• "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

No, World War II Did Not Help the Economy

Here’s something to use when someone tries to make this claim against you. And here’s the resource page the video mentions.

Unlearn the Propaganda!

  • timbercruiser

    But St. FDR (pause to genuflect) got us out of the depression and led us to victory.

  • Jeremy

    *Adds incense and Gregorian chanting*

    Hey, we all know FDR is nothing short of a god right? Man, hard to believe people still spout FDR’s silliness. Not to mention his criminal act of intentionally goading the Japanese into war.

  • Frank M

    On a related note, it seems that thanks to Hurricane Sandy, my relatives at the NJ shore and their neighbors are going to learn all about the broken window fallacy.

  • devo

    this reminds me of that south park underwear gnome episode, their model is

    1: steal underwear

    2: ???????????????

    3: profit

    just like every ones views on reality, step 1: great depression, step 2:war??? step 3: prosperity. LOL

  • Anonymous

    On the subject, it’ll be interesting to see how Bill Murray portrays FDR and whether he perpetuates the myth of war prosperity and the success of the New Deal.

  • weak stream

    Yeah, this is all part of broken window idiocy. Last night listening to Diane Swonk spewing bs about the beneficial economic effects of Sandy was incredible. The only advantage of the hurricane is that Wall St is closed for two days….so maybe the economy IS better off because of the storm.