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The prolific Germinal G. Van joins us to discuss his latest book, a study of poverty, inequality, and economic policy.

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Show notes for Ep. 2177

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The founder of the Beef Initiative joins me to discuss what ranchers and consumers alike can do to ensure the uninterrupted consumption of nourishing food.

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Show notes for Ep. 2176

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Matthew Sercely is a tax advisor who shares your values, so he's part of an exclusive elite. Today we discuss all manner of tax questions. Matthew began his business in 2020, under the pressure of the lockdowns. Another interesting note: it was one of the legendary accountability groups in my School of Life program -- TomSchoolOfLife.com -- that pushed him to get himself on the show, and it worked!

Show notes for Ep. 2175

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People have been debating that question for thousands of years. In this episode we explore Hellenistic philosophy, and what it means for man to live according to his nature -- a subject that forms the foundation, whether we realize it or not, of so many modern debates. You will impress your friends if you know this stuff.

Show notes for Ep. 2174

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The word "equality" sure sounds nice, but it's been used on behalf of plenty of evil causes. Is there any sense in which it is unambiguously good? Tom Mullen joins me to discuss the issue, with emphasis on Thomas Jefferson's views.

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Show notes for Ep. 2173

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The great jack-of-all-trades Dominic Frisby joins me to compare lunacies between the UK and the US these days, and then discusses his latest project: a dramatic production based on the actual stories of children separated from their parents during the horrors of World War II.

Show notes for Ep. 2172

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Richard Hanania joins us for a potpourri episode: Ukraine/Russia, wokeism, what non-progressives can learn from progressives, and more.

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Show notes for Ep. 2171

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Dan McCarthy, editor of Modern Age, joins me to discuss the political implications of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe and of the January 6 hearings, what it means for November elections and a possible Trump run.

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Show notes for Ep. 2170

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The great ex-Marxist Michael Rectenwald joins us to discuss what our elites are up to, and what steps we can take to insulate ourselves against their schemes.

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Show notes for Ep. 2169

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David Moore, who recently sold his healthcare business and has been leading entrepreneur groups and masterminds to help people escape the machine, joins me to discuss an approach that's been helping a lot of people break free from the petty tyrants and obtuse ideologues who employ them.

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Show notes for Ep. 2168

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Henry Bingaman is a master with words: his words have sold $300 million in goods and services for his clients (of whom I am one). He's also a libertarian and a Supporting Listener of the Tom Woods Show, and he made a stunning presentation to my in-person event for my School of Life program. Today we talk about an excellent profession for libertarians, and about Henry's own shift away from his previous work and into specifically helping libertarians, at a time when the rest of the world seems to be against us.

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Show notes for Ep. 2167

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Michael Malice says the Paul Graham essay "What You Can't Say" is one of the most important things he's read, so I'm discussing it in today's episode.

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Show notes for Ep. 2166

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It used to be that you could just grin and bear it through the college-industrial complex. But academia has become so farcical and absurd that it probably needs to be avoided in as many cases as possible. The COVID hysteria and the mandates were the icing on the cake. Cameron Sorsby describes a plausible alternative to this soul-crushing machine.

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Show notes for Ep. 2165

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In my review of the news today I notice some odd details left out of major headlines: like the latest BLM celebrity who (the headline doesn't mention) was shooting at a mother and her children, or a weird poll about confidence in Kamala Harris that leaves out the opinion of a rather important country. Fun!

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Show notes for Ep. 2164

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Kevin Dolan of Exit joins us to discuss the bizarre workplace situation most people face, and why it is that there appear to be no non-woke corporations. We also discuss how to cope in this world.

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Show notes for Ep. 2163

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Nick Paproski, Chief Operating Officer for a large EMS staffing company and a licensed paramedic, joins me to discuss how crazed regulation has ruined ambulance services, too.

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Show notes for Ep. 2162

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The title says it all.

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Show notes for Ep. 2161

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CJ Killmer of the Dangerous History Podcast joins me to discuss British and American propaganda during world War I.

Show notes for Ep. 2160

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Dutch farmers have been vigorously protesting restrictions that would devastate both them and the food supply, and the Western media either ignores or misrepresents them. Keean Bexte has been reporting from the ground there and he joins us for a thorough briefing.

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Show notes for Ep. 2159

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Keith Knight of the Libertarian Institute and I discuss the contributions of some of the most persuasive and original thinkers in our tradition.

