The Tom Woods Show

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.

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!

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.

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.

Former CIA counter-terrorism expert Phil Giraldi argues for nonintervention. See his article archive at Antiwar.com and his article "Quitting Over Syria"

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.

Tips for a Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey with Heather Woods

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".

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.

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.

Dr. P.J. Hill, co-author of The Not So Wild, Wild West, tells the true -- and libertarian -- story of the old West.

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.

Tom describes how Murray Rothbard changed his mind on war in a speech delivered at the Mises Institute.

Dr. George Reisman, author of "Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics" and professor emeritus at Pepperdine University, tackles this and other questions about capitalism.

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.

Tom talks with Dr. Robert Murphy about Modern Monetary Theory.

Tom takes on the myth about the "threat" of falling prices.

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, joins Tom to discuss Iran.

Dr. Tom DiLorenzo, author of "Hamilton's Curse", covers the Revolution of 1913.

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".