Not long ago I had a chance to talk once again to David Stockman, budget director under Ronald Reagan and author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America . Here’s the audio , and here’s a YouTube . A very compelling conversation. Here’s the full transcript. (For transcripts of all my interviews, click here ; for the Tom Woods… Read More
Private Defense? My Discussion with Bob Murphy
As Bob puts it, the idea sounds surprisingly plausible in this episode. Have a listen! Subscribe to the Tom Woods Show on iTunes or Stitcher so you don’t miss an episode! And click here to get a free e-book with transcripts of my interviews from 2013.
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What Was the American Revolution All About?
With Independence Day approaching, I talked to Kevin Gutzman , author of (among other titles) James Madison and the Making of America , about the American Revolution. We subscribe to the out-of-fashion but nevertheless correct view that the Revolution was fundamentally a constitutional conflict. It’s a great discussion. I’m really thrilled with this episode.… Read More
Tenthers and Greenpeace Team Up Against NSA
It was another Tenther Tuesday on my show today, as I spoke to the Tenth Amendment Center ‘s Michael Boldin about his free report on the state of the nullification movement . Great stuff, not to mention our discussion of the Tenth Amendment Center’s joint project with Greenpeace to fly a blimp over the NSA with the words “Illegal… Read More
The Neocons Got Their Wish in Iraq
They got their “regime change,” all right. And now they’re trying to blame Barack Obama, of all people, for an outcome that any non-comatose person in 2003 could have predicted for them. I talked to Scott Horton today about this very issue. He broke down the situation… Read More
David Stockman on the Fed and War (Plus His Candid Assessment of Reagan)
Today I talked to David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, about the relationship between the Fed and war, his conversion away from leftism as a young man, and his candid assessment of Ronald Reagan. Plus an overview… Read More
‘You Didn’t Build That,’ Conservative Version
I did today’s show on my own, and addressed a recent conservative criticism of the idea of self-ownership. It’s worth reading the author’s follow-up remarks in the comments section at that link. He honestly believes that libertarianism views love, gift-giving, etc., as “irrational” and that we libertarians must therefore… Read More
Unfashionable Outreach: Libertarians and the Christian Right
Last week I talked to radio host and Washington Times columnist Steve Deace on my show. Here’s the link . I explain at the beginning how Steve and I got to know each other. My interview with him in 2010 about my book Nullification was voted best interview of the year… Read More
Happy Birthday to Regina
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