Ep. 2754 Dave Smith on the Fall of the Boomercons

In this episode of The Tom Woods Show, host Tom Woods engages in a wide-ranging and incisive conversation with guest Dave Smith, dissecting the collapse of the traditional conservative establishment and the rise of what they term the 'Boomercons'—a generation of aging, increasingly unhinged political figures whose tactics have devolved into hysterical character assassination and performative outrage. The discussion begins with a critique of Laura Loomer’s vitriolic public attacks on Candace Owens, which Woods and Smith see as symptomatic of a deeper cultural rot: a world where mental instability, narcissism, and performative cruelty are not only tolerated but rewarded by political power. They argue that the once-effective tool of character assassination has lost its power due to the decentralized media landscape, forcing the establishment to escalate to ever more extreme rhetoric. The conversation then pivots to a broader call for historical revisionism, challenging the official narratives of World War II, the civil rights movement, and the 20th century’s foundational myths. Woods and Smith contend that the current political consensus is built on a lie—that the U.S. government is a legitimate constitutional republic—when in reality, it is an illegal, authoritarian regime that has grown through war, inflation, and centralization. They also examine the deep entanglement between U.S. foreign policy and Israel, questioning whether it is driven by ideology, money, blackmail, or a mix of all three. Ultimately, they argue that the only way forward is to reject the entire framework of the 'establishment' narrative and embrace a radical, truth-seeking libertarianism that dares to question everything—even the most sacred historical myths.