Wed, 26 March 2014
Are there non-governmental solutions to common problems? Edward Stringham, author of the forthcoming Private Governance (Oxford University Press), joins Tom. |
Tue, 25 March 2014
Amanda Billyrock talks cryptocurrency, the Free State Project, social media, women in libertarianism, and standing up to the cops. |
Mon, 24 March 2014
Is climate change real? If so, how would libertarians handle it? Plus, why slavery can't long exist on a free market. Bob Murphy joins Tom. |
Fri, 21 March 2014
Joel Salatin joins Tom to talk about food, nature, and the state. Check out his books, which include Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World and Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front. |
Thu, 20 March 2014
What's wrong with the Common Core education standards? James Pesta, professor of literature at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, explains. |
Wed, 19 March 2014
Tom talks to Chase Madar, author of The Passion of Bradley Manning. Check out Chase's article "The Anti-Warrior," plus his archives at The American Conservative and The Nation. |
Tue, 18 March 2014
Walter Block discusses how environmental protection and the market economy can work in harmony. |
Mon, 17 March 2014
Professor David Howden gives an overview of Austrian business cycle theory, and replies to common objections. |
Fri, 14 March 2014
Gerard Casey, professor of philosophy at University College, Dublin, discusses his book Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State. |
Thu, 13 March 2014
Antiwar.com's Justin Raimondo joins Tom to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, and more. |
Wed, 12 March 2014
Scott Beaulier joins Tom to discuss the public pension time bomb in the states. |
Tue, 11 March 2014
Marshall DeRosa joins Tom to discuss federalism, secession, and why it's dangerous for a regime to be "dedicated to a proposition." |
Mon, 10 March 2014
Has it even been tried? Tom covers this and other topics today with Mark Thornton, senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. |
Fri, 7 March 2014
Tom talks to Carol Paul. |
Thu, 6 March 2014
Tom talks to Robert Blumen about his article "Say's Law and the Permanent Recession." Check out Robert's article archive at Mises.org. |
Wed, 5 March 2014
Tom talks to Steve Hogarth of Marillion, whose fans first showed the world the potential of the Internet in 1997. |
Tue, 4 March 2014
It's Tenther Tuesday with Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center! Updates on nullification efforts around the country, including the much-discussed effort to nullify the NSA at the state level. Check out TAC at http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com. |
Mon, 3 March 2014
Tom responds to typical scare arguments against libertarians. |
Fri, 28 February 2014
Scott Horton joins Tom to review the truth against the claims of the War Party nearly 11 years ago as they prepared to launch the Iraq War. Plus, Ukraine analysis, Horton style. Check out Scott and find out about the Scott Horton Show at ScottHorton.org. |
Thu, 27 February 2014
Ron Paulian Josh Taylor, of the Internet comedy team Blimey Cow, joins Tom to talk about how to start a YouTube channel and make it a success. A few standouts, for me, are I Pledge Blind Allegiance, Five Tips for Starting a YouTube Channel, and (Tough) Love Your Enemies. Check them out at Josh's site and at BlimeyCow.com. And subscribe to their YouTube channel. |
Wed, 26 February 2014
Tom talks to Daniel Barbeau about his prize-winning paper on California's nullification of the federal legal-tender laws during the Civil War. |
Tue, 25 February 2014
Professor Shawn Ritenour, author of Foundations of Economics: A Christian View, joins Tom to explain what makes Austrian economics different from (and better than) neoclassical economics. Follow Shawn's blog: foundationsofecon.blogspot.com. |
Mon, 24 February 2014
Richard Maybury, author of Whatever Happened to Penny Candy, joins Tom to discuss global economic trends, what people should do, and more. |
Fri, 21 February 2014
Bill Kauffman, one of Tom's favorite authors, talks about decentralism, localism, and how empire corrupts the soul. Check out Bill's article archive at The American Conservative, and take a look at his latest book, Bye Bye Miss American Empire: Neighborhood Patriots, Backcountry Rebels, and their Underdog Crusades to Redraw America's Political Map. |
Thu, 20 February 2014
Erik Voorhees joins Tom to review recent Bitcoin news. |
Wed, 19 February 2014
