Patrick Newman, who recently edited a brand new Rothbard book out of the archives, joins me for a bird’s-eye overview of one of the least understood periods of American history. Book Discussed The Progressive Era , by Murray N. Rothbard Episode Mentioned Ep. 713 Does Scientific Research Require Government Funding… Read More
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Ep. 1139 Anti-Libertarian Cliches Sliced and Diced
Today’s episode covers a wide range of topics: the origins of Trump, fallacies of protectionism, how to respond to critics who say libertarianism has never been tried, plus Somalia, working conditions under capitalism, why libertarianism is attacked when we’re so marginal, the increasing use of… Read More
Ep. 1138 Black Guns Matter
Kevin Dixie, owner and founder at No Other Choice Firearms Training, talks Second Amendment, crime, safety, and what it’s like dealing with the “black leadership” when you’re teaching black folks how to defend themselves. Sponsor Harry’s razors, the official razors of the Tom Woods Show,… Read More
Ep. 1137 Absolute Immunity for Prosecutors: The Built-In Bias Against the Accused
Professor William Anderson joins me to discuss the perverse incentives in the American legal system that work against the accused and their ability to fight back against abuses and outrages perpetrated against them. Sponsor Skillshare is an online learning community with over 16,000 classes in… Read More
Ep. 1136 Dave Smith on Speaking Forbidden Truths on CNN; Plus: the Rotten State of Comedy, and More
Dave Smith, the libertarian comedian whose comedy special Libertas spent three weeks as the #1 comedy album on iTunes last year, joins me to discuss his wonderful CNN gig, where he gets away with telling truths you’d be hard-pressed to find on any network. Plus:… Read More
Ep. 1135 Domestic Consequences of U.S. Militarism
Libertarians often point out that war has consequences at home as well. The co-author of a new book on precisely this subject joins me to fill in the details. About the Guest Christopher Coyne is the and F. A. Harper Professor of Economics at George… Read More
Ep. 1134 Princeton Professor Hits Back at Campus Censors
Keith Whittington, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University, joins me to talk trigger warnings, safe spaces, campus censorship and intimidation, and the purpose of a university. I ask him some tough devil’s-advocate questions, but he sticks to his guns. Well worth… Read More
Ep. 1133 The State Keeps Messing With Your Car (But the Car Companies Can Be Annoying, Too)
Whether you’re a car enthusiast or not, you have to love Eric Peters: insanely knowledgeable and thoroughly libertarian. We have a lot to discuss today: nanny-ish new cars, the consequences of federal regulation, the “mobile driver’s license” and the privacy issues involved, the Jeep we’re… Read More
Ep. 1132 Conservatives Who Yield Everything to the Other Side, Example #43,366
Historian Kevin Gutzman joins me to take on a recent article by a conventional conservative in favor of “originalism” in constitutional interpretation. Fair enough, but as with most conservative discussions of the Constitution, it comes down on the centralist, Marshallian side of the key issues… Read More
Ep. 1131 DEBATE EPISODE: Trump’s Tariffs, Pro and Con
With tariffs in the news and stirring up debate, I thought a Tom Woods Show debate on the subject would be enlightening for everyone. Dan McCarthy, editor of the venerable conservative journal Modern Age and editor-at-large of The American Conservative, and Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron’s, square off in… Read More
