99ideologies
Sign inTake the quiz
Ideologies / Paleo-Libertarian / Thomas Woods
Thomas Woods — ink portrait
§ The minds · b. 1972 · United States · Historian

Thomas Woods

Nullification and free markets

States' rights meets Austrian economics.

Traditional Paleo-Libertarian →
Economic+88
SocialistMarket
Governance−48
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−50
TraditionalProgressive
How close are you to Woods? Take the quiz →

The bestselling libertarian historian who popularised Austrian economics, decentralism and 'nullification' — pairing radical free markets with a traditionalist, states'-rights conservatism.

social

Traditional Catholic cultural conservative.

economic

Austrian free-market economics for a popular audience.

governance

Decentralism, nullification and radical limits on federal power.

Notable for
  • 'Meltdown'
  • 'Nullification'
  • The Tom Woods Show
decentralismnullificationaustrian-economics
§ The minds nearest Woods
Llewellyn 'Lew' Rockwell
Llewellyn 'Lew' Rockwell
99% affinity
The Covenant Community (archetype)
The Covenant Community (archetype)
98% affinity
Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran
97% affinity
Gary North
Gary North
96% affinity
L. Brent Bozell Jr.
L. Brent Bozell Jr.
93% affinity
Hank Hill
Hank Hill
93% affinity
How close are you to Woods?

Two minutes, three axes, 729 named ideologies — and your own affinity score with every mind on this page.

Take the quiz →Visit the Paleo-Libertarian hall