This report is authored by Thomas E.Woods, Jr., a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in history from Harvard and his master’s, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is the author of nine
books, most recently the New York Times bestseller
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look atWhy the Stock Market Collapsed, the
Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make ThingsWorse, which features a foreword by Congressman Ron Paul.