Michael Huemer, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, discusses his book The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey. |
Tue, 18 February 2014
Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior judicial analyst at FOX News and author, most recently, of Theodore and Woodrow, takes listener questions. |
Mon, 17 February 2014
Ivan Eland, author of Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, joins Tom to talk best and worst in the history of the presidency. |
Fri, 14 February 2014
Historian Burt Folsom joins Tom to discuss Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. |
Thu, 13 February 2014
Bob Murphy joins Tom to discuss a popular article describing economic reforms that should help so-called millennials. No fallacy is left unsmashed. |
Wed, 12 February 2014
Tom DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln, joins Tom on Lincoln's birthday to shed some light on the sixteenth president. |
Tue, 11 February 2014
Do "public goods" require government intervention? Professor Fred Foldvary says no. |
Mon, 10 February 2014
The Independent Institute's Anthony Gregory talks about finding common ground with, and also uncovering the blind spots of, Left and Right. |
Fri, 7 February 2014
Sirius/XM's Mike Church, host of the Mike Church Show, joins Tom to discuss the old republic, the empire, and setting fire to the 3x5 card of allowable opinion.Read Mike's recent columns at Daily Caller: "Taboo, Another Casualty of Our Unending Wars" and "There Is No Union to Give a State of." |
Thu, 6 February 2014
Tom continues his conversation with the Mises Institute's Peter Klein about a recent Rolling Stone column claiming that Karl Marx predicted the problems of 2014. Read the article by clicking here. |
Wed, 5 February 2014
The Mises Institute's Peter Klein joins Tom to discuss a recent Rolling Stone column claiming that Karl Marx predicted the problems of 2014. Read the article by clicking here. |
Tue, 4 February 2014
James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins Tom to discuss the Supreme Court and the cases you're not allowed to disagree with. Kevin's books include The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, James Madison and the Making of America, and (with Tom) Who Killed the Constitution? |
Mon, 3 February 2014
Tom talks about the drug war, police militarization, and the economics behind it all. |
Fri, 31 January 2014
Paul Gottfried joins Tom to discuss World War I, war guilt, Woodrow Wilson, and more. |
Thu, 30 January 2014
What's happening in Ukraine? Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute explains. Also, Tom talks about the New York Times, Walter Block, slavery, and more. |
Wed, 29 January 2014
Tom talks to Stephen Halbrook, author of The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms and, most recently, Gun Control in the Third Reich: Disarming the Jews and 'Enemies of the State.'. |
Tue, 28 January 2014
Peter Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, joins Tom to talk investing and what is going on with his father, Irwin Schiff. |
Mon, 27 January 2014
Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, and your host take audience questions on this episode of the Tom Woods Show! |
Fri, 24 January 2014
Walter Williams discusses secession, nullification, race, discrimination, and where he got his ideas. Walter Williams -- economics professor, syndicated columnist, and fill-in host for Rush Limbaugh -- discusses secession, nullification, race, discrimination, and where he got his ideas. Visit his website and check out his books, especially The State Against Blacks, Up from the Projects: An Autobiography, and Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? |
Thu, 23 January 2014
Bob Murphy looks at the current arguments to raise the minimum wage, and takes your questions.Bob is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal, and other books, and he blogs at Free Advice. |
Wed, 22 January 2014
Jacob Hornberger and Tom take apart one of those "a libertarian society would be so scary!" articles. |
Tue, 21 January 2014
Scott Horton gives an overview of the fruits of post-9/11 foreign intervention. |
Mon, 20 January 2014
Tom finds some problems for Keynesianism. |
Fri, 17 January 2014
Ben Swann discusses journalism and what he's been up to, and answers your questions. |
Thu, 16 January 2014
Tom talks to John Payne of Show-Me Cannabis about the drug war and the militarization of the police. |
Wed, 15 January 2014
Tom talks to the creator of the Golden Rule News Network. |
Tue, 14 January 2014
Tom insists you listen to this chat with Brad Birzer, co-founder of Progarchy.com. |