Book Discussed: The Voluntaryist Handbook

Show notes for Ep. 2158

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Scott Horton talks arms reduction, Hiroshima, whether reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons is naive/unrealistic, and more.

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Show notes for Ep. 2157

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You may have heard about the Austrian School's free-market explanation of why the economy moves in a boom-bust cycle, but in this episode I walk you through it step by step. Conclusion: End the Fed!

Show notes for Ep. 2156

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We have long deplored how American history is taught in classrooms, at all levels. But most people have done more griping than doing. Connor Boyack just did something we've obviously needed for the past 50 years, but which nobody -- not even extremely well funded libertarian or conservative think tanks -- had bothered to do. It's great news.

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Show notes for Ep. 2155

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James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins me, along with historian Brion McClanahan, to discuss the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Show notes for Ep. 2154

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Hard money is stupid and backward, they say, and the Federal Reserve is necessary to protect us against the wild excesses of a free economy. Oh, and falling prices would be terrible! We're going to smash this today.

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Show notes for Ep. 2153

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Listeners of the Tom Woods Show will recognize the name Gret Glyer, the young man who spent three years living in Malawi, the world's poorest country at the time, in order to help the most vulnerable and who, at age 26, launched the outstanding DonorSee app, which allows givers to see video footage of the actual effects of their donations. Gret was shot to death in his Fairfax, Virginia, home on June 24, 2022. This episode is in remembrance of him.

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Show notes for Ep. 2152

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The great foreign-policy hero Scott Horton returns first to discuss his recent debate at Porcfest with Cathy Young, and secondly to talk about the ongoing atrocity in Yemen and how we might actually be able to stop it.

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Show notes for Ep. 2151

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With the Federal Reserve once again under scrutiny, it's time to stick the knife in.

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Show notes for Ep. 2150

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Both the White House and the CDC have made claims in recent days and weeks that Covid is one of the top killers of children, or that for children it's significantly worse than the flu. There is nothing to these claims, and our guest Kelley Krohnert, who discovered the flaw behind the numbers, walks us through the real story.

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Show notes for Ep. 2149

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The Mises Institute's Joe Becker, who studied economics at UNLV under Murray Rothbard and Hans Hoppe and worked in numerous capacities for Ron Paul, discusses a major new project from the Mises Institute that people have been wanting for a long time.

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Show notes for Ep. 2148

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Bitcoin has been taking a beating lately. Its critics have been having a field day. What's really going on? Stephan Livera and Guy Swann join us to discuss.

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Show notes for Ep. 2147

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The great documentary filmmaker Jason Rink joins me to discuss the January 6 hearings and the real story of that day.

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Show notes for Ep. 2146

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Is it possible that we've been snookered into believing in a nonsensical concept? Is it possible to "own" an idea? Stephan Kinsella walks us through copyright, patent, trademarks, and trade secrets from a libertarian perspective, and also considers the utilitarian arguments for intellectual property.

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Show notes for Ep. 2145

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I talk about the ideas behind the nineteenth-century Romantic movement, as well as particular examples in music, architecture, and literature (.e.g., Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, the Gothic revival, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, for starters), and then draw a sad conclusion about what it all means for libertarians who argue the way I often do.

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Show notes for Ep. 2144

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What does it mean when coders tell you something is "open source"? My guess is that most people have no idea. But we should, because we could use a little positive news right about now, and the open source phenomenon is a powerful illustration of our ideas in action.

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Show notes for Ep. 2143

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Tho Bishop discusses how he introduces the awful truth about money and the Federal Reserve to potentially sympathetic audiences that have never heard about it before.

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Show notes for Ep. 2142

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A week after the Mises Caucus came to dominate the Libertarian Party, the messaging is already moving in the right direction.

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Show notes for Ep. 2141

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Germinal G. Van returns to discuss the welfare state, cultural attitudes, and other factors undermining the living standards of American blacks.

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Show notes for Ep. 2140

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Is there such a thing as a good life? If so, what does it consist of? Aristotle wrote about this all the way back in the fourth century B.C., and I'm giving you an overview of his conclusions in this episode for all you wonderful nerds out there.

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Show notes for Ep. 2139

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Germinal G. Van immigrated to the United States from the Ivory Coast in 2010, and at age 32 he is the author of an astonishing 23 books. From this unique vantage point he explores in his new book the various problems facing the black community, the sources of those problems, and what might be done about them.

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Show notes for Ep. 2138

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Michael Heise of the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus joins me today to discuss the clean sweep his libertarian caucus made at the recent Libertarian National Convention.

