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October 17 · 54 min· Video
Who's Forbidden This Week? with Darryl Cooper | Tom Woods Show #2805
Now the thought police on the right don't like George Kennan (the list gets longer and longer!). Plus the death penalty, and more. Tom welcomes back Darryl Cooper of Martyr Made for a potpourri episode on the state of the American right. They start with the fallout from the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem, where Amanda Milius, Jonathan Keeperman (Lomez), and Matt Peterson warned a right-wing Israeli audience that personal attacks and career destruction over criticism of Israel are losing the American right. That goodwill message drew vicious backlash from both the Groyper side and neocon / Barry Weiss-adjacent circles. Then the absurd George Kennan episode: James Lindsay flagged a photo of Kennan in Amanda's old White House office and linked it to Darryl Cooper. Tom and Darryl discuss who Kennan actually was — architect of Cold War containment, realist on Israel in 1948 alongside George Marshall, critic of NATO expansion in the 1990s, and author of the famous Germany-1913 quote — and why Pat Buchanan is now on the same forbidden list. In the second half: the DOD proposal to execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad on livestream, Palmer Luckey's argument for public executions, Catholic teaching from Innocent III to John Paul II to Pope Leo XIV, whether anyone can forfeit the right to life, what spectacles do to us rather than the condemned, and the broader vulgarization of political culture — from F-bombs in Congress to the unseemly public commentary around the Cornell frat case. Check out Darryl's long-form history work on the Martyr Made podcast and Substack. Tom is a paid subscriber — you should be, too. Get more forbidden information at http://www.tomsfreebooks.com and be sure to subscribe wherever you listen. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro with Darryl Cooper 01:32 - NatCon in Jerusalem and Backlash From Both Sides 04:05 - Who Is James Lindsay and Policing the Right 06:40 - The Forbidden George Kennan Photo 13:33 - Kennan on 1913 Germany, Russia, and NATO Expansion 19:58 - Pat Buchanan Is Forbidden Too 22:33 - Fort Hood Case and Livestreamed Firing Squad Plan 23:46 - Palmer Luckey's Case for Public Executions 25:34 - The Real Issue: Vulgarization, Not Deterrence 29:29 - Pope Leo XIV and Catholic Teaching on the Death Penalty 35:01 - The Death Penalty Is About Us, Not Just Him 42:33 - Wheelchair Execution, JD Vance, and Cat-Burnings 49:11 - The Cornell Case and Spectacle Culture 52:54 - Wrap Up - Martyr Made (Ep. 2805 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing CrowdHealth - https://joincrowdhealth.com code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Guest's Substack: Martyr Made - https://subscribe.martyrmade.com/ Guest's Twitter: @MartyrMade - https://x.com/martyrmade Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2805 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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October 15 · 44 min· Video
How Polls Sell Wars: Same Question, 40-Point Difference | Tom Woods Show #2804
Former Rasmussen pollster Mark Mitchell, now of The Honest Poll, talks about how polls deceive us, and the unraveling of MAGA. Mark Mitchell spent 5-6 years rebuilding Rasmussen before he walked away. Why? He says his criticism of the Iran strike jeopardized a check from a right-leaning PAC — and an independent pollster can’t work like that. In this episode, Mark breaks down how push polls actually work: hidden sponsors, reporting 1 question out of 30 asked, dropping recalled vote to get a fake lead, and loading war questions with “Trump ordered” and “end the nuclear program” to manufacture consent. The centerpiece: the same Iran regime-change strike polled at 37% support when asked neutrally — vs 56% support when worded as a successful Trump-ordered mission. Same question, 40-point difference. That’s how Iran war polls sell wars. Plus: the CNN “100% MAGA support” troll Trump fell for, why Trump approval is collapsing with independents and under-40 voters, the failure to convert the 2024 coalition, and why young pragmatists just want the system fixed. Chapters: 00:00 Meet Mark Mitchell 00:46 Leaving Rasmussen 04:30 Independence And Narrative 06:26 How Polls Get Rigged 07:55 Selective Disclosure Tricks 11:02 Iran Strike Question Wording 13:52 Sponsor Break Tax Attorney 15:39 Trump Misreads The Numbers 20:22 Coalition Fractures And Mandate 23:15 Captured Plutocrat Optics 24:47 Co Opted Grassroots 27:34 Housing And Messaging 28:45 Oligarchy Then And Now 29:40 Boomers Versus Youth 30:47 Healthcare Beyond Ideology 36:55 Senate Blocks Reform 38:29 Youth Coalition And War 40:24 Launching Honest Poll 43:15 Wrap Up And Links (Ep. 2804 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice - Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: https://AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Policygenius - https://policygenius.com/woods Guest's Website: The Honest Poll - https://www.thehonestpoll.com/ Guest's Twitter: @honestpollster - https://x.com/honestpollster Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2804 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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October 10 · 53 min· Video
