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Kallan Welsh joins us to discuss the series of laws that you know are bad but are so vastly worse than you ever imagined, on every level, that you will be very, very happy you listened to this episode. Zoning sounds like a boring topic but that's how they want you to think. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Twitter: @ExtremeYimby Show notes for Ep. 2636

Marty Bent joins us to discuss the case for optimism, where the next Bitcoin price jump might come from, how Bitcoin mining companies can stay profitable in the long run, why Bitcoin rather than "crypto," the economic problems Bitcoin fixes and how it fixes them, and more. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Persist SEO Guest's Websites: TFTC Ten31 Guest's Twitter: @MartyBent Show notes for Ep. 2635

Sarah Thompson discusses recent criticisms of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and whether the MAHA project is likely to bear fruit. Sponsors: Policy Genius & Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Websites: http://NoDrugHeath.com/Tom https://InnerSeaHomeopathy.com Show notes for Ep. 2634

Kevin Duffy joins us to discuss the case against China, whether it justifies the tariffs, and where this is all going. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Website: TheCoffeeCanPortfolio.com Related Links: - Trump 2.0 — The Coffee Can Portfolio (Duffy, Dec-24) - Kevin Duffy: «I Think the Markets Are Heading for Trouble» (Duffy, Mar-25) - Protectionism and Destruction of Prosperity.PDF (Rothbard, 1986) - China’s competitiveness is driven by low taxation, not by industrial policy | Mises Institute Show notes for Ep. 2633

Kevin Dolan just held the second natalism conference in Austin, Texas, aimed at bringing together people across the spectrum who are concerned about falling birth rates. We talk about what was said there, as well as the media reaction -- major outlets covered the event. Is having babies a right-wing thing now, or will they concede it's a legitimate concern? Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Website: Natalism.org Show notes for Ep. 2632

Dominic Frisby joins us to walk through the thinking of the Trump White House, and then offer suggestions as to how to least expose yourself to the repercussions. Sponsors: Persist SEO & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Flying Frisby Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2631

Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth discusses how he devised an alternative to the increasingly expensive American medical care system. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: JoinCrowdHealth.com (use code Woods) Show notes for Ep. 2630

Breitbart's John Carney joins Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron's, to discuss Donald Trump's tariff program. Sponsors: Federated Computer & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guests' Twitter: @carney @GeneSohoForum Guests' Websites: The Soho Forum Breitbart Business Digest Show notes for Ep. 2629

Former US Congressman John "Jimmy" Duncan was the last Republican opponent of the Iraq war to retire, and he joins us to discuss his transformation from conventional Republican to an advocate for the old republic, in the tradition of Ron Paul. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Tom's Free Books Guest's Article Archive At the Knoxville Focus Show notes for Ep. 2628

Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com, joins us to discuss China/Taiwan, Ukraine/Russia, Yemen, Gaza, and what the future is likely to hold. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: Antiwar.com Guest's Twitter: @DecampDave Show notes for Ep. 2627

Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the recent trajectory of the Trump administration and what it portends for the future. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: Modern Age: https://ModernAgeJournal.com Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2626

AI is everywhere these days, and the reactions to it range from outright rejection to warnings that if you don't embrace it you'll be left behind. Jack Spirko joins me to sort through it all. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Survival Podcast Guest's Twitter: @TheSurvivalPodc Show notes for Ep. 2625

Vladimir Brovkin, my Harvard professor of Russian history in the early 1990s, joins us to discuss who Putin is, and what he is likely to accept vis-a-vis Ukraine. Sponsors: Federated Computer: & Tom's Free Books Book Discussed: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2624

Corey DeAngelis joins us to share the truth. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST Guest's Twitter: @DeAngelisCorey Guest's Book: The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids From the Radicals Ruining Our Schools Show notes for Ep. 2623

Kelley Vlahos discusses the conflict inside the Trump White House between interventionism on the one hand and realism and restraint on the other, with the recent rejection of Lt. Col. Daniel Davis as a case in point. Sponsors: Persist SEO & the Ron Paul Curriculum Guest's Twitter: @KelleyBVlahos Guest's Website: Responsible Statecraft Show notes for Ep. 2622

Portugal's Cláudia Ascensão Nunes, is the local coordinator of Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Portugal, joins us to discuss the European Union, self-government, climate change, immigration, and the state of dissident opinion in Europe. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Policy Genius Guest's Twitter: @claudiashandi Show notes for Ep. 2621

Jack Hunter joins me to discuss the continuing importance of Ron Paul, who inspired, directly or indirectly, so many of the positive developments occurring today, but whose voice is needed to keep the current administration from going off the rails. Sponsors: Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST & Monetary Metals Guest's Twitter: @JackHunter74 Guest's Website (Substack): Rand Paul Review Show notes for Ep. 2620

Director Hawk Jensen joins us to discuss the five-year anniversary of the Covid madness, and the release of episode one of his docuseries Follow the Science. Sponsors: Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST & Persist SEO Guest's Documentary: Follow the Science series Show notes for Ep. 2619

William van Wagenen joins us to discuss the situation in Syria, where the democracy-loving rebels who were going to bring enlightenment to that country turn out to be exactly what any damn fool predicted they'd be. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Support the Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate Guest's Articles: - At the Cradle - At the Libertarian Institute Guest's Twitter: @WVanWagenen Show notes for Ep. 2618

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, smashes the bad arguments against Rep. Thomas Massie (he should vote for idiotic spending now because we'll get serious in five months), who made a brave if lonely stand for what his party professes to believe in. Sponsors: Franbassador & Supporting Listeners Book Discussed: How to Cut $2 Trillion: A Blueprint from Ronald Reagan's Budget Cutter to Musk, Ramaswamy, and the DOGE Team Guest's Twitter: @da_stockman Guest's Website: DavidStockmansContraCorner.com Show notes for Ep. 2617