Mon, 13 January 2014
Daniel McAdams joins Tom to discuss Fallujah, sanctions on Iran, the back-to-Iraq lobby, and more. |
Fri, 10 January 2014
Steve Silverman of Flex Your Rights explains jury nullification. Connect with Flex Your Rights on Facebook and Twitter. |
Thu, 9 January 2014
Pauline Dixon discusses themes from her TED talk on low-cost private schools in the developing world. |
Wed, 8 January 2014
Tom talks to Julie Borowski, producer of the popular Token Libertarian Girl YouTube channel. Follow her on Twitter and 'like' her on Facebook. |
Tue, 7 January 2014
The Tenth Amendment Center's Michael Boldin joins Tom for the first-ever Tenther Tuesday. Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, joins Tom to discuss where nullification is hot in 2014. 'Like' TAC on Facebook! |
Mon, 6 January 2014
Pete Eyre talks to Tom about CopBlock.org's unique approach to police accountability. |
Fri, 3 January 2014
Economist Robert Murphy joins Tom for a discussion of the economics of Obamacare. Bob is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal, and other books, and he blogs at Free Advice. |
Thu, 2 January 2014
Former Reagan budget director David Stockman talks the Fed, bubbles, and the future. Read Stockman's excellent book The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America |
Mon, 23 December 2013
Jonathan Bailor, author of The Calorie Myth, on why "counting calories" is such a misguided approach to diet and health. |
Fri, 20 December 2013
Renowned investor, author, and entrepreneur Doug Casey joins Tom to talk about investing, the Fed, the economy, and politics. Check out Doug's new book Right on the Money: Doug Casey on Economics, Investing, and the Ways of the Real World, and have a look at the free resources at Casey Research. |
Thu, 19 December 2013
Today Tom takes on the three issues that separate the sheep from the goats: the Bush/Obama bailouts, state nullification, and foreign policy. 'Like' Tom on Facebook! |
Wed, 18 December 2013
Tom talks to Sheldon Richman, author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families. Sheldon is vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation. |
Tue, 17 December 2013
Michael Matheson Miller, Director of Acton Media at the Acton Institute and leader of Poverty Cure, which promotes entrepreneurial solutions in the developing world. |
Mon, 16 December 2013
Dr. Robert Higgs, author of Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government, joins Tom for a wide-ranging discussion.Check out the full exposition of Dr. Higgs' position on World War II at this link. |
Fri, 13 December 2013
Tom and Daniel McAdams talk Iran, Ukraine, China, and more.Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, joins Tom for a foreign-policy update. Iran, China, Ukraine, and more will be discussed. |
Thu, 12 December 2013
Tom is a guest on the We Are Libertarians podcast. Topics include: "the question libertarians can't answer," Abraham Lincoln, Gary Johnson, Rand Paul, homeschooling, and more.Like Tom's page on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter! |
Wed, 11 December 2013
Erik Voorhees joins Tom to discuss recent developments surrounding Bitcoin, and replies to objections to Bitcoin. Check out Erik's article "Bitcoin: The Libertarian Introduction," and follow him on Twitter. |
Tue, 10 December 2013
Tom asks veteran journalist Eric Margolis for an overview of the Afghanistan situation, from 2001 to today. Visit Eric at his website, and check out his most recent book American Raj: Liberation or Domination?: Resolving the Conflict Between the West and the Muslim World. |
Mon, 9 December 2013
Tom talks to Mike Maharrey about the NullifyNSA campaign.Tom talks to the Tenth Amendment Center's Mike Maharrey, author of Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty, about the NullifyNSA campaign. Visit the campaign's site at Offnow.org. |
Fri, 6 December 2013
Tom talks about the economic passages in Evangelii Gaudium of Pope Francis. On this topic check out Tom's book The Church and the Market, which won first place in the books category of the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Awards. |
Thu, 5 December 2013
What did people do before the welfare state? David Beito, professor of history at the University of Alabama and author of From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967, joins Tom to offer an answer. |
Wed, 4 December 2013
Tom makes the constitutional case for secession. Tom reviews his remarks on secession last month at the St. Louis University School of Law. Check out Tom's books, follow him on Twitter, and like his page on Facebook! |
