Ep. 334 The Democracy Scam
The Tom Woods Show
Tom Woods
4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2015
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
So many of the alleged merits of democracy are simply asserted or assumed. But there are very serious problems with democracy, and the always interesting Frank Karsten joins me today to hash some of them out. This one is a must-listen.
About the Guest
Frank Karsten is chairman of Mises Instituut Nederland and of the Stichting Meer Vrijheid (More Freedom Foundation), a Dutch libertarian organization which acts to reduce taxes and government intervention.
Book Discussed
Beyond Democracy: Why Democracy Does Not Lead to Solidarity, Prosperity and Liberty But to Social Conflict, Runaway Spending and a Tyrannical Government, by Frank Karsten and Karel Beckman
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Book Mentioned
Democracy: The God that Failed, by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Episode Mentioned
Ep. 326: What I Told the Washington Post About Secession
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In a world of Democrats, there will be time for them to make profits. |
| 0:05.2 | Now's not that time. |
| 0:06.4 | And Republicans. |
| 0:07.9 | I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system. |
| 0:12.2 | You need a voice of liberty. |
| 0:15.0 | Look no further. |
| 0:16.8 | You've found it. |
| 0:18.4 | Tom Woods. |
| 0:21.1 | Beware, citizen. |
| 0:22.9 | You are now departing from the world of allowable opinion. |
| 0:26.9 | The Tom Woods Show. |
| 0:33.5 | Welcome to the Tom Woods Show, episode 334. |
| 0:38.8 | Well, today is a forbidden conversation, that's for sure. |
| 0:42.9 | We're talking about democracy, and we're not singing its praises. |
| 0:47.8 | I'm joined today by Frank Carston, who is co-author of a new book called Beyond Democracy, and he's also chairman of the Mises |
| 0:57.2 | Institute in the Netherlands. Make sure and check out the show notes page for today, which is |
| 1:02.9 | tomwoods.com slash 334 for links to the book, to the Mises Institute in the Netherlands, all kinds of fun stuff there. |
| 1:12.4 | And make sure and stay tuned after my conversation with Frank, because I want to run something by you guys. |
| 1:18.7 | I could use some input, some suggestions, and I really need your feedback. |
| 1:23.2 | So, stay tuned for that. |
| 1:25.3 | I'll need your feedback on the show notes page, tomwoods.com slash 334, if you wouldn't mind giving it to me. |
| 1:32.4 | All right. |
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