The Tom Woods Show

Professor Gerard Casey takes us on a whirlwind tour of political thought, including both the bad guys and the good guys, from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Topics Discussed Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and the notion of sovereignty Johannes Althusius: the crucial thinker no one has heard of The Levellers and natural rights John Locke, self-ownership, and private property Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the “general will” and more Course Discussed The History of Political Thought, Part II About the Guest Gerard Casey is a professor of philosophy at University College, Dublin, and a faculty member at Tom’s Liberty Classroom. Guest’s Recent Book Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State Book Mentioned Anarchy, State, and Utopia, by Robert Nozick Special Offers Take downloadable, on-the-go courses with Gerard Casey, Tom Woods, and other distinguished faculty at my Liberty Classroom! Twelve courses in history, economics, and philosophy, with more to come, plus live Q&A sessions and

I wasn’t always a libertarian. I began as a moderate Republican. I eventually became vice president of the Harvard College Republicans. But something pulled me away from conventional opinion and toward the persuasive and compelling heterodoxy of Austro-libertarianism. Here’s my story. Hope you enjoy it! Host of This Event Mises Institute Video of This Event An Evening with Tom Woods Woods Books Mentioned We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now, eds. Thomas E. Woods Jr. and Murray Polner Rollback, by Thomas E. Woods Jr. Videos Mentioned Tom Woods Speech at Nullify Now, Los Angeles Thomas Thwaites: How I Built a Toaster — From Scratch Special Offers 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. And get my FREE eBook, 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered!

So many of the alleged merits of democracy are simply asserted or assumed. But there are very serious problems with democracy, and the always interesting Frank Karsten joins me today to hash some of them out. This one is a must-listen. About the Guest Frank 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 Discussed Beyond 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 Book Site BeyondDemocracy.net Guest’s Twitter @FrankKarsten Book Mentioned Democracy: The God that Failed, by Hans-Hermann Hoppe Episode Mentioned Ep. 326: What I Told the Washington Post About Secession Survey Here’s the survey I’ve mentioned in recent episodes. It will take less than a minute, and it will help me get a sense of the compositi

Guest’s Website Bennett.com Paper Mentioned “Designed for Change: End-to-End Arguments, Internet Innovation, and the Net Neutrality Debate” (PDF)

About the Guest Toby Baxendale is an entrepreneur who built up, among other things, the UK’slargest fresh fish supplier to the Food Service sector, a business he recently sold. He established and funded the first Distinguished Hayek Visiting Teaching Fellowship Program at the London School of Economics in honor of the Nobel Laureate F.A. Hayek. He is co-founder and chairman the Cobden Centre. Guest’s Website TobyBaxendale.com CobdenCentre.org Guest’s Twitter @TobyBaxendale Guest’s Facebook The Cobden Centre Special Offers 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, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Also, I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy!

Thom Hartmann’s fans have been sending around a graphic claiming that the economy tanks when taxes are lowered on the rich. It’s so wrong it’s embarrassing. Bob Murphy and I dismantle the thing completely. Article Discussed “Thom Hartmann’s Bogus Tax History,” by Bob Murphy About the Guest Robert 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). Guest’s Blog Free Advice Books by the Guest Lessons 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 audiobo

About the Guest Cody Drummond is CEO and founder of The Peacekeeper App. Peacekeeper App For Android For iPhone Guest’s Website Peacekeeper.org Guest’s Facebook Peacekeeper Guest’s Twitter @PeacekeeperApp Special Offers I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! 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 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.

About the Guest Scott McConnell is a founding editor of The American Conservative magazine. Article Discussed “How Obama Can Stop Netanyahu’s Iran War,” by Scott McConnell Related Episodes Ep. 138: The Manufactured Iran Scare (Gareth Porter) Ep. 79: What Bush and Obama Accomplished (Scott Horton) Ep. 73: Iran Sanctions? (Daniel McAdams) Ep. 36: What’s Up with Iran? (Daniel McAdams) Special Offers 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. And get my FREE eBook, 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered!

Peter Schiff returns to the Tom Woods Show to answer listener questions about investing and the economy. Questions were solicited on Tom’s Facebook page, so make sure to ‘Like’ that page for future opportunities to get your questions answered. Issues Discussed What does Peter recommend as an investment strategy, for both low- and high-income earners? What’s going on in Greece? How can you distinguish between a genuinely good investment, and a central-bank fueled one? What caused the oil price collapse, and what does the future hold? What are Peter’s currency forecasts for 2015? Why is Paul Krugman so upset with Peter? About the Guest Peter Schiff is CEO and Chief Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital, a frequent commentator on radio and television, and the New York Timesbestselling author of several books (see below). Guest’s Companies Euro Pacific Capital Euro Pacific Bank Schiff Gold Books by the Guest Crash Proof: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse The Little Book of Bull Moves

About the Guest Michael Boldin is executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center. Guest’s Website TenthAmendmentCenter.com Guest’s Twitter @TenthAmendment @MichaelBoldin Guest’s Facebook Tenth Amendment Center Related Book Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, by Tom Woods Book Mentioned We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now, eds. Tom Woods and Murray Polner Lecture Mentioned “What Must Be Done,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

