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Ian Miller, who has spent the past two years generating over 2000 charts showing the failure of all kinds of alleged "mitigation measures," has honed in on the mask issue in his new book, . Sponsors: &

Jared Wall operates and got a taste of what it's like to be an entrepreneur in a legally murky area. He shares his story with us today.

Saifedean Ammous is a top Austrian economist and an important authority on Bitcoin, and it was my pleasure to make an appearance not long ago on The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean's podcast. We discuss our experiences studying at Columbia University, and the different paths we took in discovering Austrian Economics. We discuss how we became independent academics, operating outside of traditional institutions and how this gave us more freedom of speech and the ability to to reach a larger audience. We also talk about our work promoting rational thinking on masks and coronavirus lockdowns, the influence of "fiat" academics like Dr Fauci, and the various restrictions on speech that we all have to face.

Judge Andrew Napolitano recently featured Jeff Deist of the Mises Institute and me on his podcast Judging Freedom. [CJay, please try to figure out what the best link is to link to the Judge's show.] We discuss the Supreme Court decisions regarding vaccine mandates, and where American society is likely to go from here.

Scott Atlas, special adviser to the president on the coronavirus and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, discusses his work at the White House, the truth about Fauci and Birx, and the collapse of the public health establishment's credibility.

Jake Wiskerchen and Mike Sodini of Walk the Talk America are helping within the mental-health community to reduce stigmas and negative stereotypes about gun owners while reducing, among gun owners themselves, the stigma surrounding mental health counseling, in order to reduce suicides by firearm.

Lew Rockwell, publisher of and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute, joins me for a wide-ranging discussion of restrictions around the world, whether political action can do any good, what another Trump run would mean, and so on.

With all the domestic insanity we're understandably focused on, it's easy to neglect what's happening in foreign policy -- Ukraine and Kazakhstan seem so remote to us, after all. But the lizard people could be cooking up a real disaster here, and we need to know what's going on.

We've been spending so much time focused on the virus madness that we may have missed some of the less dramatic insanity of the Biden world. Case in point: mandates on cars that will have a dramatic and deleterious effect on the automobile market. Libertarian car expert Eric Peters joins us to discuss this and other issues, including how to buy a used car on a budget.

Eli Klein, a lifelong Democrat, opposed the COVID restrictions from the beginning, and says he will never demand proof of vaccination to enter his Manhattan art gallery. Sponsors:

Tom Mullen returns to discuss how the Federal Reserve, the institution that's been kept off everybody's radar and was scarcely discussed in politics until 2007 -- nearly a hundred years after its creation -- ought to unite even people with the most divergent ideologies. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - - Enter promo code: WOODS.

After a brief overview of my recent trip to St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands) and COVID stuff I witnessed there, I turn to the Supreme Court: not the Sotomayor nonsense, which you already know about, but the excellent amicus brief co-authored by Tom Woods Show guest Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford.

We wrap up Michael Malice week with some common objections to anarchism and how best to think about those issues.

Michael Malice and Tom discuss their interesting experiences publishing books (via both traditional publishers and self-publishing) and what they've learned -- and what you should know -- about it.

Michael Malice and Tom discuss statelessness, an option some may have dismissed in the past, but which in light of the present dystopia becomes more attractive every day.

Michael Malice, whose Anarchist Handbook became a sensation in 2020, joins me to talk about the ideas it contains and how best to communicate them.

We kick off 2022 and a new Michael Malice week with a discussion of what scenarios, particularly involving the virus and the tyranny, could await us in the new year.

Allen Mendenhall of Troy University joins me for a potpourri episode in which we devote some time to whether the Constitution commits us to an ideological program of ongoing revolution or whether it is intended to be simply a framework within which people of differing ideologies can coexist peacefully. Guest's Book: Speaking Softly: Lines on Law, Literature, and Culture -

CJ Killmer, host of the Dangerous History Podcast, has lived in Florida for nearly four decades and has taught Florida history at the college level for years. He joins us to discuss Florida in the age of COVID, the pros and cons of moving to Florida, the different areas of Florida and which ones you might prefer, and some Florida history. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - - Enter promo code: WOODS.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., joins us to discuss his new book, , which paints rather an unflattering portrait of the face of the American COVID response.

In a recent episode of the Mises Institute's Human Action Podcast, hosted by Jeff Deist, we discussed the Old Right, the loose collection of writers and thinkers who opposed domestic and foreign interventionism. Their names have almost been forgotten, and Jeff and I want to make curious people aware of them.

Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report, joins us to talk about the challenge of spreading uncomfortable truths to the largest possible audience without getting deplatformed.

Mark Crispin Miller, who teaches (among other things) a course on propaganda for New York University, discusses his run-in with the administration, as well as how the present case of propaganda compares with previous examples.

Karol Markowicz of the New York Post joins us to discuss the rapid decline of a once-great city by irrational and punitive mandates and useless and destructive so-called health interventions.

Susan May of TogetherWalking.com discusses the process of unplugging: from mainstream news sources, education, and the rest of the apparatus of the clown world we find ourselves inhabiting. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - - Enter promo code: WOODS

Anne Hendershott, a professor of sociology at the University of Steubenville, discusses the academic and cultural efforts to normalize pedophilia.

