• "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,
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  • "The hottest book today is Meltdown, by my friend Tom Woods."
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  • "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."
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  • "Tom Woods is one of my dearest allies in the struggle against wrong-headed and dangerous economic policy."
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My Nullification Course Starts Next Week

Tuesday, November 16, will be the first session of my four-week online course on the history and theory of state nullification.  The course will be delivered via the Mises Academy, the Mises’ Institute’s portal for online instruction.  It will cover the historical, constitutional, and moral arguments that have been raised for and against the idea of state nullification. Students will examine the major sources and documents that comprise this tradition of American political thought, and read and discuss the famous debates in American history over nullification and the nature of the American Union: Daniel Webster vs. Robert Hayne, Andrew Jackson vs. Littleton Waller Tazewell, and Joseph Story vs. Abel Upshur. To become acquainted with this topic is to gain an intimate knowledge and understanding of American history. (The book Nullification is the only required reading that is unavailable to read online.)

We had a nice time in my recent course on the New Deal.  (Here’s a testimonial.)  I gave a presentation, students asked questions, and when all on-topic questions were exhausted, we talked about whatever people felt like discussing.  Anyone could sign off at any time, but quite a few of us stayed online talking for more than an hour after the official class session was technically over.

Please consider signing up.  Hope to see you there.

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  • Nick

    Will you also be covering Jury Nullification and how that can be used on a local/personal level to help limit the power of the State?

  • http://www.tomwoods.com Tom Woods

    In the class discussion, which is as long as students would like to make it, we can surely talk about it. I’m not an expert, though I have written a little bit about it. I would like to learn more.