I knew there was a Washington Post writer in the audience at the Mises Institute‘s event on secession this past weekend in Houston, and I knew exactly why he was there: to write an article about the “extreme” Ron Paul, as a way of causing problems for Rand. Now that you know that, you’ll better understand the tone and content of my remarks, which were in large part directed right at him. In the resulting article, he didn’t quote me at all. No wonder. Host of This Event Mises Institute Book Mentioned Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, by Tom Woods GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK Related Book Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, by Tom Woods Project Mentioned The Ron Paul Curriculum Get my courses a la carte as a Supporting Listener of the show Special Offers 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 throughthis special link. Need inexpe

Corporations aren’t people, say protestors. Corporations are creatures of the state, say some libertarians. What’s the truth? Should libertarians support the corporate form or not? That’s the topic of discussion on today’s episode, with guest Stephan Kinsella. About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is Founder and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers, Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom(C4SIF), a member of the Editorial Board of Reason Papers, a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Molinari Review, a member of the Advisory Board of the Lexington Books series Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and a member of the Advisory Council of theGovernment Waste and Over-regulation Council of the Our America Initiative (2014—). A registered patent attorney and former adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, Stephan has published numerous articles and books on IP law, international law, and the application of libertarian principles to lega

About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and ghostwriter. Guest’s Book Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il Guest’s Website MichaelMalice.com Guest’s Twitter @MichaelMalice Related Episode Ep. 236: The Totalitarian Mind (Michael Malice) Survey Here’s the survey I’ve mentioned in recent episodes. It will take less than a minute, and it will help me get a sense of the composition of the audience. I see none of the individual responses, just the aggregated results. Thank you! Special Offers I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. It’s available in Kindle and PDF versions. Click here to get your copy! Learn the history and economics of liberty in courses you can listen to on the go, taught by Tom Woods and other professors you can trust, plus live Q&A sessions and more. Twelve courses teaching the history and economics we didn’t learn in school await you already, with more to come. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all

Work Discussed No Treason, by Lysander Spooner Video Mentioned When Did I Sign This ‘Social Contract’? (Tom Woods) Related Episode Ep. 322: Lysander Spooner: Anti-Slavery, Pro-Secession Survey Here’s the survey I mentioned in today’s episode. It will take less than a minute, and it will help me get a sense of the composition of the audience. I see none of the individual responses, just the aggregated results. Thank you! Special Offers I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. It’s available in Kindle and PDF versions. Click here to get your copy! 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.

Spooner Writings Discussed The Unconstitutionality of Slavery A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery Spooner Website LysanderSpooner.org Special Offers 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 throughthis special link. 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.

Book Discussed A Renegade History of the United States, by Thaddeus Russell Article Mentioned “Why I Got Fired from Teaching American History,” by Thaddeus Russell Guest’s Website ThaddeusRussell.com Guest’s Twitter @ThaddeusRussell Episode Mentioned Ep. 237: Why Are We So Rich? (Deirdre McCloskey) Special Offers We’ve just added our twelfth course at LibertyClassroom.com! Learn 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). Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). 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.

About the Guest Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Guest’s Website BCaplan.com Guest’s Twitter @bryan_caplan Books by the Guest Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (also available as an audiobook) Article Mentioned “The Magic of Education,” by Bryan Caplan Special Offers 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, atTomWoodsAudio.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

Check out all the great things Ian Freeman and others are doing in New Hampshire — without a billion-dollar budget or D.C. respectability. About the Guest Ian Freeman is the creator of FreeKeene.com and the owner and host of Free Talk Live. Guest’s Projects Free Talk Live Free Keene Free State Project Don’t Take the Plea Deal NHJury.com Related Episodes Ep. 314: The Juror’s Unknown Rights (James Babb) Ep. 72: Jury Nullification (Steve Silverman) Ep. 44: The Free State Project (Carla Gericke) Special Offers 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, atTomWoodsAudio.com. 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 acade

About the Guest Phil Magness Guest’s Website PhilMagness.com Guest’s Twitter @PhilWMagness Paper Discussed “Challenging the Empirical Contribution of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century” (PDF) Book by the Guest Colonization After Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement Book Discussed Capital in the 21st Century, by Thomas Piketty Related Episode Ep. 159: Piketty’s Problems (Bob Murphy) Special Offers Bob Murphy, co-author of the paper discussed in this episode, 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, w

About the Guest Derrick J Freeman lives in New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project. He produces several live podcasts and is the star of the movie Victimless Crime Spree. Watch it free online at VictimlessCrimeSpree.com Guest’s Website DerrickJ.me Guest’s Twitter @DerrickJMe More Information Free Ross Ulbricht Daily Updates on the Ulbricht Trial The Liberty Beat Special Offers 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, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Get discounted pricing on web hosting from Bluehost through this link. Past the beginner stage and need something better? I recommend WP Engine, which I use for TomWoods.com! Disclosure: Some of the links on this page 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 you