Stefan Molyneux on Nonviolent Parenting | Tom Woods Show #2803
Stefan joins us to discuss one of his signature issues: peaceful parenting — what it actually means, why reason works earlier than most parents think, and how the way we raise children shapes the future of liberty. In Episode #2803, Tom Woods talks with Stefan Molyneux about raising children without aggression, and why the non-aggression principle starts in the home. Stefan explains how his background, work in daycare, and his wife's work in early childhood development led him to make parenting central to his philosophy of freedom. We cover: Why libertarian ideas haven't won after hundreds of years — and the missing ingredient in the family How early babies reason, recognize fairness, and respond to consistency What Stefan means by moral reasoning at age 2-3, with real examples from raising his daughter What violates peaceful parenting (hint: it's not a raised voice) and the office-principle test How to handle public tantrums, running into traffic, hot stoves, and prevention over punishment Why he never punished, and what replaces punishment: standards, disapproval, conversation, and modeling adult negotiation Rudeness, bluntness, and truth-telling — the Aunt Edna test and the Aristotelian mean What if you started late? How to turn the ship around if aggression is already baked in Selection effects, IQ, temperament, and whether peaceful parenting only works for certain families Why children raised without coercion are less likely to speak the language of statism as adults Chapters: 00:00 Welcome Back Stefan 01:32 Why Parenting Matters 02:28 Origins of Peaceful Parenting 06:01 Babies and Early Reason 09:11 Teaching Moral Consistency 12:47 What Counts as Aggression 16:54 Tantrums and Public Meltdowns 19:24 Changing Course Midstream 21:22 Do Peaceful Kids Thrive 24:06 Consequences Without Punishment 28:15 Blunt Truths and Boundaries 28:45 Edgy Then Edgy Now 29:57 Diplomacy vs Honesty 30:42 Seinfeld Honesty Lessons 31:29 CrowdHealth Sponsor Break 33:09 When Systems Fail You 35:00 Principles Over Outcomes 36:43 Daughter’s Take on Parenting 38:26 Government as Belief System 39:58 Aggressive Parenting to Statism 43:11 Schools as State Training 46:13 Focus Where You Have Control 47:39 Nonaggression Starts at Home 50:40 Where to Find Stefan 51:44 Domain Name Banter and Wrap 53:03 Final Thanks and Signoff (Ep. 2803 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing CrowdHealth - https://joincrowdhealth.com code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2803 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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October 8 · 37 min· Video
Was MLK Jr. "Color Blind"? | Tom Woods Show #2802
A potpourri episode covering Martin Luther King, Jr., immigration and the Founding Fathers, the unknown history of states' rights, and how to survive and prosper in a hostile world. Recorded solo from a Denver hotel room, Tom revisits his book 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask (2007) and tackles the questions you're not supposed to ask: Was MLK the "colorblind conservative" neocons claim? Tom reads King's own words on compensatory programs, material redistribution, "reconstruction of the entire society," and democratic socialism. What did Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin actually warn about mass immigration, language, and national spirit? Plus the unknown story of states' rights — from the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, to Northern nullification, conscription, tariffs, and Wisconsin defying the Fugitive Slave Act. Plus a lightning round from the book: Indians and the environment, liberals and war, the Iroquois and the Constitution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and more. Then a pivot to the present: with the dollar down 29% since 2020, how do we practically shepherd our families through deranged times? Tom shares what’s working inside his School of Life community. Chapters: 00:00 Live From Denver Hotel 01:21 Neocons Rebrand Martin Luther King 02:40 King's Words On Compensatory Programs 04:10 Reconstruction Of The Entire Society 05:30 America Must Move Toward Socialism 07:40 The Four-Year Achievement Gap 08:59 Founding Fathers On Immigration 10:15 Jefferson Warned About Mass Immigration 11:12 Hamilton On Foreign Influence 13:30 Free Founders Book For You 15:56 Unknown History Of States' Rights 17:15 Northern States Invoke States' Rights 19:06 Rest Of Book Quick Hits 19:45 Were Liberals Ever Anti-War? 20:28 Iroquois And The Constitution 21:04 What Else Was At Stake 22:16 Great Depression And Capitalism 24:00 Asking Different Kinds Of Questions 24:43 Dollar Lost 29% Of Value 25:45 Who Is Actually Causing Inflation 28:30 So What Should I Do? 29:45 Everyone Has Something To Contribute 31:00 Homeschooling And Real Practicalities 32:02 Accountability Groups In Action 34:40 What The School Offers 36:03 San Diego Murder Mystery Dinner 37:10 Thanks And Final Thoughts (Ep. 2802 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Bank on Yourself - https://bankonyourself.com/woods Agorist Tax Advice - Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at - https://AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Books Discussed: 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask, The Founders of the Republic on Immigration, Naturalization, and Aliens (free) - https://UnapprovedLibrary.com Link Mentioned: https://ElevenFreebies.com Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2802 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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October 3 · 52 min· Video
