Well, here's a novel thing: a civil discussion between people who disagree! Mark Skousen, who leans bullish, and Jon Wolfenbarger, who leans bearish, make their respective cases for where the economy is now and where it's likely to go, and what the best moves for investors in such a climate are.

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Kevin Gutzman, author of the new book The Jeffersonians, talks Madison, Monroe, and the Constitution (and the key person who undermined it).

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Ali Rak has accumulated about 20 legislative victories, whether getting bad bills defeated or good ones passed, all while living in a blue county in a blue state. She shares specific tools and strategies that she uses, that can be replicated in other states.

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Show notes for Ep. 2272

Connor Boyack discusses his efforts to strike down laws that restrict entrepreneurial activity by children (we've all heard of lemonade stands being shut down) and to encourage children to think and act entrepreneurially. Plus, how to build a successful counteroffensive to all the propaganda aimed at children these days.

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Tom talks to Germinal G. Van about the period of American history that historians treat cartoonishly, with wicked businessmen allegedly exploiting everyone.

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Last year an anonymous group of well-known filmmakers decided to embark on a crucially important project: documenting the truth about the Covid lockdowns: the data, the human stories, all of it. Hawk Jensen -- one person who decided not to remain anonymous -- directed the project, and he and I have an excellent discussion about it.

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Show notes for Ep. 2269

My wife's uncle, Paul Laino, has rather a stirring story to tell: after spending four years homeless and addicted to drugs he cleaned himself up and now makes, let's just say, a very comfortable income as the Scrap & Pallet Man on YouTube.

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Ezra Wyrick, a smart 18-year-old libertarian, talks about what resonates and what doesn't with younger people, plus proper libertarian messaging and strategy.

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Show notes for Ep. 2267

Aron Lam, mayor of Keenesburg, Colorado, surprised the incumbent mayor by actually running a real campaign for the office, and had all his ducks in a row before the incumbent knew what hit him. Might there be a lesson for us here?

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Show notes for Ep. 2266

Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown joins me to talk woke capitalism and ESG, why mankind is so frustrating, and productive approaches to living in a hostile world.

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Show notes for Ep. 2265

The Tenth Amendment Center's Michael Boldin discusses issues on which states are prepared to push back in the 2023 legislative session, and progress that was made in 2022.

Show notes for Ep. 2264

The great Michael Rectenwald just released his new book The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty. He joins us to discuss what exactly the program is, what its constituent parts are, how they all work together, and what we can do about it.

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Show notes for Ep. 2263

The prolific Germinal G. Van returns to discuss his latest work, a two-volume study of wealth distribution and inequality in American history.

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Catholic and non-Catholic listeners alike requested an episode on Pope Benedict XVI, so I invited Catholic publisher Roger McCaffrey to discuss what his pontificate meant in the context of the post-Vatican II church.

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Show notes for Ep. 2261

The great Carla Gericke, president emeritus of the Free State Project, kicks off a new year of the Tom Woods Show by describing how she kicked a serious alcohol habit.

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