• "Well written, well researched, and the thesis put forth is well argued.... Woods has opened up an area of historical analysis that should invite further study."
    -Journal of American History

  • "During these times that challenge our freedoms there is no one more qualified to make U.S. history relevant to the fight against big government than Thomas Woods."
    -Barry Goldwater Jr.
    Former Member of Congress

  • "I strongly recommend Woods's work."
    -The Honorable Ron Paul,
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • "Written with great clarity and fluency, making the complex philosophical and theological concepts approachable."
    -Journal of American Studies

  • "A must-read."
    -Barron's

  • "An excellent reading source for anyone interested in financial markets, and much more so for anyone interested in learning about capitalism without all the misinterpretations being thrown about in the financial media."
    -Asia Times

  • "Provocative, well-written, and deserves to be read."
    -Catholic Historical Review

  • "An engaging and important contribution to scholarship on the history of American Catholicism."
    -Journal of the Historical Society

  • "Woods and [co-author Kevin] Gutzman appeal to both left and right in this constitutionalist jeremiad…. The authors' exegeses of the Constitution and court decisions, heavy on original intent arguments, are lucid and telling."
    -Publishers Weekly

  • "A marvelous read. Every chapter taught me something new and unexpected."
    -Tom Bethell, senior editor,
    The American Spectator

  • "The hottest book today is Meltdown, by my friend Tom Woods."
    -Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior judicial analyst,
    FOX News Channel

  • "Should be required reading."
    -Economic Affairs (London)

  • "Woods, one of the best classical liberal [libertarian] scholars of his generation, has once more placed us in his debt with this lucid and tightly argued book."
    -David Gordon, The Mises Review

  • "Tom Woods is one of my dearest allies in the struggle against wrong-headed and dangerous economic policy."
    -Peter Schiff

Breitbart: Is LAPD Scaring Public with Fake ‘Rocket Launchers’?

The LAPD announced recently that its gun buyback program turned up two “rocket launchers.” It turns out, according to Breitbart, that the story “is pure puffery. These so-called ‘rocket launchers’ the LAPD recovered weren’t a danger to anyone. In fact, at least one of them was never a danger to anyone.” Here’s why.

Breitbart followed up with this related story.

(I spotted this item at Economic Policy Journal just now but discovered it independently.)

Unlearn the Propaganda!

  • Anonymous

    I know that the one in the story is a trainer, but you can buy real AT-4 launchers on the internet for about $250-$300, and it’s totally legal. The reason is that these are one-shot devices, so once they’ve been used then their only useful purpose is then as a decoration or a prop. Considering that this occurred in LA, my guess would be that it was a movie prop.