I have interacted with quite a few opponents of the free market, both socialists and “traditionalists,” who have looked to the medieval guilds as a great example of how society can be organized without the alleged dog-eat-dog competition of the market. Under the guilds, competition… Read More
Archives for November 2011
Talking Wealth Distribution on the Peter Schiff Show
Someone made a YouTube out of the reply I made to a caller while guest hosting the Peter Schiff Show yesterday (Thursday, November 10). The caller wanted to know what percentage of total wealth I would be comfortable with the top one or five percent of earners owning,… Read More
My Most Pertinent Book for Veterans Day
Is the collection I co-edited for Basic Books, We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now . Here I discuss it with Jeff Tucker.
Can Someone Make Me a YouTube?
I’d really like to get onto YouTube the audio of me speaking to Steve Deace, an important Iowa radio host with a large evangelical audience, on a program that featured me making the Christian case for Ron Paul. Here’s the link ; I come on somewhere around 13:00… Read More
Ron Paul’s Plan: 1-1-1
In the debate tonight, an exasperated Herman Cain insisted he was the only one on the stage who had presented a bold economic plan. In my dream, Ron Paul steps in and says, “Hang on a minute. I’ve got a pretty bold plan. I call… Read More
Woods on Iowa Radio: The Christian Case for Ron Paul
Here’s the link to my appearance on the Steve Deace Show today. I appear in the first hour around 13:00. Deace, who’s a very influential radio host in Iowa, invited me to make the Christian case for Ron Paul. I think I did a creditable job.
Guest Hosting the Peter Schiff Show Tomorrow
I’ll be guest hosting the Peter Schiff Show again tomorrow (Thursday), 10am-noon ET. Tune in !
Ron Paul Speaks to Values Voters
Germane to my discussion with Steve Deace today is Ron Paul’s excellent speech at the Values Voters Summit this year. It’s obvious he is a genuine person speaking from the heart, not from focus group prompts.
New Tax to Fund Improvement in Christmas Trees’ Image
The Department of Agriculture has announced a new federal tax on Christmas trees that will find the spread of information that will “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States.” It’s about time. How much longer were we going to let… Read More
Newt, Favorite of ‘Conservatives’: Put FDR on Rushmore
Newt Gingrich, who has been rising in the polls, is another candidate perfectly suited for what the average GOP voter appears to want: an Establishment candidate offering insignificant changes. I wrote a little about the real Newt several days ago. Now he says he’d choose Franklin Roosevelt for Mt. Rushmore. That’s… Read More