The Tom Woods Show

Troy Broussard, entrepreneur, software developer, and options-trading educator, joins a wide-ranging conversation on political uncertainty, Brazil, and international backup plans. They examine turbulence in AI stocks, inflation’s assault on savings, and personal inflation rates. Listeners share stories about structured options trading, family finances, custodial accounts, and building resilience for an uncertain future.

Scott Horton, antiwar journalist and Libertarian Institute president, joins Vladimir Brovkin, a Russian and Soviet historian who taught at Harvard. They examine NATO expansion, the roots of the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian views of Ukraine, and Putin’s proposed European security order. They also discuss nuclear escalation, Ukraine’s possible territorial losses, the future of Zelensky’s government, Europe’s uncertainty, and how a wider U.S.-Iran conflict could reshape the war.

J. Burden, political commentator and creator of The J. Burden Show, joins a charged discussion about William Wolfe’s Jerusalem speech and the American right’s changing relationship with Israel. They explore war-weariness, sovereignty, Middle Eastern Christians, shifting youth opinion, accusations of antisemitism, neoconservative decline, and the growing demand for an America-first foreign policy.

James Taylor, president of the Heartland Institute and a prominent energy-policy critic, joins the conversation for a climate hysteria update. They examine temperature records, extreme-weather claims, fracking, nuclear power, and the hidden costs of wind and solar. The discussion also explores EPA authority, energy affordability, climate reparations, data centers, and why skepticism may be gaining ground.

Darryl Cooper, historian and creator of Martyr Made, joins a lively discussion on why George Kennan has become controversial on the right, Pat Buchanan’s surprising rehabilitation, and the fraught case for public execution. They also examine Catholic teaching on capital punishment, political spectacle, changing conservative convictions, and the erosion of public shame.

Mark Mitchell, an independent pollster and founder of The Honest Poll, reveals how polling can manufacture support for war and policy through selective reporting and loaded questions. He discusses why he left Rasmussen, Trump’s fading coalition, abandoned promises on housing, corporate capture of healthcare, and younger voters’ resistance to interventionism. A sharp look at political narratives and public opinion.

Stefan Molyneux, a Canadian author and philosopher, explores peaceful parenting and its connection to liberty. They discuss children’s early grasp of fairness, preventing tantrums through listening, replacing punishment with accountability, and using natural consequences. The conversation also examines how family authority may shape political beliefs and why libertarian principles should begin at home.

A wide-ranging exploration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical economic vision, the Founders’ concerns about immigration and foreign influence, and the forgotten history of states’ rights. The conversation then turns practical, examining homeschooling, entrepreneurship, financial resilience, relocation, community cooperation, and accountability as ways to navigate an increasingly hostile world.

Rich Baris, an independent pollster and political analyst known as the People’s Pundit, examines what young Americans really want. They discuss why housing costs, delayed family formation, economic insecurity, and blocked opportunities are reshaping political loyalties. The conversation explores young men’s alienation, shifting attitudes toward markets, the GOP’s broken promises, and how unmet expectations could fuel increasingly radical electoral swings.

Scott Horton, a libertarian foreign-policy analyst, author, and Libertarian Institute director, examines the Iran war’s stalemate and the growing vulnerability of U.S. bases. He also discusses proposals to arm Iranian dissidents, Gaza’s destruction and displacement, Washington’s role in the crisis, Russia’s attritional strategy in Ukraine, and Trump’s return to funding Kyiv.