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Corporations aren’t people, say protestors. Corporations are creatures of the state, say some libertarians. What’s the truth? Should libertarians support the corporate form or not? That’s the topic of discussion on today’s episode, with guest Stephan Kinsella. About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is Founder and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers, Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom(C4SIF), a member of the Editorial Board of Reason Papers, a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Molinari Review, a member of the Advisory Board of the Lexington Books series Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and a member of the Advisory Council of theGovernment Waste and Over-regulation Council of the Our America Initiative (2014—). A registered patent attorney and former adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, Stephan has published numerous articles and books on IP law, international law, and the application of libertarian principles to lega

About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and ghostwriter. Guest’s Book Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il Guest’s Website MichaelMalice.com Guest’s Twitter @MichaelMalice Related Episode Ep. 236: The Totalitarian Mind (Michael Malice) Survey Here’s the survey I’ve mentioned in recent episodes. It will take less than a minute, and it will help me get a sense of the composition of the audience. I see none of the individual responses, just the aggregated results. Thank you! Special Offers I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. It’s available in Kindle and PDF versions. Click here to get your copy! Learn the history and economics of liberty in courses you can listen to on the go, taught by Tom Woods and other professors you can trust, plus live Q&A sessions and more. Twelve courses teaching the history and economics we didn’t learn in school await you already, with more to come. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all

Work Discussed No Treason, by Lysander Spooner Video Mentioned When Did I Sign This ‘Social Contract’? (Tom Woods) Related Episode Ep. 322: Lysander Spooner: Anti-Slavery, Pro-Secession Survey Here’s the survey I mentioned in today’s episode. It will take less than a minute, and it will help me get a sense of the composition of the audience. I see none of the individual responses, just the aggregated results. Thank you! Special Offers I’ve just released a brand new, free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. It’s available in Kindle and PDF versions. Click here to get your copy! Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s K-12 homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I produce courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this linkand I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you.

Spooner Writings Discussed The Unconstitutionality of Slavery A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery Spooner Website LysanderSpooner.org Special Offers Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design project throughthis special link. If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com.

Book Discussed A Renegade History of the United States, by Thaddeus Russell Article Mentioned “Why I Got Fired from Teaching American History,” by Thaddeus Russell Guest’s Website ThaddeusRussell.com Guest’s Twitter @ThaddeusRussell Episode Mentioned Ep. 237: Why Are We So Rich? (Deirdre McCloskey) Special Offers We’ve just added our twelfth course at LibertyClassroom.com! Learn the history and economics they didn’t teach you, from professors you can trust and in courses you can listen to anywhere. Take 30% off a year’s subscription with coupon code SHOW (all caps). Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you.

About the Guest Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Guest’s Website BCaplan.com Guest’s Twitter @bryan_caplan Books by the Guest Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (also available as an audiobook) Article Mentioned “The Magic of Education,” by Bryan Caplan Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Need inexpensive web hosting? Get a discounted rate at Bluehost — just $3.95 per month! — for TomWoods.com visitors by using this special link. Disclosure: Some of the links on this page, like the Amazon link above, are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission if you click through and buy something. So if you do, do so

Check out all the great things Ian Freeman and others are doing in New Hampshire — without a billion-dollar budget or D.C. respectability. About the Guest Ian Freeman is the creator of FreeKeene.com and the owner and host of Free Talk Live. Guest’s Projects Free Talk Live Free Keene Free State Project Don’t Take the Plea Deal NHJury.com Related Episodes Ep. 314: The Juror’s Unknown Rights (James Babb) Ep. 72: Jury Nullification (Steve Silverman) Ep. 44: The Free State Project (Carla Gericke) Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s K-12 homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). I produce courses for this curriculum. Sign up through this linkand I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 acade

