Here’s the specific, step-by-step answer to the claim that “deregulation” caused the financial crisis of 2008. Sponsor CoinBits App is an ingenious way to make investing in Bitcoin easy and painless, both technically and financially. Automatically round up your purchases to the nearest dollar and… Read More
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Ep. 1907 Another Fake Narrative Smashed: Government, the Fed, and 2008
We don’t want to live in a world in which our kids grow up believing that Dr. Fauci and his interventions saved the world, but that’s what can happen if a false narrative takes root. Likewise, if people think “deregulation” caused the last financial crisis,… Read More
Your Friends Still Think Deregulation Caused the Financial Crisis
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . So-called “fake news” on Facebook is getting a lot of attention. My greatest annoyance on Facebook? Dumb opinions. Someone in the Tom Woods Show private Facebook group shared a post by a friend of his.… Read More
9 Falsehoods the Lizard People Ram Down Our Throats
I thought of these in about ten seconds. That means there are way, way more than nine. How many of these can you smash until the pieces are particles of dust? (1) The financial crisis of 2008 was caused by deregulation. (2) “States’ rights” are… Read More
Libertarians and Normalizing Sex Work
The latest issue of the Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people read. Subscribe for free and receive my eBook The Deregulation Bogeyman as a gift. First, a quick announcement: on April 11 Jimmy Morrison and I will be holding the New York City premiere of The Bubble, our… Read More
Ep. 783 Did Crazy Financial Instruments Bring Down the Economy?
The conventional wisdom holds that mortgage-backed securities, credit-default swaps, and the like were responsible for the fragility, uncertainty, and ultimate collapse of 2008. Is that true? Professor Ed Stringham offers a revisionist account. About the Guest Ed Stringham is the Davis Professor for Economic Organizations… Read More
Ep. 660 Steve Forbes and Tom on Financial Meltdown
The Tom Woods Show Library of Episodes
Subscribe to the show for free on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher and never miss an episode! Ep. 1547 The Country Where Libertarian Thought Is Thriving – December 4, 2019 – Raphael Lima Ep. 1546 Another Multimillionaire Who Didn’t Use His College Training – December 2, 2019 – Aidan Booth Ep. 1545 What Is the… Read More
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26 Things Non-Paul Voters Are Basically Saying
I am trying to understand the thinking behind the great many Americans who have decided to vote for a mainstream politician in 2012. Now before you read the below and send me an angry email telling me I should be nice, that I should try… Read More