The GOP's Young People Problem, and What Should Be Done | Tom Woods Show #2801
Independent Pollster Rich Baris discusses his new book Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want. Why are so many 18 to 29-year-olds saying their life feels like a failure? Why did conservative identification peak in 2020 and keep falling? And why didn't young voters automatically get more conservative as they aged? Baris explains his core idea of two movies on one screen — boomers vs. everybody else — Boomer 1 vs. Boomer 2, blocked political maturation on marriage, homeownership and family, and why the Mamdani vote in New York was about basic needs, not Trump. Plus: why calling someone socialist no longer works, ledger politics vs. ladder politics, DEI and H-1B anger among young white men, trade jobs and immigration, the Iran war betrayal, Michigan flipping from Trump 2024 to 55-30 against Republicans with youth, the broken housing affordability promise, the 2-to-1 demographic clock, and what comes after MAGA. Chapters: 00:00 Meet Rich Baris 00:35 Two Movies, One Screen 04:22 Will Aging Save Conservatism? 09:30 Conservative ID Has Peaked 10:35 Bad News Chapter Two 12:05 Mamdani Wasn't About Trump 17:15 Socialist Label Fails Now 18:35 Ledger Politics Explained 22:05 Ladder Politics Solution 26:05 Young White Men Angry 32:00 Stable America Is Over 34:35 After Trump Comes What? 39:35 Are Prediction Markets Manipulated? 41:30 How GOP Lost Youth 46:15 Housing Dream Broken Promise 51:10 Get Burn It Down (Ep. 2801of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Supporting Listeners: https://supportinglisteners.com Book Discussed Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want, by Rich Baris and Joshua Lisec https://a.co/d/07nH0Gtl Guest's Twitter @Peoples_Pundit Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2801 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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October 1 · 59 min· Video
The Panicans Were Right About Iran, with Scott Horton | Tom Woods Show #2800
Scott Horton updates us on Iran, Gaza, and Ukraine. On Iran: a stalemate, not a ceasefire. The U.S. and Iran are running dueling blockades in the Gulf, oil is still moving by land, and neither side can force a decision. Trump has no path to victory but keeps doubling down after betting on Netanyahu's promise of a quick win. On Gaza: completely obliterated and now visible on Google Earth. Israel has taken at least half the Strip behind the so-called yellow line, the Trump/Kushner Riviera plan means removal, and the strategy is to destroy every home, hospital, and school so there's nothing to return to. Smotrich now threatens the same for the West Bank. On Ukraine: 4.5 years in, Russia is winning very slowly in a war of attrition. The 2022 deal was killed by the U.S./Brits, Milley wanted talks while Blinken wanted war, and Europe is now paying to keep U.S. weapons flowing. A possible compromise: Ukraine leaves the rest of Donetsk, Russia freezes in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Scott Horton directs the Libertarian Institute and is author of Enough Already, Provoked, and Fool's Errand. Chapters: 00:00 Show Intro 01:31 Iran First 03:02 Stalemate Holds 05:00 Dueling Blockades 09:19 No Exit 11:25 Regional Spillover 13:43 Bases Hit Hard 16:05 Bases Are Liabilities 17:17 June Deal Fails 20:14 Regime Change Fantasy 23:31 Negotiations Only 26:41 Gaza Obliterated 27:48 Yellow Line 30:47 Worse Than Dresden 33:27 Erasing A Society 36:44 West Bank Next 38:39 World Vs Washington 39:27 Pseudo Ceasefire 40:48 Ukraine Update 44:55 Attrition Strategy 46:52 Azov Wildcard 49:33 Funding Reversal 53:21 Donetsk Compromise 56:00 Donate Here 58:30 Christmas Party (Ep. 2800 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Expat Money - https://ExPatMoney.com/Woods Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Link Mentioned: Donate to the Libertarian Institute - https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/ Join the Scott Horton Academy: Scott Horton Academy - https://www.scotthortonacademy.com/ Books Mentioned: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine - https://amzn.to/40yHPH6 Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism - https://amzn.to/46VrdvJ Fool's Errand - https://amzn.to/4ym0S6d Guest's Twitter: @scotthortonshow - https://x.com/scotthortonshow/ Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2800 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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September 26 · 44 min· Video
The Psychology of Tyranny and Manipulation | Tom Woods Show #2799
