David Stockman, director of President Reagan's Office of Management and Budget, discusses why he thinks the Ukraine war may truly be coming to an end, and also takes us through some of the history of the Federal Reserve, illustrating the growth of its powers and ambitions. Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it's completely free to attend. You'll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at ExpatMoneySummit.com CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Monetary Metals Guest's Website: David Stockman's Contra Corner   Guest's Twitter: @DA_Stockman Show notes for Ep. 2689

Auron Macintyre, fresh from his interview with Tucker Carlson, joins me to discuss "diversity," America First, the policing of thought on the right, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it’s completely free to attend. You’ll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at ExpatMoneySummit.com Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacintyre   Guest's Book: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies Show notes for Ep. 2688

Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com for 20 years, tells the story of being a covert government asset trapped in a deadly game of political espionage. Sponsors: Monetary Metals, Persist SEO, & Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Guest's Movie: The Enemy Within Show notes for Ep. 2687

Dan Flynn joins us to discuss Frank Meyer, a friend of Murray Rothbard who played an important role in the development of American conservatism. Sponsors: Monetary Metals Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Book Discussed: The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer Show notes for Ep. 2686

The Preparation is the most important book I've read in 2025. This is not just some skip-college-and-save-money guide. This is a radical program for becoming a genuine renaissance man, and defying a system that churns out boring and indistinguishable drones. Co-author Matt Smith joins us. Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show, is bringing together top experts from around the world for the Expat Money Online Summit -- and it’s completely free to attend. You’ll learn how to legally protect your wealth, secure second residencies and citizenships, reduce your tax burden, and own property abroad -- all to safeguard your freedom. Reserve your free ticket at 2025.ExpatMoneySummit.com  Persist SEO Book Discussed: The Preparation: How to Become Competent, Confident, and Dangerous Show notes for Ep. 2685

Bruce Fenton talks about politics and whether we should shun or embrace it, his portfolio recommendations, Western misconceptions about Saudi Arabia, and plenty of other intriguing topics. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @brucefenton Show notes for Ep. 2684

In this potpourri episode, I share the remarks I delivered at the Ron Paul 90th birthday BBQ, as well as my brief appearances while there on Kibbe on Liberty and Spaces X Josie. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2682

Vladimir Brovkin, my professor of Russian history at Harvard, updates us on the status of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and what developments we might expect. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Bank on Yourself: BankOnYourself.com/Woods Guest's Latest Book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023 Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2680

The great Dominic Frisby shares an investment portfolio that you can set and forget, and we further discuss bad decisions in the UK and the US. Sponsors: Persist SEO + Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com  Guest's Links: The Flying Frisby Frisby's News Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2679

Nowadays we hear a lot from the right-wing that sounds like this: economics is a frivolous thing to be concerned about when we have matters of existential importance at stake, or economists care only about GDP, etc. In fact, the MAGA grassroots will find its goals more readily achieved if they actually listen to the (good) economists they've been told to despise. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Monetary Metals: monetary-metals.com/woods Show notes for Ep. 2677

Retired finance professor Murray Sabrin joins us to discuss the Trump baby bonds, tariffs, the importance of saving and how to do it, why young people feel like the system is rigged against them, and more. Sponsors: Persist SEO Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Substack: MurraySabrin.substack.com  Show notes for Ep. 2675

Michael Malice joined me for a conversation that covered artificial intelligence, the Amazing Randi, Ozzy Osbourne, the small percentage of people capable of being red-pilled, and whether the Democrats are really down and out. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods  Monetary Metals Guest's Website: MichaelMalice.com  Guest's Twitter: @michaelmalice Show notes for Ep. 2674