Wherever we turn, people who despise us are making our lives more difficult, whether that takes the form of higher energy prices, higher prices in general, vax mandates, a war for our children’s minds — the grim list goes on and on. Is the correct… Read More
Ep. 2418 Toss That US History Book Out the Window (and Maybe Your Economics Book, Too)
Author and retired economics professor Tom DiLorenzo, recently chosen to be the new president of the Mises Institute, discusses a variety of topics: how government agencies manipulate the public for bigger budgets, the problem with the “big business” chapter in your American history book, institutional rivalry in… Read More
Ep. 2417 Could Trump Win as a Felon? and Other Questions from 2023 America
Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown talks to me about Israel/Palestine, Vivek Ramaswamy, war and veterans, the Ron Paul legacy, problems in the libertarian world, whether Trump could win as a convicted felon, and plenty more. Sponsors If you’re a listener of the Tom Woods Show,… Read More
Ep. 2416 Why Is Everything Ugly?
Architect Dino Marcantonio joins me to review the scourge of ugliness and what traditional architecture can do about it. Sponsors Cheeky Maiden Soap is a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you’ll… Read More
Ep. 2415 The Fake China Threat
China is the one exception even for self-described noninterventionists. The threat from China must be countered. But how real is this threat? Joseph Solis-Mullen joins us to discuss. Sponsor At PolicyGenius.com , you can get quotes and compare rates on life insurance, disability insurance, renters insurance,… Read More
Ep. 2414 Vivek: “Let’s Avoid World War III”
Vivek Ramaswamy joins us to discuss avoiding World War III, as well as his recent clash with other GOP candidates over free speech. Sponsor If you’re a listener of the Tom Woods Show, chances are you have some gold. But if you’re just sitting on… Read More
Ep. 2413 Bad Theology: Israel, the “Rapture,” and the End Times
Millions of American Christians have come to believe in a heterodox theology according to which the physical return of the Jewish people to their ancestral lands is necessary to bring about the return of Christ and the end of the world. Furthermore, during the tribulation… Read More
Ep. 2412 Is Bogus Scholarship the Rule or the Exception?
John Staddon, professor emeritus of psychology at Duke University, discusses the significance of the “replication crisis” (when it was learned that a vast number of research papers had generated results that nobody could replicate), the problem with “peer review,” the role of state funding in… Read More
Ep. 2411 Ron Paul Institute Director on Best and Worst Middle East Scenarios
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins us to discuss the various calls for further U.S. intervention in the Middle East, and what a plausible answer might be to this seemingly intractable conflict. Also, I do my best to steelman the Israeli position to… Read More
Ep. 2410 Democrats, Republicans, and the Middle East: Plus the Biden Record and 2024
Dan McCarthy, vice president for the Collegiate Network at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and editor of Modern Age, joins us to discuss a wide array of issues: how the Middle East affects the dynamics within the Democratic and Republican parties, the likely outcome of the DeSantis/Newsom… Read More