Dr. Joseph Sansone joins us to discuss his book, Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul. In this episode, Tom and Dr. Sansone break down the psychology of tyranny — why rulers crave control, and why so many people go along with it. We cover: The Dark Tetrad applied to politics: sadism, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy in both leaders AND followers How COVID became the perfect case study — fear, virtue-signaling, mask shaming, and the herd becoming the pack Milgram on obedience and Asch on conformity — and why one truth-teller liberates everyone else Mass hypnosis, masks as hypnotic convincers, and diffusion of responsibility online Learned helplessness, Stockholm Syndrome, and why obedience is cowardice, not agreeableness Psychopath vs. sociopath — psychopaths become heads of state Why technocracy + surveillance makes this tyranny different from Hitler, Stalin, or Mao A Disease of the Soul — possession by lower fields of consciousness, and how creativity, love, and parallel systems fight back Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Dr. Joseph Sansone and Psychopathic Authoritarianism 00:40 - Is Psychology a Fake Discipline? 01:20 - What COVID Revealed About Mankind 02:49 - The 4 Parts of the Book and the Dark Tetrad 03:46 - Sadism: Sadistic Leaders and Everyday Sadism 05:40 - Narcissism: Grandiose, Malignant, Vulnerable and Collective 07:03 - Machiavellianism and Loss of Empathy 07:56 - Why the Worst Get on Top 09:27 - White Fibrous Clots and Deliberate Harm 10:29 - Patients, Trauma, and Being Gaslit by Doctors 12:32 - Technocracy Leaves Nowhere to Run 15:11 - Social Conformity and Virtue Signaling on Social Media 17:13 - Mass Hypnosis, Milgram, Asch, and Why Truth Liberates 20:03 - Why the Masks Suddenly Dropped 21:50 - Is Stage Hypnosis Real? 23:13 - Psychopath vs. Sociopath: Psychopaths Become Heads of State 26:03 - Learned Helplessness in the Liberty Movement 27:11 - Stockholm Syndrome and Identifying With the Aggressor 28:30 - Why Do Some People Resist? 30:58 - Obedience Is Cowardice, Not Agreeableness 32:39 - A Disease of the Soul, Not Just the Mind 36:34 - From Understanding to Action: What Do We Do? 40:16 - Black-Pilled vs. White-Pilled: Slay the Dragon 41:57 - Where to Find Joe: josephsansone.com (Ep. 2799 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: CrowdHealth - https://joincrowdhealth.com code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Book Discussed Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2799 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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September 24 · 53 min· Video
The Immigration Discussion the Thought Police Won't Let Us Have | Tom Woods Show #2798
Darryl Cooper joins me for the conversation the thought controllers, who call everything "racism" like the mental midgets they are, won't allow. In this episode I welcome back Darryl Cooper (@MartyrMade of the Martyr Made podcast) for the immigration discussion the gatekeepers on both Left and Right won't let us have. We start with the past week's X brawl over immigration, American identity, and assimilation — James Lindsay invoking Hitler over Teddy Roosevelt quotes, the Joel Berry "were the Founders racist?" trap, and the guy who got called "woke right" for quoting Gouverneur Morris on foreign influence. Darryl makes the serious case no one else will touch: why first-generation newcomers value openness while their grandkids will want heritage, why the 1924-1965 pause is what actually created "Americans" out of Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants, why an Ellis Island family assimilates but transplanted enclaves don't, and why Hart-Celler colliding with the Civil Rights Act turned a Black-white settlement into a 70% spoils system. We also cover voting blocs and balkanization, why an 80/20 society governs completely differently than a 40/20/10 society, UK jury data and who actually wanted colorblind law, Texas going from 88% to 38% white in 30 years, and why the only way back to "yeah, go Texas" is shutting immigration down for a generation and letting everyone breathe. Second half: Darryl previews his massive new Martyr Made series — World War II from the German perspective, starting with the collapse of three empires, 1918-1919 revolutions, refugees, the Bavarian Soviet Republics, and the Freikorps violence that brutalized a generation. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome Back Darryl Cooper (Martyr Made) 00:44 The X Immigration Brawl That Points to Something Bigger 01:49 James Lindsay, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Hitler Card 03:07 Joel Berry, Gouverneur Morris, and the "Woke Right" Smear 04:33 Why Serious Debate Is Impossible With Gatekeepers 06:18 The Texas Football Photo and an Indian-American Friend 08:29 What Newcomers Want Now vs. What Their Grandkids Will Want 10:25 1924-1965: The Pause That Made Americans 13:00 Ellis Island Family vs. Transplanted Enclaves 19:20 The Melting-Pot Myth 22:04 Voting Blocs, Expropriation, and Balkanization 25:10 Assimilated Into What? Media, Universities, and Grievance 26:11 How Hart-Celler Turned the Civil Rights Settlement Into a Spoils System 30:52 80/20 vs. 40/20/10: Why No Core Majority Means War of All Against All 35:18 Who Actually Wanted Colorblindness? 38:20 Texas 88% to 38% and the Unprecedented Experiment 41:19 Real Diversity Is Japan Staying Japanese 43:27 Darryl's New Series: WWII From the German Perspective, Starting in 1919 51:35 Support Martyr Made + Show Notes (Ep. #2798 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Bank on Yourself: https://bankonyourself.com/woods Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: https://AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2798 Guest's Substack: Martyr Made - https://subscribe.martyrmade.com/ Guest's Twitter: @MartyrMade - https://x.com/martyrmade Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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September 19 · 42 min· Video
