The Tom Woods Show

David Stockman, director of President Reagan's Office of Management and Budget, discusses why he thinks the Ukraine war may truly be coming to an end, and also takes us through some of the history of the Federal Reserve, illustrating the growth of its powers and ambitions. Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it's completely free to attend. You'll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at ExpatMoneySummit.com CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Monetary Metals Guest's Website: David Stockman's Contra Corner Guest's Twitter: @DA_Stockman Show notes for Ep. 2689

Auron Macintyre, fresh from his interview with Tucker Carlson, joins me to discuss "diversity," America First, the policing of thought on the right, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it’s completely free to attend. You’ll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at 2025.ExpatMoneySummit.com Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacintyre Guest's Book: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies Show notes for Ep. 2688

Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com for 20 years, tells the story of being a covert government asset trapped in a deadly game of political espionage. Sponsors: Monetary Metals, Persist SEO, & Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Guest's Movie: The Enemy Within Show notes for Ep. 2687

Dan Flynn joins us to discuss Frank Meyer, a friend of Murray Rothbard who played an important role in the development of American conservatism. Sponsors: Monetary Metals Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Book Discussed: The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer Show notes for Ep. 2686

The Preparation is the most important book I've read in 2025. This is not just some skip-college-and-save-money guide. This is a radical program for becoming a genuine renaissance man, and defying a system that churns out boring and indistinguishable drones. Co-author Matt Smith joins us. Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it’s completely free to attend. You’ll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at 2025.ExpatMoneySummit.com Persist SEO Book Discussed: The Preparation: How to Become Competent, Confident, and Dangerous Show notes for Ep. 2685

Bruce Fenton talks about politics and whether we should shun or embrace it, his portfolio recommendations, Western misconceptions about Saudi Arabia, and plenty of other intriguing topics. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @brucefenton Show notes for Ep. 2684

The great Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, discusses increased institutional interest in Bitcoin, the price of Bitcoin, and what's wrong with mainstream economics. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Guest's Website: Saifedean.com Guest's Twitter: @saifedean Show notes for Ep. 2683

In this potpourri episode, I share the remarks I delivered at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ, as well as my brief appearances while there on Kibbe on Liberty and Spaces X Josie. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2682

Buck Johnson joins me for an episode recorded live at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ event. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Twitter: @buckrebel Guest's Podcast: Counterflow: CounterflowPodcast.com YouTube.com/@Counterflow Show notes for Ep. 2681

Vladimir Brovkin, my professor of Russian history at Harvard, updates us on the status of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and what developments we might expect. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Bank on Yourself: BankOnYourself.com/Woods Guest's Latest Book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2680

The great Dominic Frisby shares an investment portfolio that you can set and forget, and we further discuss bad decisions in the UK and the US. Sponsors: Persist SEO + Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Links: The Flying Frisby Frisby's News Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2679

At the Mises Institute last month I was asked to speak on the Covid issue, so I summed up the argument systematically and using some of the charts that explode the Fauci version of events. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Website Mentioned: diaryofcovid.com Show notes for Ep. 2678

Nowadays we hear a lot from the right-wing that sounds like this: economics is a frivolous thing to be concerned about when we have matters of existential importance at stake, or economists care only about GDP, etc. In fact, the MAGA grassroots will find its goals more readily achieved if they actually listen to the (good) economists they've been told to despise. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Monetary Metals: monetary-metals.com/woods Show notes for Ep. 2677

Author and professor Jeffery Degner discusses his important new book, Inflation and the Family, and how inflation negatively affects family formation, fertility, the long-term health of marriages, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO & SupportingListeners.com Book Discussed: Inflation and the Family: Monetary Policy's Impact on Household Life Show notes for Ep. 2676

Retired finance professor Murray Sabrin joins us to discuss the Trump baby bonds, tariffs, the importance of saving and how to do it, why young people feel like the system is rigged against them, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Substack: MurraySabrin.substack.com Show notes for Ep. 2675

Michael Malice joined me for a conversation that covered artificial intelligence, the Amazing Randi, Ozzy Osbourne, the small percentage of people capable of being red-pilled, and whether the Democrats are really down and out. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Monetary Metals Guest's Website: MichaelMalice.com Guest's Twitter: @michaelmalice Show notes for Ep. 2674

James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman on the America we might have had. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Ron Paul Homeschool Guest's Website: KevinGutzman.com Show notes for Ep. 2673

The Libertarian Institute's Scott Horton discusses the Defend the Guard movement, the Israeli attack on Damascus, and his important new project. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @ScottHortonShow Links Mentioned: ScottHortonAcademy.com LibertarianInstitute.org DefendTheGuard.us RonPaulBBQ.com Show notes for Ep. 2672

Liberty Lockdown's Clint Russell on why we rarely get investigations of important things, the execrable Mark Levin, and the precarious political future of J.D. Vance. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Bank on Yourself Guest's Twitter: @LibertyLockPod Show notes for Ep. 2671

Economist Bob Murphy and I discuss the Epstein fiasco, what we should do apart from writing angry letters to the editor, and whether it's weird for right-wingers to be antiwar. This episode was originally an episode of the Bob Murphy Show. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Policy Genius Links Mentioned: https://WoodsHistory.com https://WoodsMastermind.com Show notes for Ep. 2670