About the Guest Phil Magness Guest’s Website PhilMagness.com Guest’s Twitter @PhilWMagness Paper Discussed “Challenging the Empirical Contribution of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century” (PDF) Book by the Guest Colonization After Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement Book Discussed Capital in the 21st Century, by Thomas Piketty Related Episode Ep. 159: Piketty’s Problems (Bob Murphy) Special Offers Bob Murphy, co-author of the paper discussed in this episode, is joining the faculty at Liberty Classroom this year! Learn from Bob in courses you can listen to on the go, plus live Q&A sessions and more. Twelve courses teaching the history and economics we didn’t learn in school await you already. Join us, using coupon code SHOW (all caps) for a special discount. If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, w

About the Guest Derrick J Freeman lives in New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project. He produces several live podcasts and is the star of the movie Victimless Crime Spree. Watch it free online at VictimlessCrimeSpree.com Guest’s Website DerrickJ.me Guest’s Twitter @DerrickJMe More Information Free Ross Ulbricht Daily Updates on the Ulbricht Trial The Liberty Beat Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Get discounted pricing on web hosting from Bluehost through this link. Past the beginner stage and need something better? I recommend WP Engine, which I use for TomWoods.com! Disclosure: Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission if you click through and buy something. So if you do, do so in the happy knowledge that at no extra cost to you

All right, so it’s a cliche, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be answered. Bob Murphy and I discuss a recent set of arguments in favor of state monopoly road provision. Article Discussed “My Experience With Private Roads and Why Libertarians Have No Idea What They’re Talking About” (n.b.: some bad language) Book Mentioned The Privatization of Roads and Highways, by Walter Block About the Guest Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the author of numerous books (see below), including study guides to Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action (study guide here) and The Theory of Money and Credit (study guide here), and Murray Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State (study guide here). Guest’s Blog Free Advice Books by the Guest Lessons for the Young Economist (free textbook; click here for a free teacher’s manual) Chaos Theory (available free) Understanding Bitcoin (with Silas Barta; available free) The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (also available as a

Tom discusses the origins of state education.

James Babb joins me today to discuss an important and exciting jury education campaign, letting potential jurors know about the rights they have that they won’t learn about in the courtroom. About the Guest James Babb is a libertarian activist in Philadelphia. Among his projects isWeWontFly.com, a campaign against the TSA. Guest’s Website JamesBabb.com (redirects to Facebook) Links Mentioned New York City campaign Jury Rights Project Organization Mentioned Fully Informed Jury Association Related Episodes Ep. 72: Jury Nullification (Steve Silverman) Ep. 99: Judge Napolitano! (Judge Andrew Napolitano answers a question on jury nullification around 11:30 or so into the discussion) Book 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask, by Tom Woods (question 28 covers jury nullification) Special Offers Need inexpensive web hosting? Get a discounted rate at Bluehost — just $3.49 per month! — for TomWoods.com visitors by using this special link. If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new

This conversation with Marc Clair of Lions of Liberty is top notch. He asked all kinds of great questions and kept the conversation hopping. We covered everything from my intellectual evolution to war, nullification (on which he asked me a question that I had to admit I didn’t have a great answer for!), podcasting, and more. Have a listen! Podcast Featured Lions of Liberty (website; iTunes link; Stitcher link; Podbean) Book Recommendation Ron Paul, The Revolution: A Manifesto GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK Books Mentioned Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, by Tom Woods Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, by Tom Woods Special Offers Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design project through this special link. Bob Murphy is joining the faculty of my Liberty Classroom this year! We’ve got 12 courses you can download at your convenience, with more t

What can children read that illustrates the principles of liberty? Not a whole lot, to be blunt. That’s why I’m so pleased with Connor Boyack’s beautiful new Tuttle Twins series, the most recent entry of which is a children’s version of Leonard Read’s famous essay “I, Pencil.” That’s what we talked about on the show today. About the Guest Connor Boyack is the author of several books and the president of theLibertas Institute, a public-policy think-tank based in Utah. Book Discussed The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil Some Other Books by the Guest The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law Feardom: How Politicians Exploit Your Emotions and What You Can Do to Stop Them (featuring a foreword by me). Also available as an audiobook, read by the author. GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK Guest’s Website Connor’s Conundrums Special Offers Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations

In this episode I offer some tips for becoming a better writer. Hope they help! Author Mentioned Thomas Sowell archive Related Episode Ep. 234: All About Publishing Special Offer If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com.