The Family vs. the State: Think 100 Years Ahead | Tom Woods Show #2797
Mikkel Thorup, the world's most sought-after expat expert, discusses what almost no American thinks about: building an intentional family legacy to last generations. The state may undermine the family, but you can make something great out of yours. In Episode 2797 of The Family vs. the State: Think 100 Years Ahead | Tom Woods Show #2797, Tom Woods welcomes back Mikkel Thorup for a conversation that goes far beyond Plan B residencies and second passports. Mikkel explains how his decade of work on offshore structuring in Panama and Nevis evolved into family governance — family offices, family trusts and foundations, investment policy statements, family constitutions, and mission statements that teach the next generation how to steward wealth instead of burning through it. You'll hear: Why the family, not the state, is the correct vehicle for wealth and values How the atomic family replaced the multi-generational household — and why to rebuild it Unschooling, sailing, martial arts, and modeling adult behavior at home Why Mikkel hired a full-time Italian chef and Tom has dinner help — to reclaim presence, not luxury Running a 13-14 person household with systems instead of stress The 4+1 model: immigration, tax planning, structuring, investments + lifestyle How a billionaire trains his 17-year-old daughter as his secretary in board meetings Why "die with zero" and leaving everything to charity destroys families Why a stock portfolio with a financial planner is not a legacy, and what creates real connection instead: family businesses, real estate, and crown jewel properties The Family Legacy Mastermind in St. Kitts, November 2-8 Chapters: 00:00 Intro: Mikkel Thorup returns 01:01 Meeting Gregory Treat and building a family office 03:21 Beyond a will: legal structure vs. governance 06:38 Why it matters: the family vs. the state 09:08 Where to start: unschooling and modeling adulthood 10:44 Reclaiming family dinners: hiring a chef to be present 13:51 Peace at home: domestic help done right 15:47 A 14-person household, not a nuclear family 18:29 Systems, respect, and the nanny story 21:45 Mikkel's 4+1 model for private clients 24:07 Lesson from a billionaire: train the next generation early 27:32 Against "die with zero" and leaving it all to charity 29:34 Why a stock portfolio and financial planner isn't a legacy 31:16 Crown jewel properties and emotional capital 33:14 Family Legacy Mastermind in St. Kitts, Nov 2-8 36:00 Plan B: why Latin America for family and freedom 39:42 Free report and wrap-up (Ep. 2797 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: CrowdHealth - https://joincrowdhealth.com code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Guest's Free Guide Plan-B Residencies and Instant Citizenships (free download) https://www.expatmoney.com/woods Guest's Event Family Legacy Mastermind https://expatmoney.com/legacy Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2797 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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September 7 · 43 sec· Video
Why Ron Paul Was Right About the Housing Bubble
In 2001, Ron Paul called it exactly right. In this clip from the Tom Woods Show, Tom breaks down how Dr. Paul warned on the House floor during the dot-com bust that the Fed couldn't leave well enough alone — instead of letting the crash play out, they would pump up a real estate bubble that was destined to crash. That's exactly what happened. 2001 was the only recession on record where housing starts went UP, as Fed policy and federal housing policy inflated the bubble that burst in 2008. Totally vindicated. Watch TWS 2793: The Right Should Not Black Pill https://youtu.be/tG9XCsOuiwI ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLpdu4-HyPY
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September 6 · 1 min· Video
The Fed Is Why Prices Keep Going Up
In this clip from the Tom Woods Show at the YAL National Convention, Tom argues the Fed — created in secret by bankers — is the real cause of prices going up, yet neither the left nor the right wants to talk about it. Watch TWS 2793: The Right Should Not Black Pill https://youtu.be/tG9XCsOuiwI ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae33KETWiLM
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September 5 · 1 min· Video
The Internet Created Infinite Niches — AI Will Do It Again
