• "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

There Are No Social Security “Cuts”

Just slight cuts in the rate of growth in Social Security spending. And even those amount to about $2 per month for most recipients.

Unlearn the Propaganda!

  • Anonymous

    Gawd I hate AARP!! And I’m 65! What a bunch of selfish whining commies! Tell ya what. I’d GLADLY give up ALL my SS if I could work and invest TAX FREE for the rest of my life.

  • Lucas

    I am spending more than last year but I am making a cut. If inflation is high enough than that might be true. Who is lying, the fed or the gubment? Both! Interest rates mean something!

  • Linda

    Libertarianism is an ideal we believe in and are fighting for, not a reality that we live with daily. Therefore, it is important to understand that someone who has been devastated by this oppressive system, who gets a snail mail letter saying that 1/6 of their SSI will go to pay for extremely limited “medicare” (no vision or dental, lots of testing and inoculations) may feel daunted. In my case, I said “no” to part B, so I now have hospitalization only (which I can’t opt out of because it is automatic). Calling people names does not help people understand how to live with, and move towards a Libertarian lifestyle while being choked to death by a socialist one. If we want to populate our movement with the people who do not have the logical ability to reason through all of this while they are being choked to death, then we have to help them understand, learn and strategize solutions that are better than the passive ones they have grown addicted to. Just a thought. ;-) Linda

  • Jimi

    Unfortunately, whenever a politician proposes any kind of SS reform, the liberal politicians are the first to use the most dishonest scare tactics preventing any kind of change for the better. Look at what happened to Reagan and Bush 43 when they proposed only the slightest bit of change.