• "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

Voluntaryism, the Fed, Steve Forbes, and More

I covered a lot of ground on yesterday’s Peter Schiff Show, and interviewed Steve Forbes to boot. Thanks to the mystery person who put it online!

Unlearn the Propaganda!

  • J Fournier

    Was I the only one that got the impression from Steve Forbes that he did not know what Austrian Business Cycle Theory was until Tom very generously explained it to him on the air without obviously exposing him? Maybe he’ll take this as an opportunity to read up on it. I would have thought that if he read Meltdown he would know what it was.

  • Anonymous

    Forbes is not ignorant of Austrian business cycle theory. He just doesn’t subscribe to it. He’s the sort of Republicrat that can influence the direction of the state and ultimately soil the label for generations, which is why I have little faith in political solutions.

    The sort of statutory gold standard with a central bank that Forbes advocates would be disastrous for common people, and as soon as people realize the disaster, Demoblicans will tell them how the “free market” wrecked their lives again. But don’t worry. Republicrats know how to handle that phase of the political cycle too.