The great Eric Peters returns with further updates from the world of automobiles. You don’t have to be a car aficionado to benefit from Eric’s knowledge, and as always we have an entertaining and informative conversation! About the Guest Eric Peters is the libertarian authority… Read More
Ep. 1261 Is There a Moral Obligation to Help the Poor Abroad, and Other Moral Questions Asked of Libertarians
Philosopher Jim Otteson and I discuss his book Actual Ethics (Cambridge University Press), which advances a vigorous moral defense of the classical liberal, or libertarian, political tradition. We also discuss the claims of Peter Singer, who claims it is morally obligatory on each of us to give… Read More
Ep. 1260 Has the War in Afghanistan Been a Success?
A recent post on a libertarian Facebook page suggested that only blind ideologues would dispute that the war in Afghanistan has been a success. After all, local polling data finds satisfaction with the U.S. invasion and occupation, and conditions there have certainly improved. Scott Horton,… Read More
Ep. 1259 A Neoconservative’s Embarrassing Fall
Neoconservative historian and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Max Boot recently called on Americans, Republicans in particular, to vote a straight Democrat ticket in November. He just released a book called The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right. He’s been writing and tweeting… Read More
My Interview With Reason TV
It’s certainly a breakthrough to have been featured on Reason TV, in an interview with Matt Welch. He throws some tough ones at me, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great conversation. Enjoy:
Ep. 1258 Libertarians Are Cranks on Money, Our Critics Say
When it comes to sound money and fiat paper, we libertarians are nearly always dismissed as cranks. Why, don’t we know that we need the government to be able to create whatever amount of money the experts think best? Don’t we know this system has… Read More
Ep. 1257 The Wreckage of Feminism
Janice Fiamengo joins me to discuss the untold stories of how feminism has actually affected society and relationships, and the reality turns out to be rather different from the cartoon. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 20,000 classes in design, business, and… Read More
Ep. 1256 How to Be a Good Person, Libertarian, and Scholar: Walter Block’s Amazing New Milestone
Walter Block is one of the world’s most prolific libertarian scholars. But recently he’s managed to outdo himself. He just reached a milestone that no other scholar anywhere can come close to matching, and it’s why Walter is such a treasure to our movement. Listen… Read More
First Krugman, Now This
Bob Murphy and I deal with Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman every week on the Contra Krugman podcast. William Nordhaus was named one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for 2018. Will he get his own Murphy/Woods podcast? Of course not. But: I’ve got something almost… Read More
Ep. 1255 The Problem With Government Police
…is that they’re government police. Is there a way to insert some good old-fashioned competition into police services? Sponsor Harry’s razors, the official razors of the Tom Woods Show, know you’ll love their blades, so they want to give you their special trial — a… Read More
