The “social contract,” which we are said to have consented to “implicitly,” is the primary way we hear the state justified. Our opponents on social media seem to consider this… Read More
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Ep. 1363 World War II Did Not Cure the Great Depression
This one just won’t go away. Even people who should know better unthinkingly repeat this one. Here’s what’s wrong with this claim. Sponsor At PolicyGenius.com , you can get quotes and… Read More
Ep. 1362 The Discrimination Myth
Frank Karsten returns to discuss myths of discrimination that virtually everyone believes, and which tend to empower the state. Book Discussed The Discrimination Myth Guest’s Websites Mises Institute Netherlands DiscriminationMyth.com Guest’s Twitter @FrankKarsten The Contra Cruise! Join Bob… Read More
Ep. 1360 Wealth Redistribution: Its Bad Consequences Within and Between Countries
I discuss the difficulties and bad consequences of wealth redistribution, both within a country (welfare programs) and between countries (foreign aid). Book Mentioned Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980 by Charles Murray The Contra Cruise! Join Bob Murphy… Read More
Ep. 1358 Foreign Policy Disasters: Why Isn’t Anyone Held Responsible?
Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, joins me to discuss the poor record of post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy. How has the… Read More
Ep. 1357 Surprise: Official Libertarianism Ignores These Two Heroes
People say libertarians aren’t interested in good news, and that bad news sells. I’m not sure I buy that, or that that’s a specifically libertarian trait. Regardless, I have good… Read More
Ep. 1354 The Ultimate Libertarian Reading List
Last night I asked the folks in the Tom Woods Show Elite, which you can join at SupportingListeners.com , for suggestions for a solo episode I might do. Someone recommended this… Read More
Ep. 1350 Remember When Conservatives Didn’t Make You Pull Your Hair Out?
Remember when conservatives used to be antiwar, opposed centralized power, and actually wanted to eliminate government agencies rather than just take them over? Yes, such people once existed. Robert Nisbet,… Read More
Ep. 1345 The Making of Michael Malice, #1 Tom Woods Show Guest
Both times I’ve surveyed my listeners, Michael Malice has been chosen as their favorite guest on the Tom Woods Show. Here I try to uncover what makes him tick. That… Read More
Ep. 1344 More Unknown History: People Weren’t Always Clueless About the Boom-Bust Cycle
When you read old — and I mean old, like nineteenth century old — American writers on money and banking, something jumps out at you: they understood things with a… Read More
