New York Times bestselling author Tom Woods will speak at NAU Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m., in the Cline Library auditorium. Woods will speak on state nullification of federal laws that they deem unconstitutional, an issue that goes back to Thomas Jefferson and the drafting of the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798. Hosted by the W.A. Franke College of Business, the talk is free and open to the public.

Today, there are numerous examples of de facto state nullification (most notably, medical marijuana), and there is increased interest in this constitutional principle. The Arizona Legislature is considering the formation of a Senate Committee to consider whether they should take action to nullify certain federal laws.

Woods is the author of 11 books. A senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Woods holds a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and his master's, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. His writing has appeared in dozens of popular and scholarly periodicals, including the American Historical Review, the Christian Science Monitor, Investor's Business Daily, Catholic Historical Review, Modern Age, American Studies, Intercollegiate Review, and Human Rights Review. Woods is co-editor of Exploring American History: From Colonial Times to 1877, an 11-volume encyclopedia. He lives in Topeka, Kan., with his wife and four daughters.