For reasons I’ll explain at some point in the future, I need about 100 volunteers to answer 22 survey questions, many but not all of which have to do with libertarianism. You may actually enjoy answering them. As a thank-you, I’ll send you the Kindle… Read More
Archives for September 2016
Ep. 741 David Stockman: What the Fed and the Feds Have Done to Us, and How to Reverse It
David Stockman, himself of the Reagan Administration, recounts the horrific economic policies of recent administrations, describes their consequences, and proposes solutions. Hint: they include abolishing the Federal Open Market Committee, which the Fed uses to make monetary policy. About the Guest David Stockman, a former… Read More
CNN Commentator: It’s Good That Non-Leftists Are Fearful of Speaking Out
At least they’re honest. I’ll give them that. Last week, in a little-reported incident at a University of Missouri debate, CNN commentator Sally Kohn dismissed widespread concern with free speech on campus as nothing but a stealth approach by privileged white men who oppose multiculturalism.… Read More
Ep. 740 Kosovo: A Military Intervention Bernie Sanders Supported
To this day, plenty of people believe that the Western intervention in Serbia over Kosovo prevented a genocide. That one’s a whopper even by Pentagon standards. Jim Jatras joins me to get to the bottom of what really happened. About the Guest Jim Jatras is… Read More
The Libertarian Debate of the Century, Right Here
It’s here, my friends. Where else are you going to hear a civil yet engaging and informative libertarian debate on a topic like this? Resolved: “Israel was founded on the basis of legitimate homesteading of land and reclamation of lost Jewish property from previous generations… Read More
Ep. 739 Libertarians Debate Creation of Israel: Compatible with Libertarian Ideas?
With such libertarian luminaries as Murray Rothbard and Walter Block at odds with regard to the creation of Israel and its conformity or otherwise to libertarian principles, it seemed sensible to host a debate on the subject. The resolution: “Israel was founded on the basis… Read More
Ep. 738 What’s Wrong With the Trump Proposal for Mandated Paid Maternity Leave
Donald Trump recently proposed a series of tax credits for child-care expenses and, more controversially, six weeks of paid maternity leave. What could be wrong with that? Sponsor Need a comfy mattress without breaking the bank? Get $50 toward the award- winning Casper mattress when you… Read More
Here’s Another One the D.C. Libertarians Won’t Touch
Yesterday’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . For the most part, I leave the D.C. respectables alone. If they attack me or my friends, I hit back. But I don’t start anything. So you’ll forgive me if I state… Read More
I Am Not Supposed to Have a Debate on the Creation of Israel
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . Yesterday I wrote to you about a topic the fashionables avoid like the plague — or when they do mention it, they sound like Hillary Clinton. Today I’m preparing you for a still… Read More
Ep. 737 America First: Its History, Culture, and Politics
The America First Committee, which opposed U.S. entry into World War II, is universally despised today. Bill Kauffman and I use the AFC as a springboard to discuss nonintervention in general and a whole lot more. About the Guest Bill Kauffman wrote the screenplay for… Read More
