The Mises Institute’s week-long Mises University summer program is what made me an Austrian 20 years ago. Now you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. Watch the events live on YouTube , beginning with my opening talk tonight at 8:15pm ET (with introductions by Mark Thornton at… Read More
July’s Book Winners
Every month I give away signed books to ten people who receive my free (and not annoyingly frequent) Tom Woods Letter . Here’s how to sign up! And here are July’s winners: Mary Martin Thien Nguyen Amanda Haxton Travis Dulaney Tricia Ventura Kyle Bruner Craig Hutchison Jason Neiss Debbie… Read More
How My Friend Launched a Movement
Without any major funding, any media support, anything. He just worked hard, and didn’t sell out. He makes me feel like a lazy bum. Check it out: Help him out at TenthAmendmentCenter.com . Or help him out this way: I’m donating $10 for every person who… Read More
I Love When Categories Get Muddied
You are on the Left, so you must think X. You are on the Right, so you must think Y. No one is allowed to think Z, since it hasn’t been officially approved by the Police Force of Right-Thinking People. I love when someone comes… Read More
Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum: A Sample
Here’s the pitch I’ve made for my Western Civilization I course, coming this fall: Here’s a sample from the course, a lesson on the famous conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip the Fair of France that would be a major turning point in the… Read More
Must…Share…Awesomeness
Well, I got a chance to meet Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull after the concert tonight, thanks to a review (which Tull management liked) I wrote of Ian’s Chicago show in November 2012. This was pretty incredible for me. I have been a Jethro Tull… Read More
Hey, Everyone, Look at Me: I’m Against Slavery!
In light of recent libertarian showboating I have composed this couplet: Hey, reporter, look at me I’m against slavery! It took a lot of courage to oppose slavery in, say, 1855. It takes zero courage to oppose it today. This is one reason I am… Read More
Insane Idiots Won’t Ruin My Fun
I am thrilled to be going to see Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson perform Thick as a Brick, along with the 2012 sequel Thick as a Brick 2, in Kansas City tomorrow (Saturday). And here’s a neat twist: Tull’s management liked my review of Ian’s show in Chicago last year, so they’re giving… Read More
Join Me Tonight for a Live U.S. History Q&A
This month we’re opening Liberty Classroom ’s live Q&A session to the public. In addition to our courses in history and economics, we host a monthly live session with faculty . This month it’s our U.S. historians: Kevin Gutzman, Brion McClanahan, and me, Tom Woods. Kevin, as you… Read More
Kids Are Still Hungry After Eating Michelle Obama’s Lunches
Michelle Obama has been urging schools to serve “low-fat” meals, drawing no distinction between good fats and bad fats. This means they must serve especially unappetizing meals, which to add insult to injury don’t satisfy students’ hunger. The Washington Times reports on one New York school that has dropped the First Lady’s lunch standards , which lost… Read More
