About this episode

Tom Woods joins Doug Casey to discuss U.S. politics, culture, and economics, reflecting on Trump's 2024 prospects and various societal issues.

Find us at www.crisisinvesting.com Find Tom at www.tomwoods.com In a wide-ranging discussion, Tom Woods joins Doug Casey and the host to assess current U.S. politics, culture, and economics. Woods reflects on Trump's 2024 win, the apparent retreat and performative nature of "wokery," and a broader sense that public life is "oddly fake," arguing that Trump squandered political capital and abandoned promising ideas like DOGE while ballooning spending, pursuing misguided trade and housing approaches, and attacking right-wing dissenters. They discuss generational divides in information and voting behavior, pessimism about fixing deficits and entitlements, and the likelihood that "reality" will force a fiscal reckoning through unmanageable interest costs or money printing. The conversation also touches on U.S.-Israel influence politics, concerns about deeper military integration, social media's role in mass conformity, the possibility of U.S. fragmentation, and Woods's commitment to keep speaking out and promoting his newsletter and history courses. 00:00 Welcome Tom Woods 00:33 Old Friends on PBS 01:10 Culture Wokery and Faith 04:15 Trump Momentum and Plan B 05:42 Economic Agenda…

People in this episode

Host: Doug Casey

Guest: Tom Woods

Topics covered

• U.S. politics
• culture
• economics
• Trump 2024
• wokery
• fiscal policy
• social media

Keywords

• Trump
• wokery
• fiscal reckoning
• social media
• U.S.-Israel politics
• deficits
• mass conformity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS, U.S., Israel, DOGE, Crisis Investing, TomWoods.com

More episodes of Doug Casey's Take

• Trump's Price Tag · July 17, 2026 · 40 min
• Looming Economic Cataclysm · July 8, 2026 · 43 min
• "Dangerous and Capable of Almost Any Kind of Stupidity" — Doug Casey on America at 250 · July 3, 2026 · 1h 3m
• Doug Casey: "Trump Will Not Fully Serve Out His Term" · July 1, 2026 · 38 min
• Trump's Peace Deal: "It's Going to Blow Up" · June 19, 2026 · 43 min
• Peace Bombshell & Israel as the 51st State · June 17, 2026 · 50 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Doug Casey's Take podcast page.