Tom Mullen Talks Freedom

By Tom Mullen

Tom Mullen has been writing about freedom for over a decade. He is the author of Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? an... more

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May 19, 2025 Episode 208 Why the Trump Administration Can't be a "Mediator" in the Ukraine War with Daniel McAdams
Summary:
The media tell us the Trump administration has expended tremendous effort trying to “mediate” between the Ukrainian and Russia governments to bring about an end to the Ukraine War. Time magazine reports that Putin missed a chance to swing the U.S. to his side when relations cooled between Trump and Zelensky. Daniel McAdams joins Tom to explain why none of that narrative is true. Mideast policy is also discussed.
Guest Bio:
Daniel McAdams is executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and Co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. He served in Ron Paul's Congressional office in Washington as a foreign affairs and defense advisor.
Links:
How Putin Missed His Shot at Peace (article discussed)
Daniel’s page at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity
Daniel’s X feed
End The Ukraine War With This One Simple Trick
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
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May 19, 2025 Episode 207 Americans would make better political decisions with no news media at all
Summary:
The American fairy tale says the so called “free press” hold the government accountable and informs the public so they can make informed political decisions. In reality, not only does the news media misinform the public, the public would make better political decisions if no news media existed at all. Tom makes that case on today’s episode.
Links:
Comprehensive Study on Government Covid Policies Concludes They Did Nothing (but harm)
Job Creation Still Hasn’t Recovered from the Useless Covid Lockdowns
The State and Federal Governments’ Coronavirus Response Will Dwarf Economic Damage Done by FDR
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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56min
April 16, 2025 Episode 206 A Fair Assessment of the Economic Arguments for Trump's Tariffs with Bob Murphy
Summary:
Libertarians and other free market advocates tend to dismiss Trump’s tariff policy out of hand as simply economically ignorant mercantilism. But the policy advisors around Trump are not ignorant of free trade arguments but rather are highly credentialed economists whose true arguments must be first understood before being refuted. Austrian economist Robert P. Murphy, Ph.D. joins Tom to help listeners do just that.
Guest Bio:
Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He is the author of numerous books: Contra Krugman: Smashing the Errors of America’s Most Famous Keynesian; Chaos Theory; Lessons for the Young Economist; Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action; The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism; Understanding Bitcoin (with Silas Barta), among others. He is also host of The Human Action Podcast and The Bob Murphy Show.
Links:
Watch this episode on You Tube
Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump’s Tariff Strategy (Human Action Podcast)
A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System (paper analyzed in link above)
More trade analysis at Bob’s InFi: The Future of Finance
Bob’s X Feed
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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44min
April 11, 2025 Episode 205 How tariffs could kill the dollar with Peter Schiff
Summary:
Many people are debating the effects of Trump’s tariffs on traditional free trade vs. protectionism grounds. But Peter Schiff says no one is talking about what artificially reducing trade deficits with tariffs may do to the U.S. dollar and U.S. bonds.
Guest Bio:
Peter Schiff is the Senior Economist and Chief Market Strategist for Euro Pacific Asset Management. He's also host of the Peter Schiff show and a frequent expert guest on financial programs in the national media. Peter is renowned for predicting the 2008 financial crisis years in advance and has continued to correctly forecast economic and financial conditions in the U.S and around the world.
Links:
Watch this episode on You Tube
Euro Pacific Asset Management website
The Peter Schiff Show on You Tube
Peter’s X account
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com! Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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April 02, 2025 Episode 204 Trump believes international trade is another 'war' the U.S. has to win with tariffs
Summary:
President Trump has designated April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day,” as he claims the reciprocal tariffs he imposes on American importers will make the rest of the country freer. But tariffs don’t make a country freer or richer and aren’t beneficial even as a response to like treatment from trading partners. As have conservatives throughout American history, Trump views trade as a zero sum game, an economic ‘war,’ with winners and losers.
Links:
Watch this episode on YouTube
Free Excerpt: Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump’s Tariff Arguments
Our History of Protectionist Tariff Train Wrecks
December 6, 1887: Third Annual Message (President Grover
Cleveland)
Industrial Production – 100 Year Chart
Is U.S. Manufacturing Really Declining?
Economics in One Lesson
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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1h 9min
March 24, 2025 Episode 203 There is no binary 'political spectrum'
