The Tom Woods Show

A week after the Mises Caucus came to dominate the Libertarian Party, the messaging is already moving in the right direction. Sponsor: Get your father what he actually wants this Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has a delicious $99 Dads Want Steaks package that includes 16 entrees he'll love, including bacon-wrapped filet mignons, gourmet jumbo franks, and their air-chilled boneless chicken breasts. Plus caramel apple tartlets for dessert. Plus, as a Tom Woods Show listener, you'll get eight juicy and delicious Omaha Steaks burgers for free. Just type WOODS in the search bar at OmahaSteaks.com and order the Dads Want Steaks package. Show notes for Ep. 2141

Germinal G. Van returns to discuss the welfare state, cultural attitudes, and other factors undermining the living standards of American blacks. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2140

Is there such a thing as a good life? If so, what does it consist of? Aristotle wrote about this all the way back in the fourth century B.C., and I'm giving you an overview of his conclusions in this episode for all you wonderful nerds out there. Sponsor: Gold River Trading Co. - Take 10% off your order with code WOODS at GoldRiverCo.com Show notes for Ep. 2139

Germinal G. Van immigrated to the United States from the Ivory Coast in 2010, and at age 32 he is the author of an astonishing 23 books. From this unique vantage point he explores in his new book the various problems facing the black community, the sources of those problems, and what might be done about them. Sponsor: BitTrust IRA Show notes for Ep. 2138

Michael Heise of the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus joins me today to discuss the clean sweep his libertarian caucus made at the recent Libertarian National Convention. Sponsor: Get your father what he actually wants this Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has a delicious $99 Dads Want Steaks package that includes 16 entrees he'll love, including bacon-wrapped filet mignons, gourmet jumbo franks, and their air-chilled boneless chicken breasts. Plus caramel apple tartlets for dessert. Plus, as a Tom Woods Show listener, you'll get eight juicy and delicious Omaha Steaks burgers for free. Just type WOODS in the search bar at OmahaSteaks.com and order the Dads Want Steaks package. Show notes for Ep. 2137

Bestselling author Ryan Levesque returns to discuss the challenges posed by Web 3.0, a world in which privacy-oriented consumers are less likely to make their private information available to advertisers and businesses. Yes, everyone, capitalism can work in an age of digital privacy! Sponsor: BetterHelp Guest's Web 3.0 Workshop: tomwoods.com/web Show notes for Ep. 2136

This is one of my favorite interviews of all time: I had a chance to appear on the Viva & Barnes podcast, hosted by attorneys Viva Frei and Robert Barnes, and I introduced their audience to the Mises Institute's brand of plumb-line libertarianism. The response was fantastic. Sponsor: Get your father what he actually wants this Father's Day: steaks. Omaha Steaks has a delicious $99 Dads Want Steaks package that includes 16 entrees he'll love, including bacon-wrapped filet mignons, gourmet jumbo franks, and their air-chilled boneless chicken breasts. Plus caramel apple tartlets for dessert. Plus, as a Tom Woods Show listener, you'll get eight juicy and delicious Omaha Steaks burgers for free. Just type WOODS in the search bar at OmahaSteaks.com and order the Dads Want Steaks package. Show notes for Ep. 2135

Dr. Peter McCullough and his co-author John Leake join me to discuss their new book, The Courage to Face COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2134

Mark Weinstein is the founder of MeWe, a Facebook alternative that allows adults to have conversations. I've hosted my Tom Woods Show Elite there for years and we haven't run into a single problem. Mark and I talk social media, suppression of dissident views, and the promise and challenges of new platforms. Sponsor: Gold River Trading Co. - Take 10% off your order with code WOODS at GoldRiverCo.com Show notes for Ep. 2133

John Mueller of The Ohio State University joins us to discuss why our default posture shouldn't be Munich 1938, in a discussion of his book, The Stupidity of War. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2132

The heroic Alex Epstein joins us to discuss why human flourishing requires more fossil fuels, not less. Book Discussed: Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas -- Not Less Special Offer: Happily date box: Take 50% off your first date at TomWoods.com/Date Show notes for Ep. 2131

Allan Stevo, author of Face Masks in One Lesson and Face Masks Hurt Kids, reports on his recent speaking event alongside Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Naomi Wolf against the suppression of dissident voices. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2130

There's a lot of concern about a forthcoming "pandemic treaty" from the World Health Organization. In this episode I discuss what it would likely include, as well as whether an international agreement overrides the Constitution. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2129

It's a commonplace that in China people have a "social credit score" that is affected by their political views and activities, and which restricts them from exercising basic rights. Is this true? Show notes for Ep. 2128

Former US congressman John J. Duncan, Jr., a Tom Woods Show listener who also happens to be one of the half-dozen House Republicans who voted against war in Iraq, joins us for some recollections from his storied career. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - JoinCrowdHealth.com - Enter promo code WOODS. Show notes for Ep. 2127

Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the prospects for conservatives (and to some extent libertarians) in a society in which the left holds the major power centers but a widespread spirit of resistance still exists. Sponsor: BitTrust IRA Show notes for Ep. 2126

One of my prized possessions is my Eric July "Monetize Your Haters" T-shirt. If there's one thing better than ignoring or defeating your enemies, it's becoming more prosperous because of their attacks. Jordan Peterson once said, "I have figured out how to monetize the Social Justice Warriors." Eric is a champ at this, and we share our strategies in this fun episode. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2125

Across social media, as well as in his gig with Glenn Beck's The Blaze, Eric July interacts with people from all ideological standpoints, and defends libertarianism before all comers. But what works best in each case? Eric shares his stories. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2124

We all use the term, but is there really a "black community" (or, for that matter, an LGBT community, or anything similar)? Apart from basic demands for respect and a fair chance, do all black people think alike, which is what the idea of a "black community" strongly implies? Eric July week continues with a discussion of these and related issues. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2123

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