The Tom Woods Show returns for 2014 on Thursday, January 2, with guest David Stockman, former Regaan budget director and author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of American Capitalism .

…the day I abandon libertarianism and write a “those libertarians are just so selfish and bad, and now I’m good like all you cool people at Salon” article  (Thanks to Travis Holte.)

That’s what Ben Swann is reporting. I love that the legislative sponsor of the bill used the word “nullify” and mentioned state resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act. Gee, maybe — MAYBE — nullification isn’t “all about slavery” after all! #duh

I’ve already recorded 65 episodes of the Tom Woods Show! Scan the show topics below (they’re all linked to the audio, so you can easily listen to any that strike your interest) for a sense of the variety of areas we cover. Please subscribe to…
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With a guy holding a sign on a unicycle, someone else setting up dominoes, a guy discovering a message inside a watermelon, etc. Thanks to the Internet, I had people around the world sending Christmas wishes to my wife. (The guy with the oxen led…
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Jonathan Bailor, author of  The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better , joined me today to discuss why “counting calories” is a misguided approach to diet and health. It was one of our best shows. Subscribe to the Tom Woods Show on iTunes or Stitcher ; you can also use the rss feed or the archive…
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I had a chance to chat with Ian this year on my program, as many of you know. Here’s his Christmas message. Looking forward to a new Ian Anderson album in 2014!

I’ve already mentioned the appointment of Jeff Deist, former chief of staff to Ron Paul, as the next president of the Mises Institute . Jeff is a great guy all around: smart, sound, reliable, a non-sellout, and deeply committed to liberty and the Austrian School. Here’s his…
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The Cracker Barrel restaurant-and-store chain initially indicated it would remove products featuring Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson from its shelves. The response was immediate: if you join in the witch hunt of the thought controllers against Phil, we’ll boycott Cracker Barrel, too. Cracker Barrel has now…
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I love Doug Casey. That doesn’t mean I always agree with him. But he’s a fascinating person, and it was a privilege to talk to him today on my podcast. His 1979 book Crisis Investing is said to be the biggest-selling investment book of all…
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