Summary:
Pundits constantly refer to a supposedly binary “political spectrum” with extreme conservatism on one end and extreme liberalism on the other. Often libertarians are talked about as if they fall somewhere between these two extremes. But this is a false paradigm. Conservatives, libertarians, and the people we now call “liberals” have three completely different views of human nature and ideas about the purpose of government.
Links:
Watch this episode on YouTube
Free Excerpt: Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Locke: Two Treatises of Government
Hobbes: Leviathan
Burke: Reflections on the Revolution in France
Rousseau: The Social Contract
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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1h 16min
March 21, 2025 Episode 202 Is a Recession Coming and Will It Be Trump's Fault? with Jonathan Newman
Summary:
The stock market has entered correction territory and financial pundits wonder if a recession is coming. Are Trump’s tariffs to blame? Mises Institute economists Jonathan Newman, Ph.D joins Tom to discuss the economy, recession fears, Trump’s policies, and the business cycle.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Jonathan Newman is a Fellow at the Mises Institute where he has also taught graduate level courses. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Bryan College. He earned his PhD at Auburn University while a Research Fellow at the Mises Institute and was the recipient of the 2021 Gary G. Schlarbaum Award to a Promising Young Scholar for Excellence in Research and Teaching. He has published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and in volumes edited by Matthew McCaffrey and Per Bylund. His commentary appears regularly in the Mises Wire and Power & Market. Jonathan is also the author of two children’s books: The Broken Window and Ludwig the Builder.
Links:
Watch this interview on YouTube
Get a free copy of Murray Rothbard’s What Has the Government Done to Our Money?
Jonathan’s Books: The Broken Window and Ludwig the Builder
Jonathan’s X Profile
Jonathan’s Commentaries
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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27min
March 17, 2025 Episode 201 What James Madison Said About the Alien Acts of 1798
Summary:
In order to deport illegal immigrants who belong to criminal gangs more expeditiously, President Trump has invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. His premise in justifying using this due process workaround is that the state of illegal immigration and its related maladies like drug trafficking constitute a war. Federal judges have ruled against this argument. Ironically, it’s the same dispute that occurred when the act was passed and the related “Alien and Sedition Acts” led to the theory of state nullification of federal laws and ultimately to the elevation of Jefferson’s Republicans and the destruction of the Federalist Party.
Links:
Watch this episode on YouTube
Jefferson and Madison: Regulating Immigration a Power “No Where Delegated to the Federal Government”
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798)
The Report of 1800
Chy Lung vs. Freeman (text)
The U.S. Constitution
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies! Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom?
You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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49min
March 12, 2025 Episode 200 Five Years Later the Covid Regime Still Must Be Dismantled
Summary:
It has been five years since the federal and most state governments announced American society would be shut down for “two weeks to flatten the curve.” What followed was a series of atrocities that were immoral, unscientific, unjustified, and completely ineffective. The Covid Regime must not be allowed to stand.
Links:
Watch this episode on YouTube
Comprehensive Study on Government Covid Policies Concludes They Did Nothing (but harm)
Don’t Confuse the Scientists with Science: Thomas Kuhn and the Covid Cult
Job Creation Still Hasn’t Recovered from the Useless Covid Lockdowns
The absurd proposition of Covid-19 lockdowns (April 21, 2020)
When the Coronavirus Shutdown is over, will anyone blame their governments for the economic devastation they caused? (April 4, 2020)
The State and Federal Governments’ Coronavirus Response Will Dwarf Economic Damage Done by FDR (March 21, 2020)
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Subscribe to Tom’s Substack here!
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
...more
49min
February 26, 2025 Episode 199 Federal taxes and spending explained
Summary:
DOGE has dominated the news with its recommended cuts to the federal budget. But most people have no idea how most of the $7 trillion per year is spent or how it's funded. Tom breaks down federal spending and tax revenues to clarify where the money comes from and where it goes.
Links:
Watch this episode on YouTube
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035 (CBO)
Total US Government Spending (federal, state, local)
Trump's cuts could cause (necessary) economic pain (Tom's Substack)
Free Gifts from Tom:
Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com!
Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free excerpt of Tom’s 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From?
Check out Tom’s new podcast, Tom Mullen Talks Movies!
Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!
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FAQs about Tom Mullen Talks Freedom:

How many episodes does Tom Mullen Talks Freedom have?

The podcast currently has 209 episodes available.