The Tom Woods Show

Tom Mullen returns to discuss how the Federal Reserve, the institution that's been kept off everybody's radar and was scarcely discussed in politics until 2007 -- nearly a hundred years after its creation -- ought to unite even people with the most divergent ideologies. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - joincrowdhealth.com/99 - Enter promo code: WOODS. Show notes for Ep. 2041

After a brief overview of my recent trip to St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands) and COVID stuff I witnessed there, I turn to the Supreme Court: not the Sotomayor nonsense, which you already know about, but the excellent amicus brief co-authored by Tom Woods Show guest Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2040

We wrap up Michael Malice week with some common objections to anarchism and how best to think about those issues. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2039

Michael Malice and Tom discuss their interesting experiences publishing books (via both traditional publishers and self-publishing) and what they've learned -- and what you should know -- about it. Sponsor: BitTrust IRA Show notes for Ep. 2038

Michael Malice and Tom discuss statelessness, an option some may have dismissed in the past, but which in light of the present dystopia becomes more attractive every day. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2037

Michael Malice, whose Anarchist Handbook became a sensation in 2020, joins me to talk about the ideas it contains and how best to communicate them. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2036

We kick off 2022 and a new Michael Malice week with a discussion of what scenarios, particularly involving the virus and the tyranny, could await us in the new year. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2035

Allen Mendenhall of Troy University joins me for a potpourri episode in which we devote some time to whether the Constitution commits us to an ideological program of ongoing revolution or whether it is intended to be simply a framework within which people of differing ideologies can coexist peacefully. Guest's Book: Speaking Softly: Lines on Law, Literature, and Culture - https://amzn.to/3zd6h1s Show notes for Ep. 2034

CJ Killmer, host of the Dangerous History Podcast, has lived in Florida for nearly four decades and has taught Florida history at the college level for years. He joins us to discuss Florida in the age of COVID, the pros and cons of moving to Florida, the different areas of Florida and which ones you might prefer, and some Florida history. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - joincrowdhealth.com/99 - Enter promo code: WOODS. Show notes for Ep. 2033

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., joins us to discuss his new book, The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health, which paints rather an unflattering portrait of the face of the American COVID response. Show notes for Ep. 2032

In a recent episode of the Mises Institute's Human Action Podcast, hosted by Jeff Deist, we discussed the Old Right, the loose collection of writers and thinkers who opposed domestic and foreign interventionism. Their names have almost been forgotten, and Jeff and I want to make curious people aware of them. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2031

Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report, joins us to talk about the challenge of spreading uncomfortable truths to the largest possible audience without getting deplatformed. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2030

Mark Crispin Miller, who teaches (among other things) a course on propaganda for New York University, discusses his run-in with the administration, as well as how the present case of propaganda compares with previous examples. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2029

Karol Markowicz of the New York Post joins us to discuss the rapid decline of a once-great city by irrational and punitive mandates and useless and destructive so-called health interventions. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2028

Susan May of TogetherWalking.com discusses the process of unplugging: from mainstream news sources, education, and the rest of the apparatus of the clown world we find ourselves inhabiting. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - joincrowdhealth.com/99 - Enter promo code: WOODS Show notes for Ep. 2027

Anne Hendershott, a professor of sociology at the University of Steubenville, discusses the academic and cultural efforts to normalize pedophilia. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2026

In this retrospective on the Ron Paul Revolution I focus on things we learned and things we should have known. Sponsor: BitTrustIRA Show notes for Ep. 2025

The great Matt Ridley joins me to discuss his fascinating new book -- and I mean that; it truly reads like a novel -- on the origins of COVID-19 and the strange, obstructionist behavior by lots of key actors. Show notes for Ep. 2024

Frustrated conservatives and libertarians have begun wondering if, since our enemies have no reservations about the use of power, we are in a lopsided battle: our opponents don't hesitate to use power to oppress their enemies, but we on principal refuse to do likewise. John Grove joins me to talk this through. Show notes for Ep. 2023

The DonorSee app has transformed lives all around the world. Now they want to build a STEM school in a part of the world that desperately needs it, and they'll do it without a cent of state funding. Gret Glyer and Paul Chinchen join us. Campaign Discussed: DonorSee.com/stem Sponsor: A Harry's Holiday Shave Set is the perfect gift this Christmas for that man in your life -- dad, brother, boyfriend, husband, friend, co-worker, whatever. Comes in a handsome gift box and is both attractive and practical. Take $5 off and get free shipping on any of the Harry's holiday sets at harrys.com/woods Show notes for Ep. 2022

