by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. In January 2011 my book Nullification became notorious when it was linked to a bill that declared Barack Obama’s health care law unconstitutional and therefore void and of no effect in the state of Idaho. (Other states have been introducing similar bills, but Idaho grabbed… Read More
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People Who Deserve to Be Better Known
Given the nitwits we must endure on our TV networks and in the rest of the media, it’s doubly outrageous when genuinely talented and smart people do not receive the recognition and exposure they deserve. And say what you will about left-liberals and neoconservatives, but… Read More
Hey, Bob Murphy: This One’s For You
Just to keep Bob’s energy levels up for his debate with Paul Krugman (click on the link if you don’t know what I’m talking about), here’s Krugman on Hayek: “If one asks what substantive contributions he made to our understanding of how the world works, one is left at… Read More
Woods’ Law #2
The “progressive” Left always prefers a neoconservative to an antiwar libertarian. That’s Woods’ Law #2. They can overlook the support for war, the centralization of power (what “progressive” would disagree with that these days?), the encroachments on civil liberties. That’s all fine and dandy. But… Read More
I Reply to a “Progressive”
There is next to zero chance that my comment on this fifth-grade research paper masquerading as a critique of Martha Dean will make it through moderation, so I reproduce it here: “Almost every single sentence in this post is wrong. Your view of the Supremacy Clause is wrong, your… Read More
Another Neocon Crime: Choosing Boring Books
A panel of neoconservatives was asked to choose the top American conservative books of all time. Left completely off the entire list is anything by Russell Kirk, Richard Weaver, or Robert Nisbet. Instead, we get either the most predictable and perfunctory answers (e.g., The Federalist (Papers) and Democracy in America ) or biographies… Read More
I Have a Question About the War on Drugs
Opponents of the War on Drugs sometimes argue that the artificially elevated profits — because of artificially elevated drug prices — that drug dealers enjoy thanks to criminalization have caused all kinds of havoc, particularly in minority neighborhoods. Young kids get the wrong kind of… Read More
Take My Course on the New Deal!
I’ll be teaching an online course on the New Deal , called “The New Deal: History, Economics, and Law,” beginning September 6. I hope you’ll consider joining me. Discussions of the economy, especially during times of crisis, are often framed in terms of lessons we supposedly learned during the Depression of… Read More
On Chris Ferrara
Most of the time I ignore my critics and continue pumping out articles, books, and speeches. This, wise friends have long told me, is the best reply of all. I am making an exception here, simply because I have never in my career encountered anyone… Read More
Nullification
Nullification:How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Centuryby Thomas E. Woods, Jr.Regnery Publishing, 2010 What Is State Nullification? Nullification: Answering the Objections Click here to order from Amazon. Click here to order from Barnes & Noble. Click here to order the audiobook. Click here to order the Kindle edition. “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. This book is… Read More