Tue, 31 March 2015
About the GuestStephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney, lecturer, and author. He is the Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom, Founding and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers, and blogger at The Libertarian Standard. Related Links “Argumentation Ethics and Liberty: A Concise Guide,” by Stephan Kinsella Books by the Guest Against Intellectual Property Guest’s Websites StephanKinsella.net Guest’s TwitterGuest’s PodcastSpecial OffersLearn from Tom on the go at LibertyClassroom.com! Discover the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to anywhere. Take 30% off a year’s subscription with coupon code SHOW (all caps). Click here to get your copy of my free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered! |
Mon, 30 March 2015
Book DiscussedJames Madison and the Making of America Other Books by the Guest The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution Guest’s WebsiteGuest’s Twitter |
Fri, 27 March 2015
War has all the features we associate with a government program: propaganda, lies, central planning, power grabs, cronyism, centralization, taxes, debt, erosion of liberty, and unintended consequences. Check out today’s episode for the full case. Host of This EventPage MentionedReadings and video to accompany this episode: tomwoods.com/readings Resource PageSpecial OffersI’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! Learn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. |
Thu, 26 March 2015
Whether his colleagues like it or not, Paul Krugman is the public face of the Keynesian establishment. Replying to Krugman, therefore, involves more than criticizing just one person. Today Bob Murphy takes apart Krugman’s most recent New York Times column, in which he tries to defend Keynesianism against critics. About the GuestRobert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the author of numerous books (see below), including study guides to Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action (study guide here) and The Theory of Money and Credit (study guide here), and Murray Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State (study guide here). Articles Discussed “Anti-Keynesian Delusions,” by Paul Krugman Related Link“Krugman and the Babysitters,” by David Gordon Guest’s BlogBooks by the GuestLessons for the Young Economist (free textbook; click here for a free teacher’s manual) Chaos Theory (available free) Understanding Bitcoin (with Silas Barta; available free) The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (also available as an audiobook) The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal (also available as an audiobook) Guest’s TwitterGuest’s FacebookEpisode MentionedEp. 361: Against Market Monetarism and NGDP Targeting (Joseph Salerno) Related Episodes Ep. 291: Japan: Failed Keynesian Experiment (Robert Murphy) Special OffersBob Murphy is joining the faculty at Liberty Classroom this year! Learn from Bob in courses you can listen to on the go, plus live Q&A sessions and more. Twelve courses teaching the history and economics we didn’t learn in school await you already. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. |
Wed, 25 March 2015
About the GuestMark Thornton, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, is book review editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and teaches economics at Auburn University. Paper Discussed“Transparency or Deception: What the Fed Was Saying in 2007,” by Mark Thornton; available for download soon Books by the Guest Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War (with Robert Ekelund) Guest’s TwitterRelated Episodes Ep. 346: The Fed Caused the Meltdown Special OffersIf you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Need inexpensive web hosting? Get a discounted rate at Bluehost — just $3.95 per month! — for TomWoods.com visitors by using this special link. Disclosure: Some of the links on this page, like the Amazon links above, are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission if you click through and buy something. So if you do, do so in the happy knowledge that at no extra cost to yourself, you are helping the Tom Woods Show! |
Tue, 24 March 2015
About the GuestAdam Vass Gal teaches economics at Belmont University, and has worked in financial services for 12 years. Book DiscussedGenerational Poverty: An Economic Look at the Culture of the Poor Other Book by the GuestGuest’s TwitterSpecial OffersIf you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Need inexpensive web hosting? Get a discounted rate at Bluehost — just $3.95 per month! — for TomWoods.com visitors by using this special link. Disclosure: Some of the links on this page, like the Amazon link above, are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission if you click through and buy something. So if you do, do so in the happy knowledge that at no extra cost to yourself, you are helping the Tom Woods Show! |
Mon, 23 March 2015
About the GuestStephen Halbrook is a lawyer known for his involvement in Second Amendment and gun control litigation, and is the author of numerous books on these subjects. Books by the Guest The Founders’ Second Amendment Guest’s WebsiteRelated Episodes Ep. 168: More Guns, Less Crime (John Lott) |
Fri, 20 March 2015
About the GuestJoe Quirk is a bestselling author and director of communications for the Seasteading Institute. Links The Seasteading Institute Videos
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Thu, 19 March 2015
About the GuestSean Gabb is director of the Libertarian Alliance, based in the U.K. He is the author of many books, including six historical novels under the name Richard Blake. He holds a Ph.D. in political and intellectual history from the University of Middlesex, and currently resides in Kent. Guest’s Websites SeanGabb.co.uk Guest’s TwitterBooks by the Guest The Break Special OffersI’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! Learn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. |
Wed, 18 March 2015
About the GuestJoseph T. Salerno is academic vice president of the Mises Institute and a professor of economics at Pace University. FestschriftThe Next Generation of Austrian Economics: Essays in Honor of Joseph T. Salerno (PDF) Guest’s BookGuest’s TwitterArticles Mentioned “Nominal GDP Targeting: New-Fangled Monetarism or Old-Fashioned Keynesianism?” by Shawn Ritenour |
Tue, 17 March 2015
