Brett Veinotte. About the Guest Brett Veinotte is the host and editor of the School Sucks Project and podcast. He h | 12/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 302 How the West Abolished Slavery | When we consider the significance of the abolition of slavery, a ubiquitous and seemingly entrenched institution, it’s surprising how little many of us know about how it actually happened. Jim Powell shares the story with us! Issues Discussed Why the ab | 12/10/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 301 Hillary Clinton: The Military-Industrial Candidate | So the Democrats are for peace and the Republicans are for war, huh? Then why is the Democrats’ leading candidate a consistent hawk? Kelly Vlahos and I discuss the real Hillary Clinton in this episode. About the Guest Kelley Vlahos has spent the last 14 | 12/9/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 300 How and Why the State Thrives on Fear | The state thrives on fear. Connor Boyack, in his new book Feardom, explains why and how, and what we can do about it. About the Guest Connor Boyack is the author of several books and the president of the Libertas Institute, a public-policy think-tank base | 12/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 299 David Stockman: The Keynesian Toolbox Is Empty | What a pleasure to be joined once again by David Stockman! I strongly urge you to visit his blog and check out his latest book, The Great Deformation (see below). Issues Discussed Financial reporters whose articles take Keynesianism as an unstated startin | 12/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 298 Income Inequality: Non-Solutions to a Non-Problem | Everyone’s talking about income inequality, and I thought this article by Robert Higgs — “Nineteen Neglected Consequences of Income Redistribution” — was worth an episode’s worth of commentary. Here are the resources for today’s episode: Boo | 12/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 297 The International Man on How, Where, and Why to Diversify | Nick Giambruno, senior editor of InternationalMan.com, a Doug Casey publication, joined me to discuss international diversification, and why it isn’t just for investments or for the rich. Some topics discussed: What’s the tax secret about living in Pu | 12/3/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 296 Maximize Your Results, Minimize Your Time: Five Tips for Learning Liberty | In the course of today’s episode I mentioned a number of books I consider indispensable. Here are a few of them: The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul. This is a good one for beginners. It has a good track record as a proselytizing device. It’s wha | 12/1/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 295 Anarchy, History, Homeschooling, and More | Tom talks to Jeff Berwick about history, education, homeschooling, how to win people over, and more. Check out Jeff’s show, Anarchast, at Anarchast.com. | 11/28/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 294 Tom on the African-American Conservatives Show | Tom discusses a variety of issues as a guest on African-American Conservatives. | 11/26/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 293 Tolkien and Liberty | Jay Richards, co-author of The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom that Tolkien Got, and the West Forgot, talks Tolkien and liberty. | 11/25/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 292 Anarchy and the Law | Tom talks to Gary Chartier about his book Anarchy and Legal Order: Law and Politics for a Stateless Society (Cambridge University Press, 2013). | 11/24/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 291 Japan: Failed Keynesian Experiment | Bob Murphy joins Tom to discuss the Keynesian disaster in Japan. | 11/21/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 290 From A to Z in 30 Minutes | Tom discusses the libertarian/conservative divide, plus politics, self-publishing, podcasting, and more as a guest on Matt Lewis and the News. | 11/20/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 289 Austrian Economics vs. the Mainstream | Randall Holcombe discusses his most recent book, Advanced Introduction to Austrian Economics. Plus, Tom offers a surprise giveaway. | 11/19/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 288 The Judge on Expanding Presidential Power | Judge Andrew Napolitano returns to the show to discuss his new book, released just today: Suicide Pact: The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Assault on Civil Liberties. | 11/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 287 The Pentagon’s Fake Austerity | Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Project on Government Oversight and author of The Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages U.S. Security, corrects fashionable myths about military funding. Check out his article | 11/17/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 286 Who Creates Jobs? | George Reisman, author of Capitalism, refutes common errors. | 11/14/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 285 The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels | Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress discusses his new book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. | 11/13/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 284 Ben Swann on Health Freedom, ISIS, and More | Independent investigative journalist Ben Swann returns to the show to discuss some key stories he’s working on. | 11/12/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 283 Left and Right Against War | Murray Polner, co-author with Tom of We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now, talks war and foreign policy. | 11/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 282 Jim Grant on The Forgotten Depression | Jim Grant, Ron Paul’s choice for Fed chairman, discusses his new book The Forgotten Depression — 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself. | 11/10/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 281 Guest Says Libertarians Should Favor a Hillary Presidency | Michael Malice returns to the show to make an unusual claim: libertarians should welcome a Hillary presidency. Tom responds. | 11/10/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 280 World War II on the Home Front | Burt Folsom, author of FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America, talks about issues on the home front that are rarely discussed. | 11/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 279 Tenth Amendment Initiatives Succeed | Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center joins Tom to review ballot initiatives on behalf of nullification and the Tenth Amendment from yesterday’s election. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 278 Does Government Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt? | Tom addresses some common pro-government arguments. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 277 Tom on Marketing, Time Management, and More | Tom shares a great discussion from the Robert Wenzel Show. Check out EconomicPolicyJournal.com and TargetLiberty.com. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 276 Crazy Entrepreneurs Make Things Happen | Linda Rottenberg, author of Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags, talks about the urgency — and possibility — of becoming entrepreneurial. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 275 Black Maverick: The Forgotten T.R.M. Howard | David Beito, co-author of Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power, discusses a forgotten figure of the civil-rights era. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 274 A Real-Live Tax Revolt | Jim Tobin of Taxpayers United of America recalls the Chicago Tax Strike of 1977, chronicled by Murray Rothbard, and discusses his 400 other successful battles against tax increases. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 273 The Case Against Antitrust | Tom DiLorenzo, whose books include The Real Lincoln and How Capitalism Saved America, overturns the standard narrative of antitrust and monopoly. | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 272 Am I a Dummy for Believing in God? | Tom explains why belief in God is in fact eminently rational. (He recommends the book The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism.) | 11/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 271 The Truth about the Crash of ’08 | Tom shares a talk he delivered at — of all places — the University of Colorado at Boulder, on the real causes of the housing bubble and crash. Check out Meltdown, Tom’s New York Times bestseller on that subject, featuring a foreword by Ron Paul. | 11/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 270 How Would Libertarians Deal With Ebola? | Economist and libertarian theorist Bob Murphy joins Tom to discuss disease, quarantines, and liberty. | 11/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 269 End the Fed, Then What? | Jeff Herbener describes the separation of money and state. Check out tomwoods.com/money and “How to Return to Gold,” referred to in the episode. | 11/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 268 A Six-Figure Monthly Income, Thanks to Podcasting | Related Links Podcasters’ Paradise Entrepreneur on Fire Disclosure: the link to Podcasters’ Paradise is an affiliate link, which means I earn a commission if you click on it and join. I wouldn’t recommend it if I didn’t think it was an outstanding | 11/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 267 Forget the ‘Loyal Opposition’; Be a Dissenter | Tom is interviewed by Jeff Deist, Mises Institute president and former chief of staff to Ron Paul. | 11/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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