The Tom Woods Show

Larry Lepard, investment manager and author of The Big Print, explains why he expects more money printing. He discusses precious metals, Bitcoin, and timing strategies. He contrasts gold, silver and miners, explains a possible silver squeeze, and outlines Bitcoin’s role as a liquidity signal and emerging safe haven.

A tour of predictions that proved uncannily accurate, from Fed rate meddling sparking malinvestment to a housing bubble following the dot‑com bust. Warnings about Fannie Mae and systemic risk get highlighted. Foreign interventions and long costly wars are criticized for blowback and nation‑building failures. The rise of permanent emergency powers and growing national debt are also explored.

Kevin Duffy, Principal at Bearing Asset Management and author of the Coffee Can Portfolio newsletter, shares sharp takes on the true state of the economy. He explains how GDP can hide quality issues. He questions AI firms' profitability despite massive spending. He spotlights China’s rising productivity and why thematic, contrarian investing matters.

A rapid tour of controversial and overlooked books that challenge mainstream schooling. Short takes on Sowell’s clash of human visions and how they shape politics. A dive into Hoppe’s critique of public goods and his praxeological ethics. Readable rebuttals of Marx and a selective history of political thought. A provocative defense of Southern memory and critiques of historical portrayals.

Pete Canones, host and political commentator known for history and policy commentary. They dismantle the label 'woke right' and trace how it polices ideological boundaries. Conversations jump from historical revisionism and contested WWII narratives to immigration, power dynamics, and cultural policing. The tone is provocative and contrarian throughout.

A lively bookshelf tour highlighting controversial social policy critiques and historical takes on welfare. Discussions range from analyses of banking and central banking theory to U.S. policy toward Palestine and Israel. Political and economic classics about poverty, demographics, and empire get brisk紹介.

Dennis Pratt, New Hampshire libertarian activist who runs the Independence Inn. Jeremy Kauffman, Free State Project entrepreneur and policy advocate. They tackle why mass migration feels immediate and existential. They debate assimilation limits, welfare-state incentives, enforcement methods short of mass deportation, and market-based sponsorship ideas.

Philip Leigh, author of Southern Reconstruction and revisionist historian of 19th-century U.S. politics. He rethinks Reconstruction, arguing about Lincoln and Johnson's leniency. He examines tariffs and Northern industry, debates Radical Republican motives, and revisits federal power, military districts, and long-term effects on the South.

Dominic Frisby, author, comedian, and financial commentator who writes on gold, silver, crypto, and markets. He discusses the recent surges in gold and silver. He explains physical metal as outside-system wealth and silver’s extreme volatility. He compares precious metals and Bitcoin as complementary and touches on Japan’s debt and AI-driven market concentration.

Sean Griffith, Fordham law professor and corporate governance commentator, explains why managerialism keeps corporations ‘woke’ despite limited popular support. He links managerial incentives, credentialing, and institutional capture to persistent left-leaning norms. The conversation covers universities, market failures in culture, corporate incentives, and what conservatives might rethink about big business.