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Show notes for Ep. 2137

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Bestselling author Ryan Levesque returns to discuss the challenges posed by Web 3.0, a world in which privacy-oriented consumers are less likely to make their private information available to advertisers and businesses. Yes, everyone, capitalism can work in an age of digital privacy!

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Show notes for Ep. 2136

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This is one of my favorite interviews of all time: I had a chance to appear on the Viva & Barnes podcast, hosted by attorneys Viva Frei and Robert Barnes, and I introduced their audience to the Mises Institute's brand of plumb-line libertarianism. The response was fantastic.

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Show notes for Ep. 2135

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Dr. Peter McCullough and his co-author John Leake join me to discuss their new book, The Courage to Face COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex.

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Show notes for Ep. 2134

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Mark Weinstein is the founder of MeWe, a Facebook alternative that allows adults to have conversations. I've hosted my Tom Woods Show Elite there for years and we haven't run into a single problem. Mark and I talk social media, suppression of dissident views, and the promise and challenges of new platforms.

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Show notes for Ep. 2133

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John Mueller of The Ohio State University joins us to discuss why our default posture shouldn't be Munich 1938, in a discussion of his book, The Stupidity of War.

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Show notes for Ep. 2132

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The heroic Alex Epstein joins us to discuss why human flourishing requires more fossil fuels, not less.

Book Discussed: Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas -- Not Less

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Show notes for Ep. 2131

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Allan Stevo, author of Face Masks in One Lesson and Face Masks Hurt Kids, reports on his recent speaking event alongside Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Naomi Wolf against the suppression of dissident voices.

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Show notes for Ep. 2130

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There's a lot of concern about a forthcoming "pandemic treaty" from the World Health Organization. In this episode I discuss what it would likely include, as well as whether an international agreement overrides the Constitution.

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Show notes for Ep. 2129

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It's a commonplace that in China people have a "social credit score" that is affected by their political views and activities, and which restricts them from exercising basic rights. Is this true?

Show notes for Ep. 2128

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Former US congressman John J. Duncan, Jr., a Tom Woods Show listener who also happens to be one of the half-dozen House Republicans who voted against war in Iraq, joins us for some recollections from his storied career.

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Show notes for Ep. 2127

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Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the prospects for conservatives (and to some extent libertarians) in a society in which the left holds the major power centers but a widespread spirit of resistance still exists.

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Show notes for Ep. 2126

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One of my prized possessions is my Eric July "Monetize Your Haters" T-shirt. If there's one thing better than ignoring or defeating your enemies, it's becoming more prosperous because of their attacks. Jordan Peterson once said, "I have figured out how to monetize the Social Justice Warriors." Eric is a champ at this, and we share our strategies in this fun episode.

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Show notes for Ep. 2125

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Across social media, as well as in his gig with Glenn Beck's The Blaze, Eric July interacts with people from all ideological standpoints, and defends libertarianism before all comers. But what works best in each case? Eric shares his stories.

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Show notes for Ep. 2124

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We all use the term, but is there really a "black community" (or, for that matter, an LGBT community, or anything similar)? Apart from basic demands for respect and a fair chance, do all black people think alike, which is what the idea of a "black community" strongly implies? Eric July week continues with a discussion of these and related issues.

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Show notes for Ep. 2123

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Show notes for Ep. 2122

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We kick off Eric July week with a bit of autobiography: how Eric went from being a self-described "knucklehead" as a young man to being one of the most prolific and effective libertarian communicators today. Not to mention a successful musician, entrepreneur, and more.

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Show notes for Ep. 2121

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Mises Institute president Jeff Deist joins us to discuss the Roe controversy, issues you won't read in the New York Times, and the most realistic way to handle disputed questions in a society with radically different worldviews.

Show notes for Ep. 2120

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Michael Malice joins us to talk about the surprising news regarding Roe v. Wade and what it means both for the 2022 midterms and for the prospects of national divorce.

Show notes for Ep. 2119

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Attorney Robert Barnes, who has represented numerous high-profile clients, joins me for a candid look at lawyers and law schools, the regime's foreign policy, and the most likely national outcome in 2024.

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Show notes for Ep. 2118

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Christopher Phillips and Mitchell Robson of The Chicago Thinker, a student publication at the University of Chicago, join me to discuss the legacy media and how their writers made fools out of the hapless panelists at a recent "disinformation" symposium.

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Show notes for Ep. 2117

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Jeff Deist and Tom discuss the desperation of legacy media in the face of independent personalities who have built massive followings.

