Tom Head Civil Liberties Expert Education Ph.D., Religion and Society, Edith Cowan University M.A., Humanities, California State University - Dominguez Hills B.A., Liberal Arts, Excelsior College Introduction Historian and writer specializing in the history of ethics, religion, and ideasAuthor/co-author of twenty-nine nonfiction books, including Civil Liberties: A Beginner's GuideFormer board member of the Mississippi ACLU Experience Tom Head is a historian who specializes in the history of ethics, religion, and ideas. He is the author or co-author of twenty-nine nonfiction books, including Civil Liberties: A Beginner's Guide, World History 101, and Crime and Punishment in America. Dr. Head also writes video scripts on philