The Tom Woods Show

Scott Horton discusses the current talks, and where diplomacy might have brought us had it been tried in the past.

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Book Discussed: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

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Show notes for Ep. 2611

Cognitive scientist Mark Changizi discusses the 2020 hysteria, the key insight to remember about AI, and the scientific explanation for why motorcycles are a thrill to ride.

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Book Discussed: Motorcycle Mind: The Secrets Behind the Coolest Invention Ever

Guest's Website: changizi.com

Guest's Twitter: @MarkChangizi

Show notes for Ep. 2610

Sound money fund manager Larry Lepard talks sound money and America's future.

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Book Discussed: The Big Print: What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It

Show notes for Ep. 2609

The Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight joins me to discuss the important if controversial economist and philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

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Guest's Website: The LIbertarian Institute Guest's Twitter: @an_capitalist Related Books: A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism The Economics and Ethics of Private Property Democracy, the God that Failed Economic Science and the Austrian Method

Show notes for Ep. 2608

Donald Trump has criticized South African policy toward white farmers. Is he engaged in "conspiracy theory," or is there something to what he's saying? Ernest Roets joins us for a peek into life in present-day South Africa.

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Guest's Twitter: @ErnstRoets

Show notes for Ep. 2607

We were warned that global population was spiraling out of control, but in fact most countries of the world are facing the opposite problem: a demographic collapse that will have many unpleasant repercussions. If you think you know the cause of this problem you don't: the standard explanations do not hold. My guest, Kevin Dolan, is trying to figure it out, and devise solutions.

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Show notes for Ep. 2606

Philosophy professor Ed Feser joins us to discuss "ordo amoris," after the absurd controversy, which should never have arisen, over remarks by Vice President JD Vance that our first concern has to be toward people closest to us.

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Guest's Books (Selected) Immortal Souls: A Treatise on Human Nature Five Proofs of the Existence of God Philosophy of Mind Aquinas Guest's Website Edward Feser Guest's Twitter: @FeserEdward

Show notes for Ep. 2605

The Mises Institute's Ryan McMaken believes that in the long run a breakup of the United States is inevitable. He also argues: whatever short-term victories we may celebrate today, we still need to keep an eye on the long run and the issues we need to face there.

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Dominic Frisby joins us to discuss the horrific issue of the Rotherham rape gangs in the UK, how they could have persisted for so long, and what they tell us about the viability of multiculturalism.

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Guest's Video: Dominic Frisby as Judge Peter Rook QC

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Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby

Show notes for Ep. 2603

Clint Russell of Liberty Lockdown and former Free State Project executive director Jeremy Kauffman join us to talk domestic policy, USAID, tariffs, and plenty more. (The Gaza announcement had not been made at the time of recording.)

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Guests' Twitter: @LibertyLockPod @jeremykauffman

Show notes for Ep. 2602