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 Website Steve-Patterson.com Guest’s Twitter @StevePatt_ Related Episodes Ep. 253 : Chicago vs. Austria, Bitcoin and More… Read More
Archives for February 2015
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… Read More
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 15 books, and… Read More
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 executive director of the… Read More
Ralph Nader Buys 1200 Copies of Woods Book
In Colman McCarthy’s new book Teaching Peace: Students Exchange Letters with Their Teacher , we read that Ralph Nader purchased 1200 copies of my book with Murray Polner, We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now , so they could be distributed to students. I talked to Ralph Nader on episode 202 of my podcast .
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 Johannes Althusius: the crucial thinker no… 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
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-libertarianism. Here’s my story. Hope you enjoy it!… Read More
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 Frank… Read More
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 technology and public policy. He… Read More
