The Tom Woods Show

Despite the atrocious condition of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has ambitions for higher office. Larry Elder discusses the real Newsom record, what's really happening in California, and what a sensible person might do to turn things around -- for California and for the country. Book Discussed: As Goes California: My Mission to Rescue the Golden State and Save the Nation Sponsors: Persist SEO & Liberty Classroom Show notes for Ep. 2422

Gene Epstein and I discuss things we're thankful for, but nothing too sentimental. It's mostly the kinds of nerdy things that, if we're being honest, are what power the Tom Woods Show. Sponsor: Liberty Classroom Show notes for Ep. 2421  

Peter Schiff assesses the true condition of an economy Paul Krugman says is great but whose greatness the rubes are too dumb to recognize. Sponsors: Blinkist & Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2420  

Wherever we turn, people who despise us are making our lives more difficult, whether that takes the form of higher energy prices, higher prices in general, vax mandates, a war for our children's minds -- the grim list goes on and on. Is the correct approach despair, indifference, political action, or something else? Kevin Dolan of Exit, and entrepreneur Kevin Stokes, join me to discuss. Sponsor: Persist SEO Website Discussed: The Tom Woods School of Life Show notes for Ep. 2419

Author and retired economics professor Tom DiLorenzo, recently chosen to be the new president of the Mises Institute, discusses a variety of topics: how government agencies manipulate the public for bigger budgets, the problem with the "big business" chapter in your American history book, institutional rivalry in the libertarian world, and plenty more. Sponsor: Woods Mystery Party Show notes for Ep. 2418

Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown talks to me about Israel/Palestine, Vivek Ramaswamy, war and veterans, the Ron Paul legacy, problems in the libertarian world, whether Trump could win as a convicted felon, and plenty more. Sponsors: Monetary Metals Cheeky Maiden Soap: a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for Ep. 2417

Architect Dino Marcantonio joins me to review the scourge of ugliness and what traditional architecture can do about it. Sponsors: Blinkist Cheeky Maiden Soap: a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your order with code WOODS15 at CheekyMaidenSoap.com Show notes for Ep. 2416

China is the one exception even for self-described noninterventionists. The threat from China must be countered. But how real is this threat? Joseph Solis-Mullen joins us to discuss. Sponsor: Policy Genius The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2415

Vivek Ramaswamy joins us to discuss avoiding World War III, as well as his recent clash with other GOP candidates over free speech. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2414

Millions of American Christians have come to believe in a heterodox theology according to which the physical return of the Jewish people to their ancestral lands is necessary to bring about the return of Christ and the end of the world. Furthermore, during the tribulation that will ensue, believers in this theology will be "raptured" into heaven and spared the unspeakable terrors that will then afflict the human race. This theological opinion would have been news to Augustine and St. Thomas, not to mention Martin Luther and the Protestant movement. Brent McGuire, senior pastor at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dallas, sets the record straight. Sponsors: DeleteMe: Take 20% off all consumer plans at JoinDeleteMe.com/woods, using code Woods. CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2413

John Staddon, professor emeritus of psychology at Duke University, discusses the significance of the "replication crisis" (when it was learned that a vast number of research papers had generated results that nobody could replicate), the problem with "peer review," the role of state funding in deforming science, and much more. Sponsors: DeleteMe: Take 20% off all consumer plans at JoinDeleteMe.com/woods, using code Woods. Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2412

Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins us to discuss the various calls for further U.S. intervention in the Middle East, and what a plausible answer might be to this seemingly intractable conflict. Also, I do my best to steelman the Israeli position to get Daniel's response. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2411

Dan McCarthy, vice president for the Collegiate Network at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and editor of Modern Age, joins us to discuss a wide array of issues: how the Middle East affects the dynamics within the Democratic and Republican parties, the likely outcome of the DeSantis/Newsom debate, the issues that are hurting Joe Biden the most, and plenty more. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2410

About 200,000 new books are released every year. You have very limited time. Which ones should you read? Glenn Corey has done his homework: he's read a zillion of them and written up one hundred of them to help guide you in becoming informed as efficiently as possible. Book Discussed: How to Get a $150,000 Liberal Arts Education for Free: 100 Books to Help You Better Understand Yourself, Others, and the World You Live in Sponsor: Monetary Metals Show notes for Ep. 2409

Alan Futerman, co-author of The Classical Liberal Case for Israel, and Jeremy R. Hammond, author of Obstacle to Peace: The U.S. Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, square off in a fruitful debate over the most contentious issue of the present moment. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2408 Guests' Books: - The Classical Liberal Case for Israel, by Walter Block and Alan Futerman - Obstacle to Peace, by Jeremy R. Hammond   Previous Debates: - Ep. 1282 Should Israel Give Up Territory? - Ep. 739 Libertarians Debate Creation of Israel: Compatible with Libertarian Ideas?   Related Articles: - Walter Block and Alan Futerman, "The Moral Duty to Destroy Hamas" - Alan Futerman, Walter Block, and Rafi Farber, "The True Nature of the BDS Movement" - Jeremy Hammond, "What Was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Why Is It Significant?" - Jeremy Hammond, "The Myth of the UN Creation of Israel"

For years, Dr. Miriam Grossman has resisted the direction of her profession, which has adopted novel gender theories wholesale, and instead been a source of consolation and common sense for people and families caught up in transgender propaganda. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2407

Absolutely nobody asked for a Central Bank Digital Currency, but the central banks of the world seem determined to give them to us anyway. The great Dominic Frisby joins us to discuss their dangers, as well as to review what we need to know about gold and Bitcoin. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2406

Scott Horton joins us to discuss the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel, but alongside commentary that might upset Ben Shapiro. Sponsors: The Tom Woods School of Life trains decent people to flourish and prosper in a world that hates them. Check it out at: TomSchoolOfLife.com The Tom Woods Street Team: TomWoods.com/StreetTeam Show notes for Ep. 2405

Michael Rectenwald discusses his journey into and out of Marxism, where social justice nuttiness comes from, and the lure of military intervention. Sponsor: Monetary Metals The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2404

Carrie Gress returns to review feminism's record, and it isn't pretty. Sponsor: Persist SEO  The Tom Woods Street Team Show notes for Ep. 2403