Tue, 3 December 2013
Will Grigg discusses the origins of the growing U.S. police state, as well as recent outrages. Grigg is the author of several books, including Liberty in Eclipse: The Rise of the Homeland Security State. Follow his Pro Libertate blog, and listen to his weekly program at 10pm ET Saturday nights at LibertyRoundtable.com. |
Mon, 2 December 2013
Brad Birzer, professor of history at Hillsdale College, talks about Russell Kirk, a central thinker of postwar conservatism, including his relationship with libertarianism. See Birzer's recent article "Seven Conservative Minds." Professor Birzer is the author of J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle Earth, American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll, and Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson. He is co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative. |
Fri, 29 November 2013
Former CIA counter-terrorism expert Phil Giraldi argues for nonintervention. See his article archive at Antiwar.com and his article "Quitting Over Syria" |
Wed, 27 November 2013
Is there something fundamentally wrong with the U.S. economy? Bob Murphy explains. Bob is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal, and other books, and he blogs at Free Advice. |
Tue, 26 November 2013
Tips for a Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey with Heather Woods |
Mon, 25 November 2013
Today's guest is Dr. Enrico Gnaulati, author of "Back to Normal - Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder". |
Fri, 22 November 2013
Danny Sanchez of the Mises Academy explains Ludwig von Mises' approach to economics. Read his article "Mises on Mind and Method", and check out his whole archive. |
Thu, 21 November 2013
Today's guest is Carla Gericke, President of the Free State Project. She joins Tom to discuss the Free State Project's strategy for liberty, and its upcoming New Hampshire Liberty Forum. |
Wed, 20 November 2013
Dr. P.J. Hill, co-author of The Not So Wild, Wild West, tells the true -- and libertarian -- story of the old West. |
Tue, 19 November 2013
Dr. Richard Gamble, professor of history and political science at Hillsdale College, joins Tom to discuss the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, delivered November 19, 1863. |
Mon, 18 November 2013
Tom describes how Murray Rothbard changed his mind on war in a speech delivered at the Mises Institute. |
Fri, 15 November 2013
Dr. George Reisman, author of "Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics" and professor emeritus at Pepperdine University, tackles this and other questions about capitalism. |
Thu, 14 November 2013
Dr. David Friedman is a professor of law at Santa Clara University and the author of "The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism". He discusses anarcho-capitalism, as Tom plays devil's advocate. |
Wed, 13 November 2013
Tom talks with Dr. Robert Murphy about Modern Monetary Theory. |
Tue, 12 November 2013
Tom takes on the myth about the "threat" of falling prices. |
Mon, 11 November 2013
Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, joins Tom to discuss Iran. |
Fri, 8 November 2013
Dr. Tom DiLorenzo, author of "Hamilton's Curse", covers the Revolution of 1913. |
Thu, 7 November 2013
Dr. Mark Thornton joins Tom to discuss the Skyscraper Curse. He is the author of "The Economics of Prohibition" and "Tarrifs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War". |
Wed, 6 November 2013
"Has Australia Defied the Laws of Economics?" Dr. Ben O'Neill, professor of statistics at the University of New South Wales. |
Tue, 5 November 2013
Aarhus University's Christian Bj�rnskov joins Tom to discuss the true story of Denmark. |
Mon, 4 November 2013
Jack Spirko, host of the Survival Podcast, talks with Tom about the importance of preparedness. |
Fri, 1 November 2013
Dr. Benjamin Powell, Director of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech, asks "What's the real deal in Somalia?" |
Thu, 31 October 2013
New York Times bestselling author of "The Paleo Solution" Robb Wolf talks diet and health with Tom. |
Wed, 30 October 2013
John Whitehead, author of "A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State". |
Tue, 29 October 2013
Ron Paul discusses his ongoing projects: The Ron Paul Curriculum, Ron Paul Channel, and the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. |
Mon, 28 October 2013
Glenn Jacobs "Kane", stops by to talk liberty, the WWE, Ron Paul, and the future. |