In this retrospective on the Ron Paul Revolution I focus on things we learned and things we should have known.

The great Matt Ridley joins me to discuss his fascinating new book -- and I mean that; it truly reads like a novel -- on the origins of COVID-19 and the strange, obstructionist behavior by lots of key actors.

Frustrated conservatives and libertarians have begun wondering if, since our enemies have no reservations about the use of power, we are in a lopsided battle: our opponents don't hesitate to use power to oppress their enemies, but we on principal refuse to do likewise. John Grove joins me to talk this through.

The DonorSee app has transformed lives all around the world. Now they want to build a STEM school in a part of the world that desperately needs it, and they'll do it without a cent of state funding. Gret Glyer and Paul Chinchen join us. Campaign Discussed: Sponsor: A Harry's Holiday Shave Set is the perfect gift this Christmas for that man in your life -- dad, brother, boyfriend, husband, friend, co-worker, whatever. Comes in a handsome gift box and is both attractive and practical. Take $5 off and get free shipping on any of the Harry's holiday sets at

Ali Rak, homeschooling mother of four, has been an effective organizer in Charles County, Maryland, and heads Reopen Charles County. We discuss her efforts as well as the county's upcoming hearing on masks and what she's trying to do to defeat them.

Tony Lyons is president of Skyhorse Publishing, the house that published Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new book on Dr. Fauci. That book has been subject to the kind of blackout we have come to expect by now, and Tony gives us the details.

Matt Kibbe joins us to discuss how F.A. Hayek's sometimes overlooked work The Counter-Revolution of Science relates to COVID central planning around the world.

Judge Andrew Napolitano joins me to discuss what we've recently learned about FBI and CIA wrongdoing.

Musician Dan Hagen discusses what happened to Nashville during lockdown, his role in returning it gradually to normal, vaccine passports, and what the future may hold for Nashville and the rest of us. Sponsor: Persist SEO -

With price inflation now evident to everyone, I decided to revisit some fallacies (like Elizabeth Warren's claim that price increases are caused by "greed") about inflation and fiat money.

With Thanksgiving over and Advent approaching, people have begun thinking about Christmas 2021 -- and there are plenty of Christmas-related fallacies to smash. Tom Mullen joins me for an anti-state Christmas.

Economic ignorance and stupidity just won't go away, but for the sake of all that's decent we have to keep fighting it. Caleb Fuller of Grove City College joins us to discuss some common goofs. Sponsor: Cheeky Maiden Soap is a family-run business operated by libertarian fans of the Tom Woods Show that makes all-natural soaps and other cleansers that you'll surely love. Take 15% off your first order with code WOODS at

Patrick Newman joins me to discuss two issues in 19th-century economic history that your textbook covers cartoonishly: money and banking, and internal improvements.

Democrats and some Republicans favor adding women to the military draft. "Proponents of the change see the move as a victory for women's rights," says Roll Call. Eric Brakey and I discuss.

Mises Institute president Jeff Deist joins me to discuss the significance of Kyle Rittenhouse and the way the two Americas saw it.

Ken McCarthy perceived the commercial potential of the Internet before almost anyone, and is considered the godfather of Internet marketing. Paul Krugman, meanwhile, claimed in the 1990s that the Internet's effect on the economy would be no greater than that of the fax machine. Ken and I have a wide ranging discussion of book publishing, online business, copywriting, and a lot more, in one of my favorite of my over 2000 episodes.

Marco Bassani fills in the sections of 19th-century US history your teacher left out, particularly involving state resistance to the federal government.

and I talk about public speaking, the role of politics, the government's virus response and how to know it's been b.s., whether libertarians are "individualists" who neglect "society," whether we think life is all about dollars and cents, and a lot more. One of my favorite conversations. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - Save 50% for the first six months at , using code WOODS.

This episode discusses easily accessible alternatives to the state's schools. Book Mentioned: Other Links:  

The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed its stay of the Biden vaccine mandate. I review the text of its decision and discuss the highlights.

Phil Labonte of All That Remains talks libertarianism (he credits ol' Woods here with radicalizing him) talks music, Covid, and whether he's white or black pilled. Special Offer: We love our monthly Happily date box — it's full of games, recipes, and activities that bring us closer together. With a different theme each month, it's something we're always thrilled to receive. Take 50% off your first date at

Paula Wright joins us to discuss feminism in its various forms, and what if anything it commits people to other than equal access to opportunities for women.

Addison Quale of Monetary Metals joins us to discuss gold and sound money, and a way we can start moving toward it even without the pronouncements of legislators. Guest's Link:

Investor and economist Mark Skousen warns that our movement tends to be so pessimistic about the economy that we miss out on income growth opportunities and have nothing to show for it but a bunch of botched predictions.

One of my favorite episodes of all time. Broadway actor Clifton Duncan discusses his evolution from someone who was generally panicked about COVID to an immovable foe of vaccinate mandates, even at tremendous cost to himself.