Show notes for Ep. 2116

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The great Gene Epstein discusses how likely it is that the dollar ceases to be the world's reserve currency, and what the consequences for the average American would be if that happened.

Show notes for Ep. 2115

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Law professor Todd Zywicki joins us to discuss (1) his lawsuit against his university's vaccine mandate, (2) the COVID regime in general, (3) the issue of cancel culture and banking.

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Show notes for Ep. 2114

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It's back to basics in this episode, but with the charming Woodsian twist you've come to love.

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Show notes for Ep. 2113

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John Osterhoudt and Daniel Raisbeck of Reason TV join me to discuss myth and reality when it comes to the allegedly miraculous health care system created by Fidel Castro and the communists.

Show notes for Ep. 2112

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Julie Wentz created Arizona Stands Up to get the Covid state of emergency overturned in her state. But over the course of her activism she realized that there must have been something fundamentally wrong with the American medical establishment for it to have endorsed all the craziness. So she urges us to work toward a parallel, less psychotic system.

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Show notes for Ep. 2111

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Andrew Torba, founder and CEO of Gab, had to build everything from scratch -- his own servers, his own email autoresponder service, his own payment processor, and more -- after his free-speech platform was shunned and penalized by Big Tech. Here is a living example of how to build the parallel economy and society that so many are speaking about these days.

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Show notes for Ep. 2110

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Anthony Esolen has written an excellent essay arguing that they do not, that stasis and repose are themselves the enemy.

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Show notes for Ep. 2109

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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research tallies up the results across states of the various interventions that were imposed in the name of fighting the virus. How did it all come out?

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Show notes for Ep. 2108

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Hal Cranmer operates a string of long-term care facilities in Arizona. While other places were locked down, Cramner's facilities were normal. He shares the details in this episode.

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Show notes for Ep. 2107

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Jennifer Sey, brand president for Levi's, resigned from the company in February 2022 after 23 years because of constraints on her freedom to speak her mind about COVID. Her husband, Daniel Kotzin, who also joins us in this episode, is suing the federal government for pressuring tech companies to censor dissident voices.

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Show notes for Ep. 2106

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In this episode I talk about the cases two prominent philosophers -- Thomas Nagel and Ronald Dworkin -- make for "equality," and discuss some of the difficulties they encounter.

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Show notes for Ep. 2105

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Students at the University of Chicago left regime journalists sputtering at a recent roundtable about "disinformation." Plus, Michael Malice and I discuss the truth about journalism.

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Show notes for Ep. 2104

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The existing elites have wrecked everything there is to wreck -- " education, medicine, diplomacy (peace), money, banking, big business, literature, art, and entertainment, just for starters," says Jeff Deist. Time for new ones.

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Show notes for Ep. 2103

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The great Paul Gottfried, who holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale and is editor of Chronicles magazine, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion that begins by contemplating whether we should go so easy on the voters, or whether they're in fact getting precisely what they voted for. Then we talk neocons and democracy and other fun things.

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Show notes for Ep. 2102

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Today we're joined by Joni McGary, who is leading a nationwide effort to repeal COVID vaccine and booster mandates at American colleges.

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Show notes for Ep. 2101

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Attorney and author Jim Ostrowski joins us to discuss his new book Free the Children: How Red State Americans Can Liberate Their Children From Government Schools.

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Show notes for Ep. 2100

Direct download: woods_2022_04_05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00pm EST

In the immortal words of Ten Years After: "I'd love to change the world / But I don't know what to do." John Bush joins me to discuss his exit-and-build strategy of exiting corrupt institutions and building new ones.

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Show notes for Ep. 2099

Direct download: woods_2022_04_04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00pm EST

Lee Camp hosted Redacted Tonight for eight years -- until February 2022, when the show and his network were forced to close. His podcast has been removed from Spotify. He joins me to discuss censorship, the mainstream narrative, and the somewhat unimpressive American establishment.

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Show notes for Ep. 2098

Direct download: woods_2022_04_02.mp3
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Rainer Zitelmann joins us for a discussion of the improvement in living standards brought about by the market economy, the intellectuals' disdain for capitalism, and real-life examples from around the world.

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Show notes for Ep. 2097

Direct download: woods_2022_04_01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00pm EST

Andrew Heaton, comedian and host of The Political Orphanage, holds a master's degree in international relations. He joins us to walk us through international relations theory to see what it can tell us about the behavior of states.

