Tom Woods, co-host of the weekly podcast Contra Krugman, is a senior fellow of the Mises Institute and the New York Times bestselling author of 12 books, including Meltdown (on the financial crisis, featuring a foreword by Ron Paul) and The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. He is the host of the Tom Woods Show, well over 1000 episodes.

Tom has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Television, among other outlets, and has been a guest on hundreds of radio programs, including National Public Radio, the Dennis Miller Show, the Michael Reagan Show, the Dennis Prager Show, and the Michael Medved Show. He holds his B.A. in history from Harvard College and his Ph.D. from Columbia University.