Today Hillsdale College’s Brad Birzer joins me to discuss his new book, In Defense of Andrew Jackson. We discuss Indian policy, the national bank, nullification, and more. About the Guest Brad Birzer holds the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in history at Hillsdale College. Sponsor No more… Read More
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Ep. 1249 Continually Mistaken, Chronically Admired: The Strange Case of an Establishment Economist
Joseph Stiglitz is something of a celebrity economist, yet he’s been grotesquely wrong both economically and morally so often. His case tells us a lot about the American establishment if he is the kind of person they hold up for our admiration. Gene Epstein joins… Read More
Ep. 1248 Free People and Disaster Relief
Brent DeRidder of the Liberty Coalition for Disaster Relief discusses voluntary efforts to assist with recovery from natural disasters, particularly Hurricane Florence. Sponsor Away carry-ons and suitcases make the perfect gift, with a lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial. There’s a perfect size and color for… Read More
Ep. 1247 Band Tells Major Label to Take a Hike, Prospers
You do want to listen to this episode, I promise you. Rick DeJesus of the band Adelitas Way says musicians are dead wrong to oppose or fear Spotify, and they’re definitely wrong to think they need a major label. His own band had more than… Read More
Ep. 1246 Stefan Molyneux and His Critics
Stefan Molyneux’s work has had nearly half a billion views and hundreds of millions of downloads. He has stirred up controversy among libertarians in recent years, having supported Donald Trump and entertained more controversial topics. So I decided to raise some of these criticisms with… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1245 How a Music Teacher Cracked the Online Code
Ross Trottier, a music and guitar teacher (and a Tom Woods Show listener), who now has a thriving online and offline business, went through a period of homelessness and had to start from nothing. How did he crack the online code, sell thousands and thousands… Read More
Ep. 1244 The Professor Everybody Shuns
Michael Rectenwald, a lifelong leftist, has found himself shunned by former friends and colleagues — even people whose careers he helped advance — because he criticized and satirized some of the more outlandish SJW behavior on his Twitter feed. (Yes, this is the emotional level… Read More
Ep. 1243 Universal Basic Income: For and Against
Antony Sammeroff, co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast, argues that the idea of a Universal Basic Income is a very bad one, and for reasons you may not have thought of. Sponsor Blinkist lets you read (or listen to) the key lessons and takeaways from… Read More
Ep. 1242 Critic Calls Libertarianism a Religion, Knows Nothing, Gets Smacked Down
AJ+, a division of Al Jazeera, has a popular social media presence and makes widely viewed videos — nearly all of them dreadfully wrong — on a variety of topics. And man are they wrong about libertarianism. Since I haven’t done a good smackdown in… Read More
Ep. 1241 The Rotten Assumptions of Our Bipartisan Foreign Policy
Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University, joins me to discuss the bad ideas and habits at the heart of American foreign policy. Book Discussed Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War The Contra Cruise! Join Bob Murphy and me for our 2018 cruise , featuring special guests and tons… Read More