Forget AI doom — what if AI is the great equalizer? Tom argues the internet didn't just create monopolies — it created infinite nichification. Even Amazon helped thousands of small businesses reach a global audience. AI could do the same. Now the average person has a language tutor, marketing coach, and sales funnel builder in their pocket — tools only aristocrats had before. Watch: 2792: Step One to Rebuild the West: Great Houses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHP_JpVeFg ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OWxoVmvRY
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September 5 · 39 min· Video
The Right Should Not Black Pill | Tom Woods Show #2793
We're fighting for what's good and right, so we should keep at it. In this anti-blackpill episode, Tom shares his recent speech to the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention — delivered to a room full of young people who were still in the womb during the Ron Paul Revolution of 2007-2008. Tom explains why that moment mattered: how Ron Paul broke the narrow, idiotic debates on foreign policy and the Federal Reserve, told the truth about blowback, Iraq, and the boom-bust cycle when no one else would, survived media blackouts and dirty tricks, and showed us that the remnant is real. From the Giuliani debate moment and Rudy's Reading List, to Jay Leno, Tom Cruise in the green room, the MSNBC missing #2 graphic, the Iowa tax forum across the hall, the Ron Paul blimp, Paint the Town Ron, and ronpauloween.com — it's happy, then sad, then happy again. Yes, we didn't win. Yes, it's tempting to throw in the towel when every institution feels captured. But as Tom argues: what else can we do except keep this flame alive? Ron Paul is 91 and he's still fighting. We're fighting for what's good and right, so we keep at it — for our kids, and for the great country America still can be. Chapters: 00:00 - An Anti-Blackpill Episode: Don't Throw in the Towel 02:13 - My YAL Speech to a Post-Ron Paul Generation 04:46 - Be Like Eric Brakey 05:08 - Why Explain Ron Paul to Young People? 07:09 - Bill Kristol vs. Scott Horton 08:47 - A Radical Platform From the Squarest Guy 11:51 - Banned From Fox, Welcomed by Jay Leno 13:10 - Tom Cruise and the Green Room Story 15:33 - Winning Straw Polls Everywhere 16:00 - 2007 Debate: Giuliani vs. Paul on Blowback 18:27 - He Didn't Apologize, He Doubled Down 20:09 - The Topic No One Was Allowed to Mention: The Fed 21:57 - The Ad I'm Most Proud Of: Plastic Men 23:04 - How Ron Paul Predicted 2008 Back in 2001 25:06 - Why Progressives Will Never Question the Fed 27:55 - MSNBC Erased #2: The 13th Floor of Hotels 31:24 - Discovering the Remnant Is Real 32:21 - The Ron Paul Blimp and Paint the Town Ron 34:35 - The Sad Part: We Didn't Win 36:24 - What Else Can I Do Except Keep Trying? 38:15 - Closing: Murder Mystery Dinners and Christmas Party (Ep. 2793 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Expat Money - https://ExPatMoney.com/Woods Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2793 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG9XCsOuiwI
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September 3 · 1 hr 10 min· Video
Step One to Rebuild the West: Great Houses | Tom Woods Show #2792
"Great Houses, multi-generational, business owning, succession oriented, households are the Pillars of Civilization," says Gregory Treat. "If we want to rebuild Civilization we must start by building up (and not tearing down) our pillars." In Episode 2792, Tom Woods sits down with Texas attorney and founder of the Great Houses Project, Gregory Treat, to answer a question most libertarians and conservatives avoid: What actually rebuilds civilization after 100+ years of tearing down its foundation? Treat argues the answer isn't atomized individualism, a new policy, or another election cycle - it's the return of the Great House: a multi-generational household with a mission, a business, property, and a sense of aristocratic responsibility for its people and place. Friend of Kevin Dolan and one of the most original thinkers on family, fertility, and civilization, Treat makes the case that every people who ever built a walled city and stored enough food to survive the winter put the household at the center. We stopped - and now we're paying for it. IN THIS EPISODE: • Why individualism now means inviting the state to enforce your preferences - and why liberalism can't comprehend the family as more than roommates • The Founders as aristocrats: family estates, lineage, and "blessed to be a blessing" • Why you plant trees under whose shade you'll never sit - and why only the family makes a man do it • Illegible spaces: why studying fertility reduces fertility, and why families need privacy from the state • What a medieval Great House actually looked like: The Churchill family's sheep farms, Anglo trusts from the Crusades, and the coal-mining family that built a school for its miners • The modern dairy farm nursery school house - and what a Methodist great-grandmother understood about duty • The cautionary tale of the family restaurant chain that put its legacy in a charitable trust - and within 6 months had antibiotics, food dyes, and a DEI department • Are Great Houses just monarchy? Scale, coordination, and when you need a committee vs. a patriarch • Democratic vs. Aristocratic Technologies: Why the spear and the firearm created democracy, and why AI is the most aristocratic technology ever invented • AI + drones, the $ failure of modern competency, and why