You know you’ve really mastered a topic if you can explain it to a complete beginner and be understood. You’ve truly mastered it if you can convey the basic idea even to a child. And that’s precisely what the Tuttle Twins book series accomplishes. The… Read More
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Ep. 1285 The Establishment Is Ignorant: Nullification Edition
Ever since it became known that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has spoken favorably about the right of the states to nullify unconstitutional federal laws, we’ve been treated to a barrage of the usual third-grade arguments from people we are supposed to consider our intellectual… Read More
Ep. 1284 How Northerners Used States’ Rights to Fight Slavery
Nullification — and indeed anything involving the states — is all about slavery, right? What a surprise: the propagandists are wrong again. In this episode, the Tenth Amendment Center ‘s Michael Boldin joins me for some forgotten history: how northerners expressly used the language of nullification and state… Read More
Ep. 1283 Scott Horton on Scott Horton: The Making of a Libertarian Foreign Policy Expert
According to the survey we ran for the Freedom Feud game aboard the Contra Cruise, the #2 most popular guest on the Tom Woods Show is Scott Horton, the great foreign-policy expert. This time, though, we discuss his background, his evolution, how he became a… Read More
Ep. 1282 DEBATE: Should Israel Give Up Territory?
Elliot Resnick and Gene Epstein debate the resolution: “Israel should keep every inch of land it currently possesses.” About the Debaters Elliot Resnick, arguing in the affirmative, is chief editor of The Jewish Press . Gene Epstein, arguing in the negative, is former economics editor of Barron’s and director of… Read More
Ep. 1281 The End of World War I: A Look Back 100 Years Later
World War I was a catastrophe for Western civilization. One hundred years ago, on November 11th, it finally came to an end. Author and historian Hunt Tooley joins me for an assessment of the wars long-term consequences for all of us. About the Guest Hunt… Read More
Ep. 1280 Trump, the Democrats, the Midterms, and the Future
Were the midterm elections of repudiation of Trump, a mixed bag, or even an endorsement of Trump? What can we expect over the next two years, and what are the Democrats likely to do in 2020? Dan McCarthy, editor-at-large of The American Conservative and current editor of Modern… Read More
Ep. 1279 The John Birch Society: A Conversation With Its President Emeritus
John F. (“Jack”) McManus, longtime president of the John Birch Society, joins me to discuss the Society’s founding and history, its controversial positions, its clashes with William F. Buckley and official conservatism, and its present activities. Book Discussed The John Birch Society: Its History Recounted… Read More
Ep. 1278 Woods’s Greatest Hits
In today’s episode I review some of the golden nuggets from the previous 600 or so episodes. Fascinating people and ideas you may have missed — and even if you didn’t miss them, it couldn’t hurt to hear about them again. Sponsor Harry’s razors, the… Read More
Ep. 1277 Private Law and Defense Are No Problem, or The Shortcomings of Public Goods Theory
Neoclassical economics insists that a separate class of goods, called “public goods,” cannot, because of their peculiar characteristics, be efficiently provided by the market and must instead be financed and produced by the state. The Austrian School rejects this line of argument. Today Jakub Wisniewski,… Read More
