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. Its all about the growing socialism in america, and how to resist it. Ten questions for tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys. See if you can guess the person and party if i say. Has anyone else read starving the monkeys by tom baugh. I recommend tom baughs book starving the monkeys to those who are researching the dynamics of the current assault on our u. We are featuring the speech in its entirety, broken up into eight sections. Baughs booki believe his first, hopefully not his lastis a worthy homespun addition to the literature of liberation. I got the idea from tom baughs very adult book 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. 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. This book is also a testament to personal independence and how to. Tom participated in the opening ceremonies and tossed out.
Tom baugh, author of the book starving the monkeys, was a speaker at the 2010 liberty forum. Baugh lays out the case for free market economics in a manner that is. This book is not the typical heavilydigested cartoonbook political pundit pap. Starving the monkeys is a book full of promise and real hope. 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. A sobering essay by former marine officer tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys. I had a good conversation with commenter joe of the mountains last night, and we agreed that there is plenty of. Indeed, at the urging of friends, i went ahead and recommended that folks read his book. Board of education decision, which was unleashed on our country this week in 1954. I would recommend starving the monkeys only to those who also had their lives changed by ayn rand or her followers.
Starve the monkeys who eat away at your life an individualists guide to fighting modern progressives by tom baugh paperback, 430 pages isbn. An entrepreneurial horror is a 2009 narrative fiction written by american author tom baugh. He is a veteran of operation desert storm, and holds a m. Yes, most of my friends upon whom the main characters in the novel were based were quite successful right out. My initial reaction back in late february to baughs writing was favorable.
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. Starving the monkeys author tom baugh addresses the free state projects 2010 liberty forum in nashua, new hampshire on march 19, 2010. Ive read starving the monkeys, and while it has many good points, there are many that i dont agree with. 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. 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. Although this is a book designed to help you survive what may be our imminent financial. Fight back smarter by tom baugh bibliography sales rank. 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. Ejecting silly preconceptions and cultural definitions of what a man is.
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. 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. Naval academy in 1988 with a degree in control systems engineering. He wants to starve the monkeys which in his book is anyone who forces you to.
Monkeys are the looters and moochers who essentially dine from the plates of the producers through the tax and legal structures they have put. Cast as a fictional selfhelp guide for entrepreneurs, it makes a political statement about the challenges faced by individualists in the modern world. On our august 1st show, im going to be talking with tom baugh, author of the provocative new book called starving the monkeys. 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. His analysis of the current economic and political situation is sobering. Starving the monkeys most of my time today was spent reading my new book, starving the monkeys, by tom baugh. I can honestly say that it changed my life on par with its inspiration, atlas shrugged. Ten questions for tom baugh, author of starving the monkeys publishers note.
According to tom, the later portions are not for the faint of heart. From former marinesoftware entrepreneurauthor tom baughs website. Refusing to bow, serve and kneel for the opportunity to be treated. Tom baugh is an entrepreneur, inventor and product development consultant. 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. Starving the monkeys, fight back smarter an individualists guide to fighting modern progressives by tom baugh because their business is volume. Starving the monkeys refers to baughs recommendation that the producers strictly limit the monkey. Here is a summary of it and i am pretty sure i know the jest of his ideas. Im giving it the old precollege try because im a publicschool refugee, the kind of person he recommended go through it.
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. About the author tom baugh is a former marine, patented inventor, entrepreneur and professional irritant. And they know that, ultimately, there arent enough of you, the real you, to. 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. More to come on the topics covered in baughs book in future shows. Part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7 part 8. Constitution and the free market and what we can do about it. Starving the monkeys book site no blog people im following. The emperors most vicious to the romans lewrockwell. This journey, of course, led to other unpleasant discoveries he will. 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. He recommended working through the eight saxon kits, from 54 all the way up to calculus, as selfimprovement. For an intriguing discussion of free market thinking and why it is so productive, i highly recommend a wonderful little book by tom baugh. He wrote starving the monkeys after experiencing the big surprise that is small business in america.
My original intention was to write a book for entrepreneurs to teach them how to cut through a lot of. An entrepreneurial horror by tom baugh this fictional narrative, set in our world today, presents a possible future for entrepreneurs, and. This book is written for individuals who want to rely on themselves. 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. I predict this book is going to become an underground best seller. 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. Tom is one of the smartest observers of the impending collapse out there. Interview with tom baugh precious metals message board posts. Enjoy these snippets from tom baughs insane literary froth. Fight back smarter by tom baugh published by starve monkey press, inc.