Author Archive | Thomas Woods



State Nullification and the Supremacy Clause

Here is the text of the statement delivered by Professor Donald Livingston — who has been an important intellectual influence on me — on behalf of state nullification before the House Judiciary Subcommittee in South Carolina two weeks ago: State nullification is not a violation of the supremacy clause of the Constitution. That clause says that laws [...]

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Who Was the Real Thomas Jefferson?

No one doubts that our understanding of historical figures may need to be revisited from time to time. But academic specialists have been known to overreach. To portray a historical figure in a light exactly opposed to the popular impression and to how all other scholars have viewed him is far more exciting than repeating [...]

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