we had to PAY masters to take our sons as apprentices for 7 years • Will AI be an equalizer? Why AI will give you 100x power over your property, body, and medicine - but stratify society like knights vs. peasants • What families should actually expect from their children (and why "just be happy" is a lie) - the Venn diagram of calling • Do your kids have to join the family business? Why the narrow view kills Great Houses - and how Japanese toilet-maker Toto now makes the most profitable layer for AI semiconductors Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Beyond the Atomized Individual 02:45 - Why Great Houses Are The Only Thing That Has Ever Built Civilization 07:30 - Founding Fathers, Lineage & Planting Trees You'll Never Sit Under 13:10 - The Illegible Family & How Individualism Invites the State 18:00 - What a Medieval Great House Looked Like: Churchills, Sheep & Coal 28:20 - The Dairy Farm Nursery & The Trust That Destroyed a Restaurant Chain 35:40 - Monarchy, Scale & Two Types of Authority 42:00 - Democratic Tech vs. Aristocratic Tech: Spear, Firearm, and AI 50:20 - AI, Drones & The Great Competency Loss 56:40 - Is AI an Equalizer? Property, Medicine & 100x Power 01:01:50 - What to Expect From Your Children 01:05:30 - Must Your Kids Join the Family Business? The Toto Story (Ep. 2792 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: https://AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Expat Money - https://ExPatMoney.com/Woods Guest's Website: Guest Houses Forum - https://www.greathouses.forum/ Guest's Substack: Gregory Treat - https://avaloncircle.substack.com/ Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2792 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNHP_JpVeFg
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September 2 · 52 sec· Video
Tom Woods: Even Cynics Are Shocked by Anti-White Discrimination Data
Even those who thought they understood the full scope of discrimination against whites are being taken aback by the new numbers. In this clip, Tom Woods breaks down why the data is more severe than even cynics expected, why mainstream periodicals are finally starting to notice — and why so many people feel they have no champions in public life and must advocate for themselves. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktkDzV2wpU
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September 1 · 56 sec· Video
The 'Woke Right' Is a Scam to Silence You
Is the "woke right" even real? In this clip from The Tom Woods Show Episode 2791, Tom Woods dismantles one of the laziest smears in politics — that having grievances or a class theory automatically makes you "woke." Tom explains the Classical Liberal class theory: not Marx's version, but the reality of EXPLOITERS vs. EXPLOITED — those who use the reins of power to shovel resources to themselves, and the rest of us who shoulder the burden of the state and its hangers-on. He also calls out WHY the neocons love the term "woke right": it lets them pose as the sane, rational middle that the New York Times can talk to, while recycling the same empty platitudes from 1986 that no longer satisfy anyone. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHlCUhyfLRo
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August 31 · 59 sec· Video
They Wanted Another Child But Couldn't Afford It. Here's What He Did
In this clip from The Tom Woods Show Episode 2791, Tom Woods shares a powerful story from his School of Life program. A member and his wife wanted another child — but were terrified they couldn't afford it. It was eating him alive. Instead of just complaining about how hard things are right now, he took it to his small accountability group inside the School of Life. That community didn't just give him advice. They equipped him to qualify for a higher-paying job. He got the job. The baby was born in April. This is what happens when ambitious, smart people build together instead of just venting. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kPiKa5Uxa4
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August 29 · 55 min· Video
The Affordability Problem, and How to Help Young White Men | Tom Woods Show #2791
J. Burden joins me to discuss the affordability problem and some unique issues facing young white men, and why mocking them might not be the best approach. We cover the real economic data behind the anger: hiring discrimination, wage collapse when priced in gold, the housing trap (3x income in 1990 vs 9x today), the college sorting machine, and why the dating market in 2026 feels broken. Plus what young men are actually DOING about it — building parallel institutions, returning to church, and starting companies instead of waiting for permission. IN THIS EPISODE: • What "radicalization" actually means — thinking outside the 1986 GOP index card • The "woke right" slur and the neocon playbook after Trump 2024 • The numbers: 95% of S&P 100 net new jobs to people of color (Bloomberg 2021) & 88% of net job growth 2020-2025 to immigrants (CIS) • How the college and hiring pipeline is stacked against young white men • Why 2016-2019 liberal fixes (IDW, Jordan Peterson) and Trump didn't restore a fair shot • The affordability lie: houses are still ~10 oz of gold — your wages collapsed • First-time homebuyer age: 26 in the 90s → 40 today • Why 600-700 applications for 4 interviews is now normal • Men & women as separate political classes and the dating collapse • The "low agency" myth, Groyper purges, and why young men ARE building • Old Glory Club (OGC), EXIT, and entrepreneurship — Gen Z building outside the system • The return to demanding faith: Orthodoxy, traditional Catholicism, austere Protestantism • Why the system selecting against competence is the ultimate HR windfall for builders • 60-second elevator pitch for any frustrated young man listening CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro: The Affordability Problem & Alleged Radicalization 02:16 - What Does "Radical" Even Mean? 05:27 - The "Woke Right" Slur Explained 07:16 - Do Young Men Have Legitimate Grievances? 