Peter van Buren returns to the show to discuss his novel Hooper’s War, set during World War II. Beneath all the casualty figures and the news reports is something profound and lasting that damages us during war, and the author brings it out even in the… Read More
Archives for August 2017
Ep. 979 Liechtenstein: The Closest Thing to a Libertarian Country?
The small country of Liechtenstein is run by Prince Hans-Adam II, who is a friend and correspondent of the libertarian economist and philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe. In today’s episode we tell the untold story about this extraordinary place. About the Guest Andreas Kohl is a council… Read More
More Telephone Scammers
They evidently never heard this episode of the show. Give them a call and clog up their lines: 240-200-9762. They are evil, and you can have fun at their expense. (I was in the car and couldn’t hook them up to Jolly Roger Telephone Company .)
Ep. 978 Charlottesville Once More: Left-Anarchist Keith Preston Discusses
Keith Preston, whose writing I always find interesting and challenging, wrote an excellent overview and analysis of what happened in Charlottesville last weekend. He does the impossible here: this is as dispassionate as it gets. Enjoy. About the Guest Keith Preston is (more or less)… Read More
Ep. 977 Left, Right, and Charlottesville, with Paul Gottfried
In the wake of the events in Charlottesville, Paul Gottfried returns to the show to discuss the present state of the American ideological spectrum, from Antifa to the alt Right. About the Guest Paul Gottfried is professor emeritus of humanities at Elizabethtown College and a… Read More
Everyone’s a Nazi Now
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . One of my listeners — a musician with a decent following — recently wrote to tell me he was under siege for posting some libertarian videos. People were calling him, you guessed… Read More
Ep. 976 Boom, Bust, and Government in American History
Ep. 975 Radical Libertarian Architect: Privatize Public Spaces, Housing, Everything
Patrik Schumacher, a prominent architect in London, stunned the architecture world last year when he came out against housing subsidies and state-funded art schools, and in favor of privatizing, parks, streets, and other public areas. Instead of groveling and apologizing, he’s sticking to his guns.… Read More
LP Chairman Takes a Swipe at Your Host
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . If I didn’t know for a fact you all were lying when you said you weren’t interested in libertarian gossip, I wouldn’t periodically share some with you. First (I’ll get to the… Read More
BONUS Ep. 974 Libertarian Turns Passion into Online Business
Antony Sammeroff, who co-hosts the Scottish Liberty Podcast , joins me to discuss how he’s taken a personal passion and begun to monetize it online. Website Discussed Be Yourself and Love It Course Surviving to Thriving: A Personal Transformation in Six Lessons Guest’s Twitter @AntonySammeroff Previous Appearance Ep. 860 Skeptics of Capitalism, and How to Persuade Them Liberty Classroom Learn the history they didn’t teach… Read More