The lunatics really took things up a notch in 2020 and 2021, such that normal people feel more on the defensive than ever before. Ben Settle, who taught me email marketing, has advice for the world’s contrarians in an age when every official channel demands conformity… Read More
Ep. 1964 Twenty Years of the Patriot Act
Stephen Presser, legal affairs editor for Chronicles magazine and professor of legal history emeritus at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, joins me for a review of the surveillance state and other issues of current importance. Sponsor BitTrust IRA helps you seamlessly and securely add cryptocurrency… Read More
Ep. 1963 Secession: Not When or Why But How?
It’s more and more obvious that the differences within the United States are irreconcilable. Some form of peaceful separation is clearly the only humane solution. Historian Brion McClanahan joins me to discuss what that would look like in practical terms. Special Offer tomwoods.com/date Guest’s Website BrionMcClanahan.com Guest’s… Read More
Ep. 1962 One Country’s Struggle Against the New Segregation
The use of vaccination status to divide society into two classes is spreading around the world, more intensely in some places than others. Today we take a look at what’s happening in Lithuania, and whether the potential exists for enough noncompliance to bring the system… Read More
Ep. 1961 Who Are the Bad Guys, and What Should We Do About Them?
Once you read Murray Rothbard, you can never look at the world the same way again. In 1992 he delivered the best libertarian speech I have ever heard, so full of insight that I had to devote an entire episode to it. The key questions:… Read More
Ep. 1960 How to Opt Out from the Technocratic State
Derrick Broze joins us to discuss agorism and our present situation, and living as free a life as possible even under difficult constraints. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, technology, and more. Get a free trial of… Read More
Ep. 1959 The Evil “Paleo Strategy,” Which Isn’t and Wasn’t Evil at All, and Made Perfect Sense
We hear from libertarian critics of Ron Paul and Murray Rothbard (yes, such people exist, believe it or not) that they pursued something called “the paleo strategy,” which today is ridiculed and dismissed without actually being addressed or refuted. Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute joins me… Read More
Ep. 1958 The Books You Must Read, Plus Stories, Smackdowns, and Fun
I had a great time talking to Joshua Smith of the Libertarian National Committee (and who hosts Break the Cycle ) on a huge variety of topics, including lots of stuff I’ve never mentioned before. Enjoy! Episode Mentioned Ep. 797 The Real Fidel Castro, Not the Cutesy One Who Made… Read More
Ep. 1957 Politics: the New Religion
Ever since 1789 and the French Revolution, politics in the West has come to resemble a religion with its dogmas, heretics, and messianic language. In our own day, this is especially evident among the “woke” crowd, but the phenomenon itself is an old one. Special… Read More
Ep. 1956 The World Is Closing to the Unvaccinated; Can We Reverse It?
We’re hearing about various places introducing “vaccine passports.” We’ve also heard about places phasing them out. Is there anything we can do? Sponsor Cheeky Maiden Soap is a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other… Read More
