Thomas Woods

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'''Thomas E. Woods, Jr.''' (born August 1, 1972) is an American [[historian]] and ''New York Times'' bestselling author.<ref name="NYT" />

==Education and affiliations==
He holds a [[Bachelor's Degree]] from [[Harvard University]] and a [[Ph.D.]] in history from [[Columbia University]]. He served as a history department faculty member at [[Suffolk County Community College]] in New York until 2006, and is now resident scholar and senior faculty member of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] (LvMI) in [[Auburn, Alabama]], as well as a member of the editorial board for ''[[Libertarian Papers]]''<ref>http://libertarianpapers.org/editorial-board/</ref>.

He was an [[Intercollegiate Studies Institute|ISI]] Richard M. Weaver Fellow in 1995–96. <ref>[http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/articles.aspx?article=1223&theme=home&loc=b]</ref> Woods was also the recipient of the 2004 O.P. Alford III Prize for Libertarian Scholarship and of an Olive W. Garvey Fellowship from the [[Independent Institute]] in 2003. He has additionally been awarded two Humane Studies Fellowships and a Claude R. Lambe Fellowship from the [[Institute for Humane Studies]] at George Mason University.<ref>http://www.tomwoods.com/about/</ref>

Woods is co-editor of ''Exploring American History: From Colonial Times to 1877'', an eleven-volume encyclopedia<ref>http://www.marshallcavendish.us/marshallcavendish-us/reference/catalog/social_studies/history/9780761477464.xml</ref>.

==Catholicism, history, and political incorrectness==
Woods is a convert to the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and author of ''The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy''. He was associate editor of ''[[Latin Mass Magazine|The Latin Mass Magazine]]'', which advocates [[traditional Catholicism]], for eleven years. As a traditional Catholic<ref>[http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/flood1.html] [http://www.booksforcatholics.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=B&Product_Code=9780979354021&Category_Code=The_Mass]</ref>, he advocates the [[Tridentine Mass| Extraordinary Form]] of the Mass and [[cultural conservatism]]<ref>[http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/chapin4.html] [http://mises.org/media/1305]</ref>. His 2005 book, ''How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization'', is the basis for ''The Catholic Church: Builder of Civilization'', a thirteen-episode television series airing on [[EWTN]] in 2008. The series examines the Church's influence on law, morality, science, and scholarship.<ref>[http://www.catholicvoiceoakland.org/08-02-18/aroundthediocese.htm "Around the Diocese." ''The Catholic Voice Online''. 18 February 2008]</ref>

Woods's writing has appeared in numerous popular and scholarly periodicals, including the ''[[American Historical Review]]'', the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'', ''[[Investor's Business Daily]]'', ''[[Modern Age]]'', ''American Studies'', ''Journal of Markets & Morality'', ''New Oxford Review'', ''[[The Freeman]]'', ''[[Independent Review]]'', ''Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines'', ''AD2000'', ''Crisis'', ''Human Rights Review'', ''Catholic Historical Review'', and the ''Catholic Social Science Review''. He is a contributing editor of ''[[The American Conservative]]''.

His most popular book to date was the 2004 ''New York Times'' bestseller<ref name="NYT">''[[New York Times]]'' "Bestseller List" ([[Paperback]] [[non-fiction]]), 9 January 2005 [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/books/bestseller/0109bestpapernonfiction.html?ex=1128916800&en=f33ffdf8dd939271&ei=5070]</ref> ''[[The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History]]'' ([[Regnery Publishing]], 2004). He was also the author of the 2009 ''New York Times'' bestseller<ref>http://mises.org/daily/3549</ref> ''[[Meltdown (book)|Meltdown]]'' ([[Regnery Publishing]], 2009), which featured a [http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul507.html foreword by Congressman Ron Paul].