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Show notes for Ep. 2096

Direct download: woods_2022_03_31.mp3
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Connor Mortell, a student at the business school at Florida State University, joins us to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly in business school programs. Even in business schools, fallacies abound.

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Show notes for Ep. 2095

Direct download: woods_2022_03_30.mp3
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Dr. Paul Broun is a former U.S. congressman from Georgia and Ron Paul ally who seeks to return to the U.S. Congress, in part to bring accountability to the so-called public health establishment.

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Show notes for Ep. 2094

Direct download: woods_2022_03_29.mp3
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Free State Project president emerita Carla Gericke joins us to discuss favorable social and political developments in New Hampshire that folks in other states may want to emulate.

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Show notes for Ep. 2093

Direct download: woods_2022_03_25.mp3
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Gene Epstein joins us to discuss the roots of the current price inflation, and long he expects it to last.

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Show notes for Ep. 2092

Direct download: woods_2022_03_24.mp3
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Jason Rink returns to the show to discuss his experiences covering controversial topics, and his expectations for what the future of free speech may hold.

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Show notes for Ep. 2091

Direct download: woods_2022_03_23.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00pm EST

Jason Rink, longtime libertarian activist, is an independent filmmaker who has spent the past year and a half focused on forbidden topics.

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Show notes for Ep. 2090

Direct download: woods_2022_03_22.mp3
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A participant looks back on the recent events in Canada and assesses the pluses and the minuses.

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Show notes for Ep. 2089

Direct download: woods_2022_03_20.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:55pm EST

The dissident wing of the American Right continues to show promise from a libertarian point of view, especially but not limited to foreign policy. Nothing is less fashionable than to support Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but her recent statement about the situation and Ukraine is better than almost anything I've heard from that branch of libertarianism that's desperate to be reasonable, and nice, and palatable to the establishment, and be as compliant as possible with whatever the current obsession is, under the weird delusion that this will make them acceptable.

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Show notes for Ep. 2088

Direct download: woods_2022_03_19.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EST

Scott Horton joins me for a sober look at the present situation, answers common critics ("duh, you're repeating Putin talking points!"), and gives us a solid backgrounder.

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Show notes for Ep. 2087

Direct download: woods_2022_03_18.mp3
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The brilliant Jeff Herbener, economics department chairman at Grove City College, joins us to answer my followers' questions on economics: everything from the current state of the world to the Fed to boom-bust cycles and more.

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Show notes for Ep. 2086

Direct download: woods_2022_03_17.mp3
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With the world a mess, what are you supposed to do with your money? Austrian-inspired investor Jon Wolfenbarger shares his insights.

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Show notes for Ep. 2085

Direct download: woods_2022_03_16.mp3
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Rainer Zitelmann, author of the new book Hitler's National Socialism, discusses Hitler's views of society, economics, and politics.

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Show notes for Ep. 2084

Direct download: woods_2022_03_15.mp3
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Search engine Duck Duck Go just announced that it would be downgrading results it considered "Russian propaganda." Blue-pilled libertarians will consider this a "market response" to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We red-pilled libertarians are a teensy bit less naive than that. Plus a lot more in this episode.

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Show notes for Ep. 2083

Direct download: woods_2022_03_11.mp3
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And how to escape it, with Exit Group founder Kevin Dolan.

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Show notes for Ep. 2082

Direct download: woods_2022_03_10.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00pm EST

The great Dave Smith and I discuss the state of the liberty movement and the world. (Can't put this episode on YouTube, because we note that natural immunity is superior to vaccine-induced immunity, and you're not allowed to state that truth there.)

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Show notes for Ep. 2081

Direct download: woods_2022_03_09.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm EST

Yesterday I had a chance to attend a COVID-related roundtable hosted by Florida governor Ron DeSantis and plenty of voices of reason were to be heard.

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Show notes for Ep. 2080

Direct download: woods_2022_03_08.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EST

If we're going to be faithful to the tradition of thought we have inherited, we must sometimes defend unpopular truths. If instead we'd rather jump on whatever the latest left-wing bandwagon is, then there's no point to our existence.

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Show notes for Ep. 2079

Direct download: woods_2022_03_07.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00pm EST

This is the backgrounder you need on the history leading up to the present moment. The great Scott Horton includes copious quotations from members of the foreign-policy establishment predicting exactly what is happening now, so if anyone is inclined to pretend that libertarians are "blaming America," they're going to have to argue like adults, if they can, after hearing this.

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Show notes for Ep. 2078

Direct download: woods_2022_03_05.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EST