Ali Rak, homeschooling mother of four, has been an effective organizer in Charles County, Maryland, and heads Reopen Charles County. We discuss her efforts as well as the county's upcoming hearing on masks and what she's trying to do to defeat them. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2021

Tony Lyons is president of Skyhorse Publishing, the house that published Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new book on Dr. Fauci. That book has been subject to the kind of blackout we have come to expect by now, and Tony gives us the details. Sponsor: BitTrustIRA Show notes for Ep. 2020

Matt Kibbe joins us to discuss how F.A. Hayek's sometimes overlooked work The Counter-Revolution of Science relates to COVID central planning around the world. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2019

Judge Andrew Napolitano joins me to discuss what we've recently learned about FBI and CIA wrongdoing. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2018

Musician Dan Hagen discusses what happened to Nashville during lockdown, his role in returning it gradually to normal, vaccine passports, and what the future may hold for Nashville and the rest of us. Sponsor: Persist SEO - ineedseo.help Show notes for Ep. 2017

With price inflation now evident to everyone, I decided to revisit some fallacies (like Elizabeth Warren's claim that price increases are caused by "greed") about inflation and fiat money. Show notes for Ep. 2016

With Thanksgiving over and Advent approaching, people have begun thinking about Christmas 2021 -- and there are plenty of Christmas-related fallacies to smash. Tom Mullen joins me for an anti-state Christmas. Show notes for Ep. 2015

Economic ignorance and stupidity just won't go away, but for the sake of all that's decent we have to keep fighting it. Caleb Fuller of Grove City College joins us to discuss some common goofs. Sponsor: Cheeky Maiden Soap is a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your first order with code WOODS at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for Ep. 2014

Patrick Newman joins me to discuss two issues in 19th-century economic history that your textbook covers cartoonishly: money and banking, and internal improvements. Show notes for Ep. 2013

Democrats and some Republicans favor adding women to the military draft. "Proponents of the change see the move as a victory for women's rights," says Roll Call. Eric Brakey and I discuss. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2012

Mises Institute president Jeff Deist joins me to discuss the significance of Kyle Rittenhouse and the way the two Americas saw it. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2011

Ken McCarthy perceived the commercial potential of the Internet before almost anyone, and is considered the godfather of Internet marketing. Paul Krugman, meanwhile, claimed in the 1990s that the Internet's effect on the economy would be no greater than that of the fax machine. Ken and I have a wide ranging discussion of book publishing, online business, copywriting, and a lot more, in one of my favorite of my over 2000 episodes. Sponsor: BitTrustIRA Show notes for Ep. 2010

Marco Bassani fills in the sections of 19th-century US history your teacher left out, particularly involving state resistance to the federal government. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2009

Matt Kibbe and I talk about public speaking, the role of politics, the government's virus response and how to know it's been b.s., whether libertarians are "individualists" who neglect "society," whether we think life is all about dollars and cents, and a lot more. One of my favorite conversations. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - Save 50% for the first six months at JoinCrowdHealth.com/99, using code WOODS. Show notes for Ep. 2008

This episode discusses easily accessible alternatives to the state's schools. Book Mentioned: Education Without the State Other Links: COVID Revealed RonPaulHomeschool.com LibertyClassroom.com Show notes for Ep. 2007

The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed its stay of the Biden vaccine mandate. I review the text of its decision and discuss the highlights. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2006

Phil Labonte of All That Remains talks libertarianism (he credits ol' Woods here with radicalizing him) talks music, Covid, and whether he's white or black pilled. Special Offer: We love our monthly Happily date box — it's full of games, recipes, and activities that bring us closer together. With a different theme each month, it's something we're always thrilled to receive. Take 50% off your first date at tomwoods.com/date Show notes for Ep. 2005

Paula Wright joins us to discuss feminism in its various forms, and what if anything it commits people to other than equal access to opportunities for women. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2004

Addison Quale of Monetary Metals joins us to discuss gold and sound money, and a way we can start moving toward it even without the pronouncements of legislators. Guest's Link: tomwoods.com/mm Sponsor: Harry's Show notes for Ep. 2003

Investor and economist Mark Skousen warns that our movement tends to be so pessimistic about the economy that we miss out on income growth opportunities and have nothing to show for it but a bunch of botched predictions. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2002

One of my favorite episodes of all time. Broadway actor Clifton Duncan discusses his evolution from someone who was generally panicked about COVID to an immovable foe of vaccinate mandates, even at tremendous cost to himself. Sponsor: BitTrustIRA Show notes for Ep. 2001