Scott Horton, the great libertarian foreign-policy expert, returns to the show to discuss the state of the campaign for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, and the prospects for having a spokesman who knows, loves, and can persuasively defend the ideas of liberty. About the Guest Scott… Read More
Archives for February 2020
Ep. 1590 Peter Schiff on Trump, and How to Protect Your Money
Euro Pacific Capital’s Peter Schiff joins me to take listener questions (submitted via my Tom Woods Show Elite private group), including (1) what sectors tend to get hit the hardest or hit the least during downturns, including our next one? (2) what can people who aren’t wealthy do to protect the… Read More
Ep. 1589 Brexit Opponents Mercilessly Lampooned
The great Dominic Frisby joins me to discuss how he successfully lampooned the elitists who pushed the Remain cause on the British, and defended the Brexiteers. Plus libertarianism, comedy, and how (if at all) a comedian can come back after bombing. Video Mentioned Free Resources!… Read More
Ep. 1588 Is There a Way to Protect Against Cancel Culture and Deplatforming?
Mark Jeftovic, CEO of easyDNS and cryptocurrency enthusiast, says yes, and in his new book and in our conversation today he describes the approach all of us should take, regardless of how obviously inoffensive what you’re saying might be. Sponsor Blinkist lets you read (or… Read More
Ep. 1587 The Problems With Economic Nationalism
Gene Epstein joins me to discuss the problems associated with protectionism, industrial policy, and the overall package of economic nationalism. Sponsor Save yourself the time and hassle of going to the Post Office, and get discounts on postage, with Stamps.com . Get a four-week free trial… Read More
Ep. 1586 The Truth About Income Inequality
Income inequality has been a hot topic in recent years, but nearly everyone gets it wrong. Here are the real facts, and the best way for libertarians — or anyone — to think about them. Sponsor This election season, trust C-SPAN to give you an… Read More
Ep. 1585 Other Arguments Against Socialism Are Fine, But Not Decapitating
This episode builds on the discussion in episode 1584 about the primary, and devastating, argument against socialism, namely the one developed by Ludwig von Mises that involves the impossibility of economic calculation under socialism. Today I explain why this is the most fundamental argument against… Read More
Ep. 1584 The Greta Thunberg Problem
We’ve heard Greta Thunberg’s angry, apocalyptic warnings about the problems arising from climate change. Now economist Paul Krugman says she’s closer to the economics than her critics are. What’s the right way to think about all this? Sponsor This election season, trust C-SPAN to give… Read More
Ep. 1583 Mises’ Smash of Socialism, 100 Years Later
In 1920 Ludwig von Mises published “Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth,” an article that demolished the foundations of socialism in its original, no-private-property-in-the-means-of-production form. In this episode I explain Mises’ thesis, and then show how the problems he identified in classical socialism persist to… Read More
Ep. 1582 How to Be a Human Being: A Four-Step Owner’s Manual
The demonization of people we disagree with has reached a level of us few of us could have conceived of a generation ago — or indeed even five years ago. Thinking about this reminded me of several other things I think libertarians (and all people,… Read More
