There’s a small handful of people from whom I seek advice, and whose every word I read, because they are reliable and wise. One of them is Roger McCaffrey, whom I’ve had as a guest on the Tom Woods Show several times. The McCaffrey family… Read More
Archives for March 2020
Ep. 1618 How to Prepare for the Unexpected, Step by Step
Jack Spirko, host of The Survival Podcast, joins me to answer the questions we all have right now: what exactly should we do to prepare for the unexpected? What do we need and what do we not need? I ask Jack a bunch of excellent… Read More
Ep. 1617 Another Libertarian Strategy: Startup Societies
Joe McKinney, founder and CEO of the Startup Societies Foundation, discusses the array of models and possibilities for “startup societies,” whereby new or existing communities establish arrangements in which the hand of the state is felt more lightly. Sponsor Take $5 off a trial set… Read More
Ep. 1616 More Forbidden Questions in American History
Here’s a freewheeling discussion of a whole bunch of questions your junior high school teacher never answered — or even raised. Enjoy! Book Discussed 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask Free Resources! 1) Free guide on how to start your blog or website. Click here to get it. Plus, check out my step-by-step video taking you from… Read More
Ep. 1615 How the State Makes Busybodies into Busybullies
Economist Antony Davies and political scientist James Harrigan join me to discuss their new book Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics. We talk about how the state thrives on wars on poverty, drugs, terror, etc., the cooperation… Read More
Don’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Well, you and the old man here made an impression. Ryan Levesque, author of the smash bestseller Ask, was my guest on Tom Woods Show episode #1601. Evidently we had the highest optin rate of any person anywhere in the world promoting Ryan’s videos and… Read More
Ep. 1614 Peter Schiff on the Economics of the Coronavirus
Uncertainty casts a shadow over everything right now, as people wonder how long the coronavirus problem will persist and how intense it will become. Some people face questions about employment and staying afloat during the coming weeks and possibly even months. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve… Read More
Ep. 1613 Dave Smith on Humorless Libertarian Ninnies
Popular podcaster and comedian Dave Smith joins me to discuss the libertarian movement’s ninny problem, whereby a tiny (but obnoxiously loud) minority spends its time on the rampage against people like Dave for wrongthink because he interviews unpopular people. Oddly, neither Dave nor I has… Read More
Ep. 1612 Joe and Bernie Go One on One
I review last night’s one-on-one presidential debate between the top two remaining democratic presidential contenders. Plenty of lunacy to go around, that’s for sure. Sponsor At PolicyGenius.com , you can get quotes and compare rates on life insurance, disability insurance, renters insurance, and health insurance. It’s… Read More
What Entrepreneurs and Wantrepreneurs Should Do While “Social Distancing”
I happen to think this coronavirus could indeed get very bad. I’m not the panicking sort, and I’m not known as a “fearmonger.” But I’m reading every (reasonable) thing I can on it. On my Twitter feed I’ve posted opinion pieces issuing dire warnings as… Read More