About the GuestJames R. Otteson is executive director of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism, and Teaching Professor of Political Economy, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is also a Senior Scholar at the Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC, a Research Professor in the Freedom Center and Department of Philosophy at the University of Arizona, and a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in California. Professor Otteson was recently named the Thomas W. Smith Presidential Chair in Business Ethics at Wake Forest University School of Business. Guest’s Websites JamesOtteson.com Books by the Guest The End of Socialism Guest’s TwitterRelated Episodes Ep. 337: The Fatal Errors of Socialism (James Otteson) Special OffersIf you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design project through this special link. |
Mon, 16 March 2015
Host of This EventRelated Article“What Austrian Economics Can Teach Historians,” by Tom Woods (Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 11. no. 3, 2008) ResourceResource PageWorld War II and American Prosperity (smashes this myth) Special OffersLearn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I am producing courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. |
Fri, 13 March 2015
About the GuestMichael Strong is an author, a co-founder of Radical Social Entrepreneurs, and the founder of numerous Socratic, Montessori, and Paideia schools. Article Discussed“My Libertarian Vacation Nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul and Their Groupies Were All Debunked,” by Edwin Lyngar Articles in Favor of Free Zones “The Blank Slate State,” by Brian Doherty Guest’s BookBe the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems Guest’s WebsiteGuest’s BlogGuest’s TwitterSpecial OffersIf you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design projectthrough this special link. |
Thu, 12 March 2015
Article Discussed“The Keynesian Multiplier Concept Ignores Crucial Opportunity Costs,” by William J. Boyes Guest’s WebsiteCenter for the Study of Economic Liberty Related Episodes Ep. 118: Boom and Bust: The Cause (David Howden) Special OffersLearn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I am producing courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this linkand I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. |
Wed, 11 March 2015
Woods Book MentionedThe Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (10th Anniversary Edition) Other Books DiscussedEconomics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt Catholic Social Teaching and the Market Economy, ed. Philip Booth (this book contains my essay on the living wage; click here to download a free PDF of the whole book) Related Episodes Ep. 179: The Late Scholastics: Christians for Freedom (Alejandro Chafuen) Special OffersNeed inexpensive web hosting? Get a discounted rate at Bluehost — just $3.95 per month! — for TomWoods.com visitors by using this special link. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s K-12 homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I produce courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this linkand I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. Disclosure: Some of the links on this page, like the Amazon links above, are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission if you click through and buy something. So if you do, do so in the happy knowledge that at no extra cost to yourself, you are helping the Tom Woods Show! |
Fri, 6 March 2015
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Host of This EventBook MentionedCapitalism and the Historians, ed. F.A. Hayek Related Episodes Ep. 273: The Case Against Antitrust (Tom DiLorenzo) Special OffersLearn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. (This is not the same thing as the Ron Paul homeschool curriculum, on which more below.) Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I am producing courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. |
Thu, 5 March 2015
Are we making progress, holding steady, or retrogressing? Frank Karsten returns to make the case for libertarian optimism! About the GuestFrank Karsten is chairman of Mises Instituut Nederland and of the Stichting Meer Vrijheid (More Freedom Foundation), a Dutch libertarian organization which acts to reduce taxes and government intervention. Book MentionedBeyond Democracy: Why Democracy Does Not Lead to Solidarity, Prosperity and Liberty But to Social Conflict, Runaway Spending and a Tyrannical Government, by Frank Karsten and Karel Beckman Project MentionedRon Paul Homeschool Curriculum Guest’s WebsiteGuest’s TwitterBooks Recommended by the Guest The Ultimate Resource 2, by Julian Simon Related EpisodeEp. 156: Against the Catastrophists (Robert Bryce) Special OffersI’ve just released another free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design project through this special link. |
Wed, 4 March 2015
Guest’s WebsiteRon Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Guest’s Twitter @DanielLMcAdams Guest’s FacebookArticles Mentioned “Netanyahu and the Crumbling Israeli Lobby,” by Jon Basil Utley Video Series MentionedRon Paul Liberty Report (click here for a recent episode) Special OffersLearn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I am producing courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. |
Tue, 3 March 2015
Book DiscussedProgressivism: A Primer on the Idea Destroying America, by James Ostrowski Book MentionedReal Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, by Tom Woods Guest’s WebsiteGuest’s TwitterSpecial OffersLearn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to on the go at my Liberty Classroom. Plus live Q&A sessions, recommended readings, and more. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I am producing courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this linkand I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. |
Mon, 2 March 2015
What’s wrong with “net neutrality”? Economist Peter Klein joins us to discuss the bad economics behind this fashionable idea. Articles Mentioned “Government Did Invent the Internet, but the Market Made It Glorious,” by Peter G. Klein Episodes Mentioned Ep. 91: No, Marx Was Wrong (Peter Klein) Related Episodes Ep. 333: Could There Have Been an Internet without the State? (Richard Bennett) Guest’s FacebookGuest’s TwitterGuest’s Professional PageGuest’s BlogSpecial OffersI’ve just released another free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design projectthrough this special link. |