Today I talked to Deirdre McCloskey, the author, most recently, of The Bourgeois Virtues and Bourgeois Dignity , about how the West got rich, and why the traditional explanations don’t work. Very interesting and important stuff. Because of a problem at Nox (the company I’m transitioning away from over the next… Read More
Off-Broadway Show Mocks Central Banks
What a great story: a new off-Broadway show, Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter , takes a hard-money line in its treatment of the Icelandic financial collapse. It features a Prosperity Machine that — what else? — prints money. I spoke to Gunnlaugur Jonsson, executive producer, on my show. Have a… Read More
Kim Jong Il and the Totalitarian Mind: Michael Malice on the Tom Woods Show
This show was just great. Michael Malice , author of Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il , gave us a fascinating glimpse into the totalitarian regime in North Korea, but we talked about so much more as well. One of my favorite episodes so far. The YouTube version is below. Get a commute-sized… Read More
The $100 Startup: Work for Yourself, and Do What You Love
What a great conversation today with Chris Guillebeau , author of The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future . I usually hate books like this, because they’re just fluff about following your dreams and not giving up. Here, on the other hand, is real advice. A great episode. The YouTube version is below; left-click… Read More
Interested in Publishing? Here Are My Experiences
On my show today I talked about publishing. Whether or not you’re interested in publishing a book yourself, I bet you’ll find this episode interesting. I covered topics like: How do I submit a manuscript to a big publisher? Do I need an agent? How… Read More
‘Uber Must Be Stopped!’
So says Andrew Leonard at Salon , who takes the opportunity to repeat every seventh-grade scare tactic about ‘monopoly’ that later research has refuted–on predatory pricing and on the so-called robber barons. Oooh, Rockefeller and Carnegie! As if simply mentioning their names is an argument. Check out my reply… Read More
I Answer Questions — on Gold, Minarchism, Anarchism, and More
On today’s episode of the Tom Woods Show I answered a bunch of listener questions, and talked a little bit about my forthcoming book Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion , the Kindle version of which is available for pre-order (all formats will be released on September 29). Have a listen!… Read More
On Labor Day, Celebrate Capital
Labor union activity is not responsible for the increase in living standards among American workers, who surpassed European workers in living standards at a time when European workers were far more heavily unionized. To the contrary, it was capital accumulation, which made possible greater production… Read More
How to Thwart the NSA, For Real
What a great conversation with Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center and Off Now , about the Off Now initiative and handbook . Have a listen! I produce a new episode Monday through Friday. Subscribe to the Tom Woods Show on iTunes or Stitcher so you don’t miss an… Read More
Libertarianism and Intellectual Property: Stephan Kinsella on the Tom Woods Show
I talked to Stephan Kinsella of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom the other day on my show . We focused on patents in particular: do they “encourage innovation”? If so, is that enough to make them acceptable to libertarians? If not, what do they accomplish? Have a listen! (Video fixed.) I… Read More
