The Tom Woods Show

In this podcast, Dominic Frisby joins the host to discuss central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their implications, including concerns about surveillance and potential coercion. They also explore the value and relevance of gold throughout history, as well as their personal investments in gold and Bitcoin. The podcast concludes with a reflection on a solitary pilgrimage and the importance of diversification in investment portfolios.

Scott Horton joins Tom Woods to discuss the recent Hamas attacks on Israel and the power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians. They also explore the mistreatment of American Indians and draw parallels to the situation in Israel and Gaza. The chapter highlights the challenges faced by individuals with different ideologies and introduces Tom Woods' School of Life program. They discuss the complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the impact of supporting Israel on international relations and security.

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

Matthew Lysiak discusses the various interests that combined to substitute cheap, fake food for the real food Americans used to eat. A key driving force: trying to conceal the effects of inflation on food prices by persuading Americans to consume cheap -- and, it turns out, unhealthy -- alternatives. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2402

So-called "Social Justice Warriors" believe a series of things that are demonstrably untrue, but they believe them with a religious fervor. The Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight and I are heretics here to smash those ideas. Sponsors: Blinkist & Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2401

Terence Kealey argues for the separation of science and state, debunking the belief in government funding for scientific progress. He discusses the influence of money on scientific research and the replication crisis. The chapter also explores the affordability of life insurance policies and the challenges of bias and polarization in various scientific fields.

The Free State Project's Carla Gericke joins us with updates: RFK, Jr., on secession, bold moves in the New Hampshire legislature, the fate of the "Crypto 6," and plenty more. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2399

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, walks us through current stupidities, his conclusions after studying 20th-century American economic history, and how he ended up working in the Reagan Administration. Sponsor: CrowdHealth Show notes for Ep. 2398

I invited Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republican Club, and Steve Deace, host of The Steve Deace Show on The Blaze, to hash it out. Sponsors: Monetary Metals Expat Money Summit Show notes for Ep. 2397