08:06 - 95% of S&P 100 Jobs Went to People of Color 08:58 - 88% of Job Growth Went to Immigrants (2020-2025) 09:29 - It Started Under Obama: The Rise of Woke 10:27 - College Admissions: The Deck Is Stacked 11:58 - The IDW & Jordan Peterson Era — Trying to Play Fair 12:53 - Trump as a Course Correction 13:20 - 2020: Realizing the System Won't Reform Itself 14:19 - 600 Applications, 4 Interviews — Real Job Search Stories 17:28 - The Real Crisis: Housing Priced in Gold (Will Tanner) 18:58 - Your House Didn't Get Expensive — Your Wages Collapsed 20:59 - The Dating Scene in 2026 22:07 - Men and Women as Separate Political Classes 24:41 - Why Young Women Are Out-Earning Young Men Now 28:02 - The Old Guard Response: "You're Just Entitled" 28:52 - The "No Agency" Myth & Groyper Purges at Heritage / YRs 34:01 - Build It Yourself: The Old Glory Club 35:06 - Gen Z Is Wildly More Entrepreneurial Than Millennials 35:51 - The Unexpected Return to Church 38:11 - Kevin Dolan's EXIT Group: A Parallel Network 40:13 - How Community Actually Works (School of Life & A New Baby) 42:32 - The Victim Mentality Trap 43:50 - Older Men Need to Mentor, Not Moralize 47:23 - The System Decided to Make Itself Dumber (Cambridge / Jason Arday) 53:02 - Elevator Pitch: What Every Frustrated Young Man Should Do 53:55 - Wrap-Up — Where to Find J. Burden (Ep. 2791of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Expat Money - https://ExPatMoney.com/Woods Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2791 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs7BNMSLtuA
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August 27 · 37 min· Video
The Old Food Pyramid Was Killing You | Tom Woods Show #2790
Mark Sisson joins me for an interview people wrote to me about years later to say it changed their lives. This is a re-release from the vault — a 14-year-old episode from my days as a fill-in host on the Peter Schiff Show. Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint and creator of the Primal lifestyle, joins me to explain why the official food pyramid — with its 6–11 daily servings of grains — may have been quietly doing us harm. Mark is eminently qualified to talk: a biology major, a former elite marathoner (top finisher at the 1980 U.S. National Marathon Championships), and a man who spent 25 years distilling the nutrition research down to a few simple rules of living. We cover: • What the Primal Blueprint actually is (hint: it's not a diet) • Why grains aren't just unnecessary — they're potentially harmful • The USDA food pyramid and why official guidance is still in the dark • The cholesterol myth, and what actually drives heart disease • How little exercise you truly need to stay lean and healthy • Listener calls on uric acid, fruit, fermented grains, and more Chapters: 0:00 From the Vault: Young Woods Meets Mark Sisson 2:20 Introducing Mark Sisson & The Primal Blueprint 5:08 What the Primal Blueprint Is (A Three-Minute Overview) 8:26 Why Grains Are Unnecessary — and Harmful 12:30 Six to Eleven Servings a Day: The Food Pyramid Exposed 18:35 The Cholesterol Question Answered 23:00 Caller Q&A: Uric Acid, Fruit & Red Meat 25:00 How Much Exercise You Actually Need 32:10 Fermented Grains & Legumes: Mark's Take 35:00 Mark's Closing Advice & Where to Find Him (Ep. 2790 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Agorist Tax Advice: Pick up a free copy of the brilliant Matthew Sercely's Agorist Tax Toolkit at: https://AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Guest's Twitter: @Mark_Sisson https://x.com/Mark_Sisson Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2790 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ5Ssu4wM1I
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August 26 · 1 min· Video
The Coalition Cracks: Levin, Tucker, and JD Vance's Big-Tent Gamble
The right's "big coalition" is showing cracks. Mark Levin draws an absolute red line — he won't support anyone who fraternizes with Tucker Carlson. Mike Cernovich fires back, reminding Levin that all his 2016 huffing and puffing against Trump ultimately changed nothing. Then J.D. Vance takes a striking position, openly breaking from Trump's attacks on Tucker, Megyn Kelly, and Alex Jones — no purity tests, everyone has something to contribute. Tom Woods breaks it all down. Watch TWS #2789: Why the Campaign Against JD Vance? https://youtu.be/wvIVVuUqgrY ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbK05eO1pl0
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