The latest issue of the Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people read. Subscribe for free and receive my eBook Think for Yourself: Professors Who Resisted the Mob Tell Their Stories as a gift. Yesterday I wrote to you about the death of Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC), the man… Read More
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Ep. 1291 The War That Destroyed a Civilization?
Scott Horton and I discuss World War I and its hideous legacy. Also: why the Progressives favored intervention, what the Social Gospel clergy had to say, where Hitler came from, and a lot more. This episode is drawn from my recent appearance on the Scott Horton Show .… Read More
What’s Worse Than Antiwar Propaganda on Veterans Day?
Pro-war propaganda. A fellow I do a fair amount of business with posted on social media today that this is not a day for “antiwar propaganda.” Nonsense. Veterans’ Day was originally Armistice Day, in commemoration of the cessation of hostilities in World War I. The… Read More
Ep. 1253 Libertarian Culture Wars
In this juicy talk I do begin with some internecine libertarian wrangling, to be sure, but that’s not my primary focus. I cover lots of ways in which we libertarians find ourselves at odds with the culture that surrounds us. The empire’s reaction to the… Read More
Scary Study: Millennials Unprepared for World
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Click here to be one of them , and get my free eBook Your Facebook Friends Are Wrong About Health Care at the same time. Millennials are almost too easy to make fun of: with the safe spaces, the microaggressions, the socialism,… Read More
Ep. 1033 Was Gen. Kelly Right About the Civil War?
General John F. Kelly, Chief of Staff to the President, made some comments about the Civil War recently that sent the enforcers of orthodoxy into apoplexy. Here is our calm response to the controversy. About the Guest James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professor… Read More
Ep. 980 Moral Injury: War’s Undiscussed Casualty
Peter van Buren returns to the show to discuss his novel Hooper’s War, set during World War II. Beneath all the casualty figures and the news reports is something profound and lasting that damages us during war, and the author brings it out even in the… Read More
Ep. 837 Peace Corps Declares War on Philanthropy App Built by My Guest
Gret Glyer, creator of the extraordinary charitable app DonorSee, updates us on its progress — as well as the bizarre opposition of the Peace Corps, which is refusing to allow any of its people to cooperate with DonorSee. End the charity monopoly! Sponsor I’m not… Read More
Ep. 829 You Shouldn’t Care About Oxfam’s Warning on Inequality
Oxfam released a report this week warning about global inequality, and proposing the usual wealth-destroying solutions. Here’s why the report ought to be ignored. Articles Discussed “ Oxfam’s Hypocrisy on Private Wealth ,” by Mateusz Machaj and Mateusz Benedyk “ Inequality Doesn’t Create Poverty ,” by Ryan McMaken Episodes Mentioned Ep. 717 Debunking Utopia: Exposing the… Read More
Ep. 707 How the Warfare State Deforms the Economy
There are all kinds of ways militarism and even the preparation for war can deform the economy, and many of these are easy to miss. I go through a bunch of them in this talk delivered at the 2016 Mises University program, hosted by the… Read More