Thomas E. Woods, Jr. (visit his website) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute, where he will be teaching "Nullification: A Jeffersonian Bulwark Against Tyranny" this fall at the Mises Academy. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse. His other recent books include 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask, The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy, Nullification, and The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History (a New York Times bestseller).