I’ve been lethargic about politics for a long time, and I understand who so many people (myself included) have considered it a waste of time. But with one side in particular planning so many evil things, and in the face of the barbaric lockdowns, should… Read More
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Ep. 1764 Resistance, the American Way
In the first half of this episode I play the full, extended interview I did for Pete Quinones’ great documentary The Monopoly on Violence. He asked me to discuss state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, and issues related to that. In the second half of… Read More
Ep. 1680 Dominic Frisby on Lockdowns, the Insane West, and the Libertarian National Anthem
Comedian, financial writer, and jack-of-all-trades Dominic Frisby joins me to discuss the continued lockdowns in the UK, what’s happening in Western societies, and his new national anthem for Libertaria. Sponsor Sanebox helps you overcome the mental angst associated with an overflowing email inbox by sorting what’s… 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. 1330 The State Retards Progress and Peace
Richard Cobden, the nineteenth-century pro-trade, noninterventionist member of Parliament, once said, “The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace and the spread of commerce and the diffusion of education than upon the labor of Cabinets or Foreign Offices.” I take this one… Read More
Ep. 1299 Reagan Admin’s David Stockman on George H.W. Bush, Trump’s Prospects, and the Fed
David Stockman, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, shares reflections and anecdotes about the late George H.W. Bush. We then discuss how the Fed, rather than trade deals, has been harming America. (And also: why I won… Read More
First Krugman, Now This
Bob Murphy and I deal with Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman every week on the Contra Krugman podcast. William Nordhaus was named one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for 2018. Will he get his own Murphy/Woods podcast? Of course not. But: I’ve got something almost… Read More
Ep. 1166 Everyone Is Wrong About Money Except the Austrian School
This episode begins with my five-minute opening statement from a FreedomFest debate on abolishing the Federal Reserve System, and then proceeds to discuss further problems with the Fed (as well as problems with the so-called Greenbackers, whose critique of the Fed is that they’d prefer… 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
Ep. 1100 Peter Schiff: Where the Economy Stands, and What to Do
Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, joins me to answer questions submitted by members of my Supporting Listeners group. Topics include the state of the housing market, precious metals investing, Puerto Rico after Irma, the ongoing carnage in the retail sector, and more. Sponsor… Read More