Tom Woods to speak at University of Minnesota

R.S.V.P on Facebook event

Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is 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, including two New York Times bestsellers: Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse and The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History.

If you are fed up with Washington boondoggles, and you like the small-government, politically-incorrect thinking of Ron Paul, then you'll love Tom Woods's Meltdown. In clear, no-nonsense terms, Woods explains what led up to this economic crisis, who's really to blame, and why government bailouts won't work. Woods will reveal:

* Which brave few economists predicted the economic fallout--and why nobody listened
* What really caused the collapse
* Why the Fed--not taxpayers--should have to answer for the current economic crisis
* Why bailouts are band-aids that will only provide temporary relief and ultimately make things worse
* What we should do instead, to put our economy on a healthy path to recovery

With a foreword from Ron Paul, Meltdown is the free-market answer to the Fed-created economic crisis. As the new Obama administration inevitably calls for more regulations, Woods argues that the only way to rebuild our economy is by returning to the fundamentals of capitalism and letting the free market work.

Directions to West Bank Auditorium:

Pedestrian Directions (from Washington Ave. Bridge):

From the East Bank, head west over the Washington Ave Bridge. Once you've crossed the bridge, stay to the right and enter Willey Hall through the main doors. You will be on the first floor of the building, on your right, you will see stairs the lead to the ground floor; go down the stairs and follow signs for the "West Bank Programming Hall/Auditorium." Take a right at the bottom of the stairs and a left at the end of the hallway. The West Bank Auditorium will be straight ahead at the end of the hallway.

Directions from Parking Lot C86:

There is a surface parking lot, C86, located at 19th Ave. S and 2nd St. S and is right next to the Walter Mondale Law School and Willey Hall. To access the West Bank Auditorium from the parking lot, enter Willey Hall from the north entrance behind the law school building. Once in Willey Hall, you will see a set of stairs to your left; go down the stairs and follow the signs for "West Bank Programming Hall/Auditorium." You will walk through a hallway and you will want to stay towards the right once you've reached the end (there will also be another set of stairs on the right). Continue to follow the programming hall signs and go to the left to enter the Program Hall; you will see the West Bank Auditorium straight ahead.

Directions from Bus Stop:

Guests arriving at the bus stop in front of Willey can enter the building at the south entrance. Once you've entered, turn right. You will see the Programming Hall and West Bank Auditorium directly ahead of you at the end of the hallway,