At this year’s state convention of the Libertarian Party of Florida , Mises Institute president Jeff Deist delivered remarks that I think are important, well stated, and to my mind completely convincing. The Contra Cruise! Join Bob Murphy and me for our 2019 cruise , featuring special guests Gene Epstein and Brad & Dedra… Read More
Archives for May 2019
Ep. 1407 Does Study of the Middle Ages Have a “White Supremacy” Problem?
Rachel Fulton Brown, a professor of history at the University of Chicago, has been at the center of a controversy within medieval studies over race and “white supremacy” within the field. The New York Times recently published a report indicating that if anything the controversy… Read More
Ep. 1406 My Keynote to the Florida LP: What We’re Up Against
Ep. 1405 The Battle Hymn of the Republic and American Righteousness
Richard Gamble of Hillsdale College examines Julia Ward Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic — its history and theology — and how it fits into the American civil religion, whereby the United States government is the instrument of righteousness not only here at home but… Read More
Ep. 1404 Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies
Kristian Niemietz joins me to discuss the persistent attraction of socialism despite its terrible track record, and the excuses and apologias its supporters offer in order to justify their ongoing faith. Sponsor I love my beautiful MVMT watch, which looks super sharp on me. Finally… Read More
Ep. 1403 The Origins and Evils of Crony Capitalism
Randall Holcombe of Florida State University joins me to discuss what he calls “political capitalism,” whereby the private and public sectors collaborate for their mutual benefit, and against the public interest. Sometimes the process is open and obvious, but more often it is hidden abd… Read More
Ep. 1402 If We’re So Right, Where Are the Libertarian Countries?
Following up on a theme I raised with Professor Dan Moller in episode 1399 (if our ideas are so good, why aren’t we more popular?), I want to address a related question, which has been thrown at us from time to time: if libertarianism is… Read More
Ep. 1401 New Book The Socialist Manifesto — Refuted
Gene Epstein joins me to respond to Bhaskar Sunkara’s new book The Socialist Manifesto. Book Discussed The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality , by Bhaskar Sunkara Debate Mentioned Socialism vs. Capitalism Guest’s Debating Society The Soho Forum Guest’s Book Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers Guest’s Twitter @GeneSohoForum Previous Appearances Ep. 1249 Continually Mistaken, Chronically Admired: The Strange Case of an Establishment Economist Ep. 1232 Are Workers Getting… Read More
Ep. 1400 Libertarian Party Vice Chair Alex Merced on the LP’s Past and Future
Alex Merced, Libertarian Party vice chair, takes questions submitted by my private Supporting Listeners group, the Tom Woods Show Elite — on topics including the Johnson/Weld ticket, whether the LP should avoid presidential politics altogether, whether there’s ever a case for not fielding an LP candidate in… Read More
Ep. 1399 Why the Welfare State Is Morally Wrong: A New Approach
Dan Moller, a philosophy professor at the University of Maryland, has just produced an intriguing, and to my mind compelling, new kind of argument against the welfare state. He takes on this issue in particular because it is one of the positions libertarians hold for… Read More