==Reception of Woods's work in academia==
In June 2005 Thomas Woods gave a series of ten lectures at the Ludwig von Mises Institute entitled [http://www.mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=79 "The Truth About American History: An Austro-Jeffersonian Perspective"] as part of a seminar devoted entirely to Woods and his own areas of interest in American history. Woods has called for a strict interpretation of the [[United States Constitution]], or preferably, the [[Articles of Confederation]].<ref>http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods92.html</ref>

He also hosted an eight-lecture seminar covering the material in his book, ''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History'', to the [[Auburn University]] Academy for Lifelong Learners, hosted by the Mises Institute.<ref>"The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History: Lecture Series." Mises Institute. [http://www.mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=93]</ref> On 14 February 2007, the [[Intercollegiate Studies Institute]] announced that Woods' 2005 book, ''The Church and the Market'', was the winner of the $50,000 top prize in the books category of the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Awards.<ref>"ISI Announces 2006 Templeton Enterprise Award Winners." ''YahooNews''. 14 February 2007.[http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070214/pl_usnw/isi_announces2006_templeton_enterprise_award_winners]</ref>

==Bibliography==
====As Author====
* ''The Great Facade: Vatican II and the Regime of Novelty in the Catholic Church'' (co-authored with Christopher Ferrara; 2002) ISBN 1-890740-10-1
* ''The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era'' (2004) ISBN 0-231-13186-0
* ''[[The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History]]'' (2004) ISBN 0-89526-047-6
* ''The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy'' (2005) ISBN 0-7391-1036-5
* ''How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization'' (2005) ISBN 0-89526-038-7
* ''[[33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask]]'' (2007) ISBN 0307346684
* ''Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass'' (2007)[21] ISBN 9780979354021
* ''[[Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush]]'' (co-authored with Kevin Gutzman; 2008) ISBN 978-0307405753)
* Beyond Distributism (2008) [23]
* ''[[Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse]]'' (February 2009) (ISBN 1-5969-8587-9) & (ISBN 978-1-5969-8587-2)
* ''[[Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century]]'' (2010) ISBN 1596981490
* ''[[Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse]]'' (2011) ISBN 1596981415

====As Editor====
* Choate, Rufus (2002). ''The Political Writings of Rufus Choate''. Gateway Editions. ISBN 0-89526-154-5.
* Brownson, Orestes (2003, reprint of 1875 edition). ''The American Republic''. Gateway Editions. ISBN 0-89526-072-7.
* Rothbard, Murray (2007). ''The Betrayal of the American Right''. Ludwig von Mises Institute. ISBN 978-1-933550-13-8.
* ''[[We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now]]''. Basic Books. 2007. ISBN 1568583850. (Co-edited with Murray Polner.)
* ''[[Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism]]''. ISI. 2010. ISBN 978-1935191902.

==Notes==
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==Links==
{{Contact faculty|woods@mises.org}}
*[http://www.tomwoods.com/ Official website] (with appearances schedule)
**[http://www.tomwoods.com/learn-austrian-economics/ Learn Austrian Economics] - Tom's recommended reading
*[http://mises.org/Woods Thomas Woods] at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=424 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=424 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=424 Daily Article archive]
**[http://blog.mises.org/15549/faculty-spotlight-interview-thomas-e-woods/ Faculty Spotlight Interview]
*[http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods-arch.html Thomas Woods archive at LewRockwell.com]
*[http://www.takimag.com/blogs/thomaswoods Thomas Woods archive at TakiMag.com]
*[http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=Thomas%20E.+Woods,%20Jr. Thomas Woods archive at HumanEvents.com]
*[http://www.independent.org/aboutus/person_detail.asp?id=1105 Thomas Woods archive at Independent.org]
*[http://isi.org/search/search.aspx?SBy=thomas%20woods Thomas Woods archive at ISI.org]
*[http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/file_index.asp?SeriesId=7129&pgnu= The Catholic Church: Builder of Civilization]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrcM5exDxcc Interview with a Zombie] on ''Nullification'' book (YouTube video)
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCMKPtNEAto Interview with a Zombie (abridged)] (YouTube video)
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcBneEWpOzk Zombie Interview Blooper Reel] (YouTube video)
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