(This was today’s daily email. Click here to get daily awesomeness.) I’ll bet you know what I’m talking about. It’s antidiscrimination law, or “public accommodation.” Oh my goodness, do they not want to talk about that. Legalizing pot is A-OK, but if they said business owners shouldn’t be… Read More
Our Most Brutal Takedown of Krugman Yet
We were late with the most recent episode of Contra Krugman — I’d been traveling so much I just didn’t have my bearings. And as Bob helpfully points out: if anything ever goes wrong with the Contra Krugman podcast, assume it’s Tom’s fault. I hope the… Read More
Libertarians: Here’s Your Safe Space
If ever a group needed a “safe space,” we’re it. Everywhere we go, we’re confronted with ideas diametrically opposed to our own. Most of the time — and especially in school — our views aren’t acknowledged at all. Or when they are, they’re presented in… Read More
My Speech to the Libertarian Party Convention: We’re Not Wannabe Liberals or Wannabe Conservatives
Last Saturday I was the luncheon speaker at the Libertarian Party’s national convention. You had to be a Gold or Silver ticket holder to get in, so my talk wasn’t addressed to the entire convention. But there were hundreds in the room. I noted a… Read More
What to Do When Savages Disrupt Your Lecture
Well, it happened again. Except this time, it was even worse. Last night our old friend Milo Yiannopoulos had his speech at DePaul University disrupted by a couple delicate flowers. I myself spoke at DePaul back around 2007, and even then there was a threat of protest, after a… Read More
Awesome Goodies for 48 Hours — and Then, Never Again….
I just returned from a very successful Mises Institute event in Seattle. Bob Murphy and I recorded the best episode ever of Contra Krugman in front of an enthusiastic live audience. When the audio is ready, I’ll send you an email if you’re on my list . We… Read More
Liberty vs. the Constitution?
Where would be the fun if I all I did was validate my listeners’ existing ideas? Now I’ll bet there are some of you who have agreed with virtually every episode. (I’ll get to you guys eventually!) But I have plenty of good people who… Read More
What It’s Like to Be Attacked by the New York Times
First, let me tell you the story of the typo on my Harvard application. (You’ll see why in a minute.) One day I was reading Orwell’s 1984 and my eyes came to a full — and horrified — stop. Is that how you spell coercion? That can’t… Read More
How Do I Get So Much Done? Wait Until You Hear the Answer
“I don’t know how you do it.” That statement, which I get a lot, makes me cringe. I know it’s meant as a compliment, and I do appreciate it. And I get why people say it. After all, I produce all these podcast episodes, I’ve… Read More
The Government Shut Down My Neighbor’s Business to Keep Me Safe
I’m not kidding. My neighbor’s business, which we all loved, was shut down. Was she selling heroin? Was she selling explosives? Was she even selling raw milk? No. Chicken salad. Back when I was a resident scholar at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, a… Read More
