• "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

The Free Market Has Failed, Say the Drones

Here’s some ammunition you can use to defend yourself when you’re told “deregulation” and the “free market” caused the economic crisis. Naturally, I recommend Meltdown, my new book on the crisis.  (Read a free chapter!)  Then I suggest my Articles page, where I’ve just posted links to some of my most recent articles on the subject.  Finally, I recommend this video, which I posted for the first time about six weeks ago, and which has had over 27,000 views.

  • Andy

    Excellent speech. Absolutely incredible. Your arguments are extremely compelling and inspiring. And you did an amazing job near the end capturing the essence of what it is like to read and understand Austrian economics. I love your books. Keep up the good fight!

  • MyFirstNameIsPaul

    Can you recommend similar material for the health care debate? Ron Paul often discusses that the problem with health care is the regulation, but I don’t have solid explanation to quote or point anyone to.

    I also implore you to make your Politically Incorrect Guide to American History available on Kindle. I so wish I could conveniently pull that book out when I’m debating my liberal friends.

  • Steve C.

    Also known as the “Drive-by Media.”
    It is kind of pathetic that people call themselves individuals, yet when trouble starts they flock together like sheep and drone on and on with the blame game.
    I read “Meltdown” and I agree whole heartedly!!! It is time for the market to solve its own problems and for the bad eggs to be kicked out of the basket so the good eggs can grow! Amen!

  • Fred Zeppelin

    For those anti-Krugman-ites out there….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK3-HAdUJx0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F

  • Janina

    Hi Tom, I first heard for you on one of McAlvany.com weekly commentaries and apart from you obvious well reaseached and educated stance and your sence of humor and light heartness which if refreshing. I knew I had to find our more about you and here more from you and your insites. Which landed me here at your website. Your passion is to be admired and is inspiring. You are doing your part to inform the average person like my self to the wisest of the wise of the truth we have either chosen to ignore or pretend doesnt exist or just out of plan ignorance did not know. I know that more people need to hear this, share this and do their part as you advised……but not to remain delusioned or drunkened slothful of stupid. Keep it coming