Ben Powell, author of Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy , talks myth and fact about sweatshops.
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Stop Protesting Sweatshops
That’s the message of economist Ben Powell, author of the new book Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy (Cambridge, 2014). As always on my show, the conventional wisdom is turned on its head. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher !
The Business Advantages to Writing a Book
Some potential authors think they’ll write a book and retire on the royalties. Now it’s quite possible to earn significant royalties. But you’re thinking much, much too small if your focus is on book royalties alone. Let’s consider the business advantages to writing a book:… Read More
Left-Wing Violence Is Righteous (and Therefore OK)
The good folks in my Supporting Listeners group tracked down this gem. Francesca Fiorintini, who’s some kind of Internet personality, tweeted this (you’ll need images turned on in your emails): Let's not equate left and right wing rage. Right-wing rage gave us the KKK, left-wing rage gave… Read More
Ep. 799 Trump’s Carrier Policy: How Should Libertarians React?
How should libertarians respond to Donald Trump’s deal with Carrier to help it keep jobs in the United States? About the Guest Robert P. Murphy, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, is a Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at… Read More
Tom’s Free Books
These books don’t cost you a dime. Now let me tell you: you will be added to my Tom Woods Letter libertarian email list if you get any of the first five titles. You can unsubscribe with one click, but there would have to be something… Read More
Labor Unions Didn’t Bring You This or Any Other Weekend
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every day. Be one of them . My father was a Teamster for 15 years. I grew up in a working-class household. And I don’t believe labor propaganda for a second. “The Weekend: Brought to You by Labor Unions,”… Read More
What I Learned at the Anti-Democratic Convention
Ain’t no way I’m watching the Democratic Convention. Especially when I can be enjoying myself this week at the Mises Institute ‘s “Mises University” program, which is the anti-Democratic Convention. Here, students learn how society and economy order themselves without central planning, speech codes, or community activists. Yesterday… Read More
Five Woods Freebies: Books, Video, and Audio
I’ve got five things I’ve been giving away as free gifts, so I figured I’d put them together for you in one convenient post. The first is The Tom Woods Show: The Interviews, 2013. Here’s a book of transcripts of all the interviews I did in 2013.… Read More
Coming in April: New Podcast — Contra Krugman!
Bob Murphy and I will be launching a weekly podcast in April called Contra Krugman. (This will be in addition to, not a substitute for, my M-F podcast, The Tom Woods Show .) Every single week we’ll critique Paul Krugman’s New York Times column. I don’t think there’s anything like this… Read More