As you know, I’ve helped a lot of people get that first burst of traffic after creating their blog or website. Lack of traffic is what dooms so much online activity, from blogging to eCommerce. There are lots of ways to generate traffic. One that people often overlook, I think… Read More
Cato VP: Ron Paul Represented a “Hideous Corruption of Libertarian Ideas”
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . “Ron Paul’s xenophobia was a hideous corruption of libertarian ideas.” What kind of person says something so detached from reality? Why, Brink Lindsey, Vice President of research at the Cato Institute. (Before… Read More
Can We Learn From the O’Reilly Fiasco?
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . I have no idea whether Bill O’Reilly is guilty or innocent of the charges against him. Either way, his fall — given that he topped the cable news programs for over 15… Read More
How I’d Handle the Crazies at Nutball U.
Yesterday’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . Meanwhile, as Donald Trump morphs into Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton before our eyes, the campuses are as loopy as ever. CampusReform.org reports that students at Salem College have presented the administration with… Read More
The WWE’s Kane Thinks You Should Do This
From one of my missives to the good folks who read my email newsletter : Well, gang, this is it. Yes, between last night and right now, I’ve emailed you six times. For some reason, a whole bunch of you kept on opening them. I’ll bet for some… Read More
His Ideas Wrecked America, So Naturally They Love Him
The Hamilton musical — which Kevin Gutzman tells me is very good — is making Alexander Hamilton cool. Actually, though, Hamilton has always been a hero of mainstream left and right. That’s usually how you can identify a scoundrel: if both Newt Gingrich and Nancy… Read More
That Moment I Figured Out the SOBs Were Lying to Me
I’ll bet a lot of people reading this had a libertarian aha moment. For instance, I know a guy who worked at a record store (remember those?) who used to feel oddly guilty about his job, because he couldn’t shake the idea that the store… Read More
How I Smacked Down the Know-It-Alls at Yale
You’re looking at a guy who just got an audience at Yale — Yale! — to vote in favor of the right of state secession, by a margin of 2 to 1. Yes, I had some supporters in the audience. But an organizer said that… Read More
What Happened to Me at Yale Last Night
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . Well, I wasn’t assaulted or shouted down. Last night I spoke at the Yale Political Union in defense of a resolution supporting the secession of American states. I’ve never been part of… Read More
The Story I Should Not Have Told in Public (Not April Fool’s)
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . I dread April Fool’s Day. Nothing but annoying and unfunny stuff all over my Facebook feed. How many times were we told Ron Paul was running for president again? Sorry to be… Read More
