Part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7 part 8. This book is also a testament to personal independence and how to. Starving the monkeys is a book full of promise and real hope. Fight back smarter is about the struggle of the creative, productive members of society against the parasitic masses that author tom baugh refers to as the monkey collective. Cast as a fictional selfhelp guide for entrepreneurs, it makes a political statement about the challenges faced by individualists in the modern world. This journey, of course, led to other unpleasant discoveries he will.
Interview with tom baugh precious metals message board posts. According to tom, the later portions are not for the faint of heart. See if you can guess the person and party if i say. Fight back smarter by tom baugh published by starve monkey press, inc. An entrepreneurial horror is a 2009 narrative fiction written by american author tom baugh.
Indeed, at the urging of friends, i went ahead and recommended that folks read his book. For an intriguing discussion of free market thinking and why it is so productive, i highly recommend a wonderful little book by tom baugh. Yes, most of my friends upon whom the main characters in the novel were based were quite successful right out. Id have to go find the book to get the details, but he has paid his dues, in my view. I am very impressed with tom baugh, an annapolis grad and desert storm veteran who wrote starving the monkeys and appeared on the political cesspool. I would recommend starving the monkeys only to those who also had their lives changed by ayn rand or her followers. Refusing to bow, serve and kneel for the opportunity to be treated. Board of education decision, which was unleashed on our country this week in 1954.
Folks who have read and folks who have not read tom baughs starving the monkeys fight back smarter will be interested in this series of eight youtube videos of his presentation at the recent liberty forum 2010. Gant nashville, tn on i ordered starving the monkeys on a whim after being thoroughly irritated at the number of regulations, taxes, and other junk thrown at me when i first started my business. Tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys the one book read for the shrugging out philosophy was on the agenda for a recent restore the constitution rally in greensboro, nc. Ten questions for tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys publishers note. Has anyone else read starving the monkeys by tom baugh. I predict this book is going to become an underground best seller. In view of the hysterical rhetoric about gun seizure being bandied about, i thought this was a good time to repost this essay, written several years ago by tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys. I recommend tom baughs book starving the monkeys to those who are researching the dynamics of the current assault on our u. Although i hadnt read starving the monkeys in its entirety, in my rapid skim i found that there were things i agreed with and things that i certainly didnt. The general theme of starving the monkeys coincides with the general understanding of most people in the freedom movement that the creative individual must free himself or overcome the thieving, leveling collective. He wrote starving the monkeys after experiencing the big surprise that is small business in america. He wants to starve the monkeys which in his book is anyone who forces you to give up your hard earned cash tax and spend politicians, able bodied people who clamor for benefits but who refuse to work, your employees who goof off on the job, labor unions, expanding regulatory bodies, and even professionals like accountants and lawyers. About the author tom baugh is a former marine, patented inventor, entrepreneur and professional irritant.
Starving the monkeys most of my time today was spent reading my new book, starving the monkeys, by tom baugh. Tom baugh fight back smarter july 22, 2010 kievsky politics 9 i am very impressed with tom baugh, an annapolis grad and desert storm veteran who wrote starving the monkeys and appeared on the political cesspool. He wants to starve the monkeys which in his book is anyone who forces you to. Enjoy these snippets from tom baughs insane literary froth. Starving the monkeys author tom baugh addresses the free state projects 2010 liberty forum in nashua, new hampshire on march 19, 2010. The emperors most vicious to the romans lewrockwell. On our august 1st show, im going to be talking with tom baugh, author of the provocative new book called starving the monkeys. Im giving it the old precollege try because im a publicschool refugee, the kind of person he recommended go through it. Fight back smarter by tom baugh bibliography sales rank. A sobering essay by former marine officer tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys. Tom participated in the opening ceremonies and tossed out. Baugh lays out the case for free market economics in a manner that is. From former marinesoftware entrepreneurauthor tom baughs website.
Starving the monkeys book site no blog people im following. Tom baugh, author of the book starving the monkeys, was a speaker at the 2010 liberty forum. Ten questions for tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys. In todays episode david interviews tom baugh, author of one of davids favorite books starving the monkeys tom baugh is an entrepreneur, inventor and professional irritant a former marine, he graduated from the u. Ejecting silly preconceptions and cultural definitions of what a man is.
His analysis of the current economic and political situation is sobering. Starve the monkeys who eat away at your life an individualists guide to fighting modern progressives by tom baugh paperback, 430 pages isbn. This book is not the typical heavilydigested cartoonbook political pundit pap. More to come on the topics covered in baughs book in future shows.
We are featuring the speech in its entirety, broken up into eight sections. I first read this book five years ago and on rereading it i have discovered how much it has informed my reading of subsequent hundreds of books. Starving the monkeys women want everything, but want responsibility and accountability for nothing. Any other book recommendations in this genre that you recommend. Unfortunately the other speakers consumed almost all of the time, so he wasnt able to give his speech as written. My initial reaction back in late february to baughs writing was favorable. Naval academy in 1988 with a degree in control systems engineering. The concept of the black hat laid out in the speech seems to vary slightly from the ideal enlightened survivor he advocates in starving the monkeys, appearing somewhat more menacing than hitherto described. Constitution and the free market and what we can do about it. Starving the monkeys, fight back smarter an individualists guide to fighting modern progressives by tom baugh because their business is volume.
I had a good conversation with commenter joe of the mountains last night, and we agreed that there is plenty of. Monkeys are the looters and moochers who essentially dine from the plates of the producers through the tax and legal structures they have put. He is a veteran of operation desert storm, and holds a m. Its all about the growing socialism in america, and how to resist it.
Starving the monkeys refers to baughs recommendation that the producers strictly limit the monkey. My original intention was to write a book for entrepreneurs to teach them how to cut through a lot of. Ive read starving the monkeys, and while it has many good points, there are many that i dont agree with. I got the idea from tom baughs very adult book starving the monkeys. Baughs booki believe his first, hopefully not his lastis a worthy homespun addition to the literature of liberation. I can honestly say that it changed my life on par with its inspiration, atlas shrugged. And they know that, ultimately, there arent enough of you, the real you, to.
Next on the hit parade i came upon author, former marine, and self proclaimed professional irritant tom baugh. I really like tom baugh, he is a former marine so that gets him points, but besides respecting his bio and the things he has done, i like how he thinks. The book was not an easy readthere are plenty of things in here that will make you uncomfortable, especially if you are the product of a public school system or a liberal. An entrepreneurial horror by tom baugh this fictional narrative, set in our world today, presents a possible future for entrepreneurs, and. Here is a summary of it and i am pretty sure i know the jest of his ideas. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This book is written for individuals who want to rely on themselves. Mgtow men going their own way is a statement of selfownership, where the modern man preserves and protects his own sovereignty above all else. I urge each and everyone of you who is wondering what exactly is going on in this country and concerned for their own wellbeing to purchase this book. Tom is one of the smartest observers of the impending collapse out there. Tom baugh is an entrepreneur, inventor and product development consultant.
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