Thomas Woods

Thomas Ernest "Tom" Woods, Jr. (born August 1, 1972) is an American historian, political analyst, and author. Woods is a New York Times best-selling author and has published twelve books. He has written extensively on the subjects of American history, contemporary politics, and economics. Woods identifies as a libertarian and a proponent of the Austrian school of economics. He operates LibertyClassroom.com, a pay-for-access educational website that offers audio and video content on topics in history, economics, and philosophy.

Education and affiliations

Woods holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, both in History. He is a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama and a member of the editorial board for the Institute's Libertarian Papers. Woods is also an associate scholar of the Abbeville Institute, in McClellanville, South Carolina. The Abbeville Institute promotes the cultural inheritance of the American Southern tradition as "a valuable intellectual and spiritual resource for exposing and correcting the errors of American modernity," as opposed to "colleges and universities [which] have come to be dominated by the ideologies of multiculturalism and political correctness.

Tom Woods (politician)

Tom Woods served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 until 1998. He chose not to run for a third term in 1998. He was succeeded by Richard "Dick" Dickerson.

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Tom Woods (American football)

Thomas Smith Woods, Jr. (November 10, 1896 – January 8, 1978) was an American football player. He played for the Harvard Crimson football team and was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1920.

Woods was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduate from Brookline High School. He then attended Harvard College. However, his college education was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War I. He enlisted in April 1917, was commissioned as an ensign, and served on the U.S.S. Parthenia, U.S.S. Long Island, and U.S.S. Cleveland.

After the war, Woods returned to Harvard where he played college football at the guard position during the 1919 and 1920 seasons for the Harvard Crimson. He was a consensus first-team selection on the 1920 College Football All-America Team. While at Harvard, Woods was also a member of the track team, Institute of 1770, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Fox Club, Phoenix Club, Hasty Pudding Club, Glee Club, Varsity Club, Iota Club, and Brookline High School Club. Woods died on January 8, 1978 and was buried at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.