Tom Woods | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Woods in February 2021 | |
| Born | Thomas Ernest Woods Jr. August 1, 1972 |
| Spouse | Jenna Woods (m. 2022) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MPhil, PhD) |
| Thesis | Ever ancient, ever new: Catholic intellectuals and the Progressive Era (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alan Brinkley[1] |
| Influences | Aquinas · Rothbard · Hoppe |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of the Catholic Church |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Website | tomwoods |
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Thomas Ernest Woods Jr. (born August 1, 1972) is an American author, podcast host, and libertarian commentator who is currently a senior fellow at the Mises Institute.[2][3][4] A proponent of the Austrian School of economics,[5] Woods hosts a daily podcast, The Tom Woods Show, and formerly co-hosted the weekly podcast Contra Krugman.[4][6][7]
Woods' The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History in 2004 interpreted U.S. history through a paleoconservative and, as described by some writers, pro-Confederate lens.[8][9][10] This, and his 2009 book Meltdown on the financial crisis of 2007–2008, became New York Times bestsellers.[11] His subsequent writing has focused on promoting libertarianism and libertarian leaning political figures such as former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. Woods also teaches homeschooling courses on Western civilization and government called The Liberty Homeschooler as part of the Ron Paul Curriculum.[12]
In 1994, Woods was a founding member of the League of the South,[13] but he no longer associates with it.
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- ^ "Thomas E. Woods, Jr". Mises Institute. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Naji Filali, Interview with Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Archived August 20, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Harvard Political Review, August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Woods, Tom. "About Tom Woods". Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Liberty Classroom | The History and Economics They Didn't Teach You". Liberty Classroom. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Profile: Thomas E. Woods, Jr". www.mises.org. Mises Institute. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ O'Leary, Lizzie (September 24, 2019). "The Libertarians on the Anti-Krugman Cruise Just Want to Be Left Alone". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas E. Woods, JR". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Kirchick, James (January 8, 2008). "Angry White Man". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Woods, Tom. "The Liberty Homeschooler". Tom Woods Homeschool. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
Homeschool courses by Tom Woods, Prepared for the Ron Paul Curriculum.
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