Ep. 2294 The Invisible Hand Isn't a Libertarian Fantasy
The Tom Woods Show
Tom Woods
4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
On the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, Mark Skousen discusses his historical significance. And yes, the "invisible hand" image is apt and should be defended against critics.
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| 0:00.0 | The Tom Woods Show Episode 2294. |
| 0:03.4 | Prepare to set fire to the index card of allowable opinion. |
| 0:08.0 | Your daily dose of liberty education starts here. |
| 0:11.5 | The Tom Woods Show. |
| 0:14.5 | Folks, social media is a pit of misinformation when it comes to the subject of guns. |
| 0:19.6 | So what you need is my free e-book. |
| 0:22.1 | Your Facebook friends are wrong about guns. |
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| 0:28.5 | Pick it up at wrongaboutguns.com. |
| 0:31.5 | Hey, everybody, Tom Woods here. |
| 0:33.9 | We've got our old friend Mark Scousen back with us today. |
| 0:36.9 | But we're going to be talking a bit about intellectual history today, rather than stocks |
| 0:42.5 | and the market these days. |
| 0:44.2 | I know Mark has been pretty satisfied with how things have gone since the conversation |
| 0:50.3 | he had with John Wolfenbarger on our program. |
| 0:52.5 | That is a separate matter. |
| 0:54.0 | Mark, we're not getting into that. |
| 0:55.0 | We'll never get to Adam Smith. |
| 0:57.1 | We're having Mark on today. |
| 0:59.1 | First of all, let me give you a proper introduction. |
| 1:00.9 | I apologize. |
| 1:01.9 | Mark is the editor of Forkast and Strategies, an investment newsletter he has published. |
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