Well, here’s the question nobody is allowed to ask, since even to ask it is to invite anti-intellectual, third-grade-level responses. But presumably a region that generated Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, George Mason, James Monroe, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Walker… Read More
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Ep. 1464 The Obscure Presidents, Good and Bad
Brion McClanahan Week continues with a look at U.S. presidents we barely hear about (and who tend, naturally, to be the better ones) and how we should evaluate them. Sponsor You’ll be king of the airport with your Away carry-on, which makes travel such a… Read More
Ep. 1463 A Historian Abandons Neoconservatism
Brion McClanahan Week on the Tom Woods Show begins with a discussion of this important historian’s background, and how he came to abandon the neoconservatism so many of us imbibed in our youth. Sponsor Harry’s razors, the official razors of the Tom Woods Show, know… Read More
Ep. 1462 The Moral Mess of Higher Education
Phil Magness discusses his new book (with Jason Brennan) about the problems with higher education. They aren’t talking about ideological conformity, bad as that is. They are discussing other problems, just as deep and pervasive. For example, most academic marketing and advertising is semi-fraudulent. To… Read More
Ep. 1461 The Powerful Fear Humor: Interview with Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief
Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of the brilliant satire site The Babylon Bee, joins me to discuss comedy, politics, social media, and Snopes’ hilarious “fact checking” of what is obviously satire. Sponsor The Nonviolent Zone makes the case for freedom and against the state in about a… Read More
Ep. 1460 Kamala Harris Destroyed, and Other Debate Highlights
Today Tho Bishop and I review the second night of the second round of Democratic presidential debates (the July 31, 2019 debate, to be exact). Plenty of dull talking points, to be sure, but enough zingers to make this episode fun. Sponsor Blinkist lets you… Read More
Ep. 1459 Lew Rockwell on So-Called Moderates Against Leftists in July Dem Debate
Last night there was yet another Democratic presidential debate, and the great Lew Rockwell and I watched it so you didn’t have to. Winners, losers, and insanity all covered in detail. Sponsor Austro Libertarian magazine is a physical print, quarterly published, premium magazine. Colored and chock-full of articles,… Read More
Ep. 1458 Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World
Ben Powell returns to the show to discuss his new book with Bob Lawson, in which the two economists visit various unfree places around the world and share their observations. (It turns out that alcohol, and usually beer, is often a good indicator of degrees… Read More
BONUS Ep. 1457 The Simplest Online Business
Most of my listeners will be familiar with Praxis, the program that gets young people internships, and their first job, with a business that matches their interests. Clark Davis, a Tom Woods Show listener, learned about Praxis through me, and did his own apprenticeship at… Read More
Ep. 1456 Scott Horton Week: The Full Story of the Yemen Atrocity
We wrap up Scott Horton week with a full overview of the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, what the true story behind it is, and precisely why the U.S. regime chose to take sides. Support Scott! TomWoods.com/horton About the Guest Scott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute ,… Read More
