In case you missed it, here’s my conversation with David Friedman , whom I invited onto my podcast after so many listeners requested him. He’s the author of The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism . Remember to subscribe to the Tom Woods Show on iTunes or Stitcher ; you can also use the rss feed or the archive on the… Read More
The Real History of the Old West
Yesterday on the Tom Woods Show I talked to P.J. Hill, co-author of The Not So Wild, Wild West , a book that turns the popular view of the old West completely upside down. Surely the old West was a place of great violence, right? That’s what the movies tell us.… Read More
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AND THE AMERICAN CIVIC RELIGION
On the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, I talked to Richard Gamble, author of the recent article “ Gettysburg Gospel ,” on the Tom Woods Show today. Listen here ! And please subscribe to the Tom Woods Show, which broadcasts every weekday (and is free, of course).
WILL ROBOTS TAKE OUR JOBS?
I explore this and other questions about capitalism with George Reisman, professor emeritus of economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics . To listen, click here . Comments welcome! And please subscribe to the Tom Woods Show, which broadcasts every weekday (and is free, of… Read More
UNIONS AND THE MINIMUM WAGE
Jay Rhine writes: I was just listening to your 11/6 podcast, “That Australian Minimum Wage.” At the end, you mentioned that union’s like minimum wage increases since it reduces their competition. While true, you did not mention the more direct reason why many unions like minimum wages. That is that their wages… Read More
SPEAKING IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MISSOURI
November 18: Clarion University, Clarion, PA Carlson Library, Level A, 7:00pm “Government: How Your Seventh Grade Textbook Got It All Wrong” November 19: Penn State University, State College, PA 004 Business Building, 7:00pm (Same topic as at Clarion) November 20: St. Louis University School of… Read More
LINCOLN’S ‘SILLY REMARKS’
A newspaper in central Pennsylvania is apologizing for its 1863 editorial panning the Gettysburg Address; the relevant paragraph read: “We pass over the silly remarks of the President. For the credit of the nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over… Read More
The Emerging American Police State
Think “police state” rhetoric is overblown? Wait until you hear my chat with John Whitehead, author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State . The video below was made by a listener, who edited my chat with John Whitehead down to the bare essentials; even “John Whitehead, welcome to the program”… Read More
REDESIGNED SITE: REPORT GLITCHES HERE
I haven’t been blogging for a few days because we’ve been working out site problems. I think the blog functionality is fully back now. Old urls are not always working, but they should all be back to normal within 48 hours at the latest. If… Read More
THE LATEST ON IRAN, SYRIA, AND THE NEOCONS
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity joined me on today’s podcast .
