The Tom Woods Show

Russian expert Gilbert Doctorow joins us for a rational discussion of the conflict between Russia and ukraine, and to caution against the wild demands of armchair warriors on the Internet who seem oblivious to the dangers involved in escalation. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2074

A bill that became law in Missouri in June 2021 prevents state and local law enforcement from cooperating in the execution of federal gun regulations in the state. The Justice Department considers this a violation of the Supremacy Clause (of course). Missouri is standing its ground. Dave Roland, the chief drafter of the law, joins us for this episode. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2073

James Lindsay returns to discuss his new book on the origins and consequences of Critical Race Theory. Can it really derive from Marxism if it lacks the traditional economic analysis? We have plenty to discuss in this episode. Sponsor: IPVanish - Take 70% off at IPVanish, which helps you secure your private information like your location data, personal identity, and browsing history when you use the Internet on any computer or mobile device. Visit IPVanish.com and use promo code WOODS at checkout. Show notes for Ep. 2072

Saifedean Ammous, who's written a brutal smash of the fiat money system, traces other problems to the perverse incentives introduced by the government's money. In this episode we discuss two primary ones: the substitution of industrial sludge for real food, and the introduction of inefficient and inadequate energy sources in place of ones that work. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2071

Saifedean Ammous, one of the great Austrian economists working today, has written a scathing indictment of the fiat money system, leaving no stone unturned in seeking out all the damage it does to individuals and society. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2070

Rebel News's Dakota Christensen returns to discuss the Canadian government's response to the trucker protest, and what the future may hold now. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2069

If our economy "cares only about profit," the results will be X, Y, and Z. We've heard this over and over again. I take on this and a bunch of related complaints today. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2068

Angela McArdle joins me to discuss the state of American politics, the inevitable decentralization of everything, and how we should navigate this opportunity. Sponsor: Skillshare Show notes for Ep. 2067

In this episode I share with you the audio of a panel on which I appeared alongside Modern Age editor Dan McCarthy, at an Intercollegiate Studies Institute conference earlier this month. Although a conservative, Dan has much sympathy for the sane strain of libertarianism (represented, I'd like to think, by your host here) and thought it would be a good idea for a room full of conservative students to hear me. They'd never heard a libertarian who wasn't a leftist or a coward, he said. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2066

Angela McArdle, who is running for chair of the LIbertarian National Committee and currently chairs the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County, joins us to discuss her ballot initiative to repeal the vaccine passport system there. Biggest surprise: how many progressives have thanked her for doing it, and how appalled they are that their allies support it. Sponsor: BitTrust IRA Show notes for Ep. 2065