It’s Labor Day, which means we’re hearing all about how the labor movement have made our country and the world a better place. One bumper sticker reads, “The Weekend: Brought to You By Labor Unions.” That’s just plain false, and I explain why. Video Mentioned… Read More
Archives for September 2016
Scammers Pretend to Be From IRS; I Get My Revenge
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every day. Be one of them . I’ll grant you: I’d rather be contacted by shysters pretending to be the IRS than by the actual IRS. But it’s still annoying. The other day I got a voicemail message saying… Read More
Ep. 729 The Real Story of the EpiPen Fiasco, Plus Tom Takes on Scammers Over the Phone
What’s the deal with the EpiPen price hike? Does it show capitalism doesn’t work? I get into the details today. Then I call some scammers who tried to claim I was being sued by the IRS. Special Offer Rocket Languages is taking 60% off its… Read More
SMASHED: “You Live Here, So You’ve Consented to the System”
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every day. Be one of them . The 19th-century lawyer and abolitionist Lysander Spooner made heads explode when he said the Constitution bound no one, since nobody alive in his day had signed it. Whenever we undertake any significant… Read More
Ep. 728 Can Libertarians Make a Decent Case for Free Trade?
With protectionism on the rise and opponents of trade insisting that international competition is at the root of Middle America’s problems, the libertarian response — to my mind, at least — has been tepid and unpersuasive. Gene Epstein joins me to fix that. About the… Read More