Today Hillsdale College’s Brad Birzer joins me to discuss his new book, In Defense of Andrew Jackson. We discuss Indian policy, the national bank, nullification, and more. About the Guest Brad Birzer holds the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in history at Hillsdale College. Sponsor No more… Read More
Archives for September 2018
Ep. 1249 Continually Mistaken, Chronically Admired: The Strange Case of an Establishment Economist
Joseph Stiglitz is something of a celebrity economist, yet he’s been grotesquely wrong both economically and morally so often. His case tells us a lot about the American establishment if he is the kind of person they hold up for our admiration. Gene Epstein joins… Read More
Rothbard Wasn’t an Austrian Economist, Says Some Guy
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Click here to be one of them , and get my free eBook Your Facebook Friends Are Wrong About Health Care at the same time. Another day, another libertarian dope. There’s a fellow in Las Vegas, who’s worried that libertarians are not… Read More
Ep. 1248 Free People and Disaster Relief
Brent DeRidder of the Liberty Coalition for Disaster Relief discusses voluntary efforts to assist with recovery from natural disasters, particularly Hurricane Florence. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the perfect gift, with a lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial. There’s a perfect size and color for… Read More
Ep. 1247 Band Tells Major Label to Take a Hike, Prospers
You do want to listen to this episode, I promise you. Rick DeJesus of the band Adelitas Way says musicians are dead wrong to oppose or fear Spotify, and they’re definitely wrong to think they need a major label. His own band had more than… Read More
Ep. 1246 Stefan Molyneux and His Critics
Stefan Molyneux’s work has had nearly half a billion views and hundreds of millions of downloads. He has stirred up controversy among libertarians in recent years, having supported Donald Trump and entertained more controversial topics. So I decided to raise some of these criticisms with… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1245 How a Music Teacher Cracked the Online Code
Ross Trottier, a music and guitar teacher (and a Tom Woods Show listener), who now has a thriving online and offline business, went through a period of homelessness and had to start from nothing. How did he crack the online code, sell thousands and thousands… Read More
Ep. 1244 The Professor Everybody Shuns
Michael Rectenwald, a lifelong leftist, has found himself shunned by former friends and colleagues — even people whose careers he helped advance — because he criticized and satirized some of the more outlandish SJW behavior on his Twitter feed. (Yes, this is the emotional level… Read More
Ep. 1243 Universal Basic Income: For and Against
Antony Sammeroff, co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast, argues that the idea of a Universal Basic Income is a very bad one, and for reasons you may not have thought of. Sponsor Blinkist lets you read (or listen to) the key lessons and takeaways from… Read More
The SOBs Got to Norm Macdonald
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Click here to be one of them , and get my free eBook Your Facebook Friends Are Wrong About Health Care at the same time. How many truly fearless comedians are left? David Angelo (Tom Woods Show guest, episode #255) Tweeted this:… Read More
