Thu, 10 September 2020
Russell Kirk, one of the founding intellectuals of postwar American conservatism, was often contemptuous of libertarians. But when it came to economics, it turns out that he was rather a libertarian himself. |
Thu, 10 September 2020
The COVID lockdowns and restrictions are terrible and inexcusable and dystopian, without a doubt. Yet might there be some weird silver linings here? Jeff Deist explains. |
Wed, 9 September 2020
Sheldon Richman joins me to discuss some of the first principles we defend as libertarians, where they come from, and why we defend them. |
Sat, 5 September 2020
In this episode I trace important developments in the history of the U.S. presidency that helped to transform it into the powerful office it is now. |
Fri, 4 September 2020
Hillsdale College professor and prize-winning author Brad Birzer joins me to discuss the neglected but important Robert Nisbet, and we have an interesting back-and-forth about his principles for conservatives. |
Thu, 3 September 2020
Paul Gottfried joins me to discuss cancel culture (on both left and right) as well as the composition of the official conservative movement after nearly four years of a Trump presidency, and quite a bit more. Sponsor: BetterHelp offers professional counseling online at affordable prices. Get matched with your own licensed, professional therapist, to whom you can send a message anytime (and get timely responses), and have weekly video or phone sessions. Take 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/woods |
Wed, 2 September 2020
Daniel McCarthy, editor of the venerable Modern Age, joins me to discuss recent events, including the President's convention speech, and assess the probability of four more years of Trump. |
Tue, 1 September 2020
James Lindsay joins me to discuss postmodernism, critical theory, and the various fields -- like "queer studies", "disabled studies", and the like -- that have made academia into a minefield of untouchable orthodoxies. |
Sat, 29 August 2020
I sure hadn't, until recently. Two immigration lawyers join me today to discuss Americans' options when it comes to moving somewhere else and in particular getting dual citizenship. Sponsor: Photo IQ offers instruction in digital photography from a 20-year professional, and suitable for people ages 13 and up. Great for homeschoolers, and for anyone. Get personal feedback on your uploaded homework and build your own portfolio. Get 20% off all courses through the end of September at: PhotoIQ.co |
Fri, 28 August 2020
Mark Ling has been a serial product creator and entrepreneur since age 20. He's co-founder of the Rocket Languages foreign-language instruction program, which I've promoted for years and which is featured in 50,000 libraries around the world. Every business he's created can be run from his computer, and is immune to government shutdowns. Mark walks us through his own history as well as steps and models that work in 2020. Link Mentioned: tomwoods.com/mark |