The Tom Woods Show

Marco Bassani of the University of Milan joins me to discuss the idea of the modern state -- centralized, one and indivisible, exercising a monopoly on violence over its territory, with no subdivisions having rights of their own that trump those of the central state. We also discuss an incident at his university that will sound sadly familiar to American listeners.

The outspoken Rep. Anthony Sabatini -- who was more anti-lockdown than Ron DeSantis, who favors marijuana legalization, and -- is arguably the most notorious member of the Florida legislature, and he talks with me about 2020, what DeSantis should do next, what happens when you cross the GOP leadership, and more. Sponsor: CoinBits App is an ingenious way to make investing in Bitcoin easy and painless, both technically and financially. Automatically round up your purchases to the nearest dollar and automatically invest the difference in Bitcoin. Check it out at

The Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus, which wants tough, radical messaging on lockdowns, war, the Fed, and other important issues on which dissent from establishment thought is rare, continues to make gains.

For months, left-liberals have pretended that Florida Department of Health employee Rebekah Jones was a "whistleblower" whose house was raided because she refused to fudge Florida's COVID numbers. It was always a ridiculous story, but in recent days it has completely collapsed.

With the CDC's recent statement about the vaccinated (they can go about their lives as before) the scaffolding of the COVID regime is seriously wobbling. Now big stores feel free to announce that "the vaccinated may enter without masks" and by the way "we won't be asking if you're vaccinated." I also discuss the COVID masks/lockdowns quiz I created to show people that you can't tell the difference between places that went for this stuff hard, and places that didn't.

With the CDC saying that vaccinated people may return to their pre-pandemic restrictions, it's been interesting to observe the crazies' response: having been propagandized and terrorized for 14 months, they're not about to drop their masking and distancing and insanity just because the body they've been screaming at us to listen to is now telling them they can. Sponsor: Merk Investments -

23-year-old New Hampshire state representative Tim Baxter discusses COVID and his fight against vaccine passports.

Antony Sammeroff, author of Universal Basic Income: For and Against, and co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast, joins me to discuss his travels throughout the U.S. and around the libertarian movement during a kind of exile from COVID-insane Scotland.

In this unique episode, Professor Jeff Herbener and I explain why the economy goes up and down in boom-bust cycles (hint: it's not the fault of "capitalism"), but we describe it in three ways: how we would explain it to a graduate student, a teenager, and a 5-year-old. Sponsors: &

What you learned in fifth grade about government employees being wise public servants innocently pursuing the common good is a fairy tale, and once you see that, you never look at the world the same way again. C-SPAN covered this speech I delivered in Montana that was attended by the governor, the two senators, and other dignitaries. I gave the same rip-roaring speech against government power I would have given under any other circumstances. Enjoy!

If you were part of the Ron Paul Revolution in 2008 and/or 2012, you'll remember the great Jordan Page, who opened for so many Ron Paul events. We're going to walk down memory lane a bit and revisit those amazing times, but also discuss what Jordan is up to these days, including his new song against the commies. Sponsor: If you're interested in investing in crypto but it all seems like Greek to you, you'll love John Bush's course Demystifying Crypto: How to Buy, HODL, & Multiply Your Cryptocurrency. You'll learn how to buy and securely hold your crypto -- and how to prosper with it. Sign up at

Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute discusses the treatment of dissident voices and what our correct strategy should be. Sponsor: If you're interested in investing in crypto but it all seems like Greek to you, you'll love John Bush's course Demystifying Crypto: How to Buy, HODL, & Multiply Your Cryptocurrency. You'll learn how to buy and securely hold your crypto -- and how to prosper with it. Sign up at

Some of the most vile so-called libertarians imaginable ran the Libertarian Party of Nevada for years. During 2020 they didn't think it was worth bothering speaking about the lockdowns -- why, we can't contradict Dr. Fauci! Why, he's an expert, and only cranks contradict the experts! And so on in that vein. But last weekend actual libertarians swept every last one of the crazies from office. Charles Melchin, the new state chair, joins us to tell the story, as well as to discuss what's ahead for the Nevada LP. Sponsor: Merk Investments -

Southern historian Brion McClanahan joins me to discuss John C. Calhoun, the American historical figure everyone is supposed to hate, along with D.C. statehood and court packing.

I spend some time on (and name representatives of) milquetoast libertarianism, and also cover "cancel culture," what libertarians ought to think of COVID/Fauci, and a lot more juicy stuff. Thanks to Reed Coverdale of the Naturalist Capitalist. Sponsor: If you're interested in investing in crypto but it all seems like Greek to you, you'll love John Bush's course Demystifying Crypto: How to Buy, HODL, & Multiply Your Cryptocurrency. You'll learn how to buy and securely hold your crypto -- and how to prosper with it. Sign up at

Adam Schneider, eCommerce consultant to the Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus, reports on the ongoing severity of Canadian lockdowns, along with high-profile cases of resistance. Sponsor: If you're interested in investing in crypto but it all seems like Greek to you, you'll love John Bush's course Demystifying Crypto: How to Buy, HODL, & Multiply Your Cryptocurrency. You'll learn how to buy and securely hold your crypto -- and how to prosper with it. Sign up at

F.H. Buckley, a professor at George Mason University's law school, joins us to discuss curiosity -- a topic that may itself appear curious, and yet turns out to be at the heart of so much that's wrong with the world, and with ourselves. Sponsor: If you're tired of doom and gloom in your financial analysis, Merk Research offers a balanced, unbiased approach to the market and economy. Get a three-month free trial of their material at

In recent episodes I have called on documentary filmmakers to embark on the ultimate anti-Fauci project: a documentary covering COVID and the absurd response. And although it should include the charts that tell the story, it should also tell real stories -- human-interest stories of people who were devastated by the lockdowns. Well, I'm happy to report that a group of talented filmmakers will be doing precisely that, and in today's episode one of them joins us to lay out his vision.

My friend and co-author Kevin Gutzman joins us to discuss the original function of the Supreme Court and what has happened since, including the Democrats' latest attempt at court packing.

Instead of just complaining about YouTube's arbitrariness, Jeremy Kauffman created a better platform: Odysee.