The March 2017 report of the Congressional Budget Office paints a grim picture about the fiscal future of the United States — but don’t we hear a lot of grim… Read More
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Is Harvard Calling Me “Fake News”?
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . How about this: Harvard University has released a guide to so-called fake news. That guide links to… Read More
Ep. 822 The Work of Thomas Sowell: An Appreciation
Thomas Sowell, a prolific scholar who has had a great influence on me, ended his syndicated column a couple of weeks ago. Gene Epstein of Barron’s joins me for an… 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… Read More
The Man Trump Most Needs to Speak To
Rumor has it that Donald Trump is considering a major bankster for Secretary of the Treasury. If that ends up being the case, then Trump sure went to a lot… Read More
Crazies Setting New Records for Craziness
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . The crazies are breaking all their previous records for craziness. The LGBT folks — the politically organized… Read More
Ep. 741 David Stockman: What the Fed and the Feds Have Done to Us, and How to Reverse It
David Stockman, himself of the Reagan Administration, recounts the horrific economic policies of recent administrations, describes their consequences, and proposes solutions. Hint: they include abolishing the Federal Open Market Committee,… Read More
Ep. 728 Can Libertarians Make a Decent Case for Free Trade?
With protectionism on the rise and opponents of trade insisting that international competition is at the root of Middle America’s problems, the libertarian response — to my mind, at least… Read More
Ep. 704 Adam Smith, Not the Founder of Economic Science
Adam Smith is consistently held up as the great founder of economics and herald of capitalism. Murray Rothbard energetically disputed this characterization. Others, in turn, have criticized Rothbard’s criticism. So… Read More
My Flaws
My 13-year-old has me reading The Mysterious Benedict Society, a New York Times bestselling work of fiction. I sure can relate to the bookish 11-year-old Reynie Muldoon, who, having used the word “enjoyable” to… Read More