Find out about the best, and typically overlooked, music of 2014 in this great discussion with Brad Birzer! Guest’s Websites Progarchy (Brad is editor-at-large) The Imaginative Conservative Episodes Mentioned Ep. 110: The First Money Bomb (Steve Hogarth) Ep. 74: The Episode of the Year (Brad Birzer) Ep. 3: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson (you can hear the raw sound of the early episodes on this one) Articles Mentioned “Hit by a White Car: The Best 8 Albums of 2014,” by Brad Birzer Brad’s discussion of the new Pink Floyd album   Brad’s Top 8 Albums of 2014 Cosmograf, Capacitor John Bassett, Unearth Fire Garden, Sound of Majestic Colors Tin Spirits, Scorch Fractal Mirror, Garden of Ghosts Andy Tillison Multiplex, Electronic Sinfonia No. 2 Salander, Stendec Newspaperflyhunting, Iceberg Soul Other Albums Mentioned Big Big Train, English Electric Full Power Yes, Going for the One Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick Ian Anderson, Thick as a Brick 2 Ian Anderson, Homo Erraticus

Projects Mentioned Ron Paul Curriculum My Ron Paul Curriculum courses a la carte Liberty Classroom Hundreds of episodes of the Tom Woods Show Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Church and the Market (coming January 2015); here’s the first edition New book: Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion (also available as an audiobook, read by the author) Foreword to Connor Boyack’s Feardom: How Politicians Exploit Your Emotions and What You Can Do to Stop Them (also available as an audiobook, read by the author) Episode Mentioned Ep. 110: The First Money Bomb (Steve Hogarth) Special Offers Here are 26 reasons to adopt Ron Paul’s homeschool curriculum today (and 4 not to). Sign up through this link and I’ll send you a FREE 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, in time for the 2015-2016 academic year! Just drop me a line once you’ve signed up and I’ll get it to you. We’ve just added our twelfth course at LibertyClassroom.com! Learn the history and econo

Host of This Presentation The Free State Project Book Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century Resource Mentioned NullificationFAQ.com Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, atTomWoodsAudio.com. Black Friday pricing for gift subscriptions to LibertyClassroom.com is still in effect, for Tom Woods Show listeners only. Take 50% off our 12-course bundle — perfect for that liberty lover on your list. The link with the special pricing is LibertyClassroom.com/secret.

About the Guest Mark Thornton is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute, and teaches economics at Auburn University. Article Discussed "The War on Drugs Was Born 100 Years Ago," by Mark Thornton Books by the Guest The Quotable Mises The Economics of Prohibition Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War (with Robert Ekelund) Guest's Twitter @DrMarkThornton Related Episode Ep. 204: A Judge Against the Drug War? (Judge Jim Gray) Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Get discounted pricing on web hosting from Bluehost through this link. Past the beginner stage and need something better? I recommend WP Engine, which I use for TomWoods.com! Disclosure: some of the above are affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission and you help out the Tom Woods Show w

About the Guest Michael Malice is an author and ghostwriter, and appears regularly on The Independents on FOX Business. Articles Discussed “Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Police,” by Michael Malice “Why I’ve Never Respected the Police,” by Michael Malice Guest’s Website MichaelMalice.com Guest’s Twitter @MichaelMalice Related Episode Ep. 145: Private Police? (Bruce Benson) Special Offers If you enjoy the Tom Woods Show, my new book — Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion — is for you. Check it out! And get a free copy of the audiobook version, with me reading it, at TomWoodsAudio.com. Need inexpensive web hosting? Get discounted pricing on Bluehost throughthis link. Past the beginner stage and need something better? I recommendWP Engine, which I use for TomWoods.com! Disclosure: some of the above are affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission and you help out the Tom Woods Show when you click on them and place an order.