A hundred years ago progressives thought it best that we be ruled by experts. Their vision culminated in the administrative state we have today, in which federal agencies make law,… Read More
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Ep. 1316 How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything
Pat Flynn — fitness expert, libertarian, and entrepreneur — joins me to discuss one of the vanishingly small number of books in personal development that gives you specific action items… Read More
Ep. 1310 The Ron Paul Revolution: Grassroots Leaders Look Back
In this final episode of the Tom Woods Show for 2018, I’m joined by Michael Maresco (the “Ron Paul rider”), Bryan Thome of the Ron Paul Forums, and Jordan Page,… Read More
Ep. 1308 Bill Kristol’s Weekly Standard is No More
The Weekly Standard, a neoconservative magazine with a 23-year run, is dead. Longtime neocon slayer Paul Gottfried joins me to discuss the magazine, its editorial line, and its demise– and what,… Read More
Ep. 1303 The Rise of Victimhood Culture
Jason Manning, a professor of sociology at West Virginia University, has accomplished a feat I could never have matched: he’s co-authored a scholarly and dispassionate overview of what he calls… Read More
Ep. 1302 Michael Malice on the Continuing Social Media Purges
The social media purge continues: Sargon of Akkad was just removed from Patreon despite not being an extremist by any definition. Today Michael Malice and I discuss the ongoing case of Gavin McInnes,… Read More
Ep. 1294 Should the Authorities Have Killed This Man? New Ballad Tells His Story
Jordan Page, musician of the Ron Paul Revolution, just released “The Ballad of Lavoy Finicum,” about a man who was shot and killed by Oregon state troopers in 2016 (Jordan… Read More
Ep. 1293 Scott Adams on Trump and Persuasion
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, joins me to discuss the Trump phenomenon and what people missed about it (and therefore why they didn’t see his victory coming), plus democracy, persuasion,… Read More
Ep. 1287 The Left Can’t Meme, But We Sure Can
Mance Rayder’s second book is like a bazooka aimed at the leftism that is de rigueur in academia, entertainment, and culture. Using well-chosen memes, Mance demonstrates the double standards and… 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… Read More
