Archived from the live Mises.tv broadcast, this talk by Tom Woods was presented at the 2011 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Introduction by Mises Institute founder and chairman, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
@Charlesperalo That book was my first introduction to Dr. Block many years ago. I'm very glad to have been able to meet him a couple of times at Mises. He is an amazingly funny and generous man, but don't be on the wrong side of him in a debate!
@zoltankemeny And how would you comment PEW paper "industry opposition to government regulation"?
With hindsight, H. Ford II's remark at the end, reads quite laughable... but of course, this is a 4-page position statment; it requires much more juice in terms of data and questioning of assumptions to be able to make a valid argument.
@zoltankemeny Abount choice, wouldn't all the information required for a trully informed choice on every aspect of one's life become simply overwhelming?
@zoltankemeny Second, don't get me wrong, I'm VERY sympathetic to the libertarian argument, but i do enjoy playing the devil's advocate. That some companies introduced seatbelts before they were mandatory doesn't really change a thing. I understand that companies can care about safety without gov intervention. (airbags on cars are a good example of that) Yet, they still did lobby against them being mandatory, and certainly not for some fundamental philosophical reason.
Free people are good people, and only intelligent moral people stay free
MartinKenner 3 weeks ago
he's such a funny guy
denisonM 1 month ago
tom is not only very smart, but also a great lecturer and very funny
kraskata2012 1 month ago
4:00 "I think that's the best thing you've ever said!"
MooseOfReason 4 months ago
"Let's all fight this thing to the finish, to the victory, to the free society."
ideinlogos 5 months ago 2
Rothbard tie FTW!!!
xXhypn0tiiqXx 5 months ago
@Charlesperalo That book was my first introduction to Dr. Block many years ago. I'm very glad to have been able to meet him a couple of times at Mises. He is an amazingly funny and generous man, but don't be on the wrong side of him in a debate!
ikester8 6 months ago
@zoltankemeny And how would you comment PEW paper "industry opposition to government regulation"?
With hindsight, H. Ford II's remark at the end, reads quite laughable... but of course, this is a 4-page position statment; it requires much more juice in terms of data and questioning of assumptions to be able to make a valid argument.
oratodasczardas 6 months ago
@zoltankemeny Abount choice, wouldn't all the information required for a trully informed choice on every aspect of one's life become simply overwhelming?
oratodasczardas 6 months ago
@zoltankemeny Second, don't get me wrong, I'm VERY sympathetic to the libertarian argument, but i do enjoy playing the devil's advocate. That some companies introduced seatbelts before they were mandatory doesn't really change a thing. I understand that companies can care about safety without gov intervention. (airbags on cars are a good example of that) Yet, they still did lobby against them being mandatory, and certainly not for some fundamental philosophical reason.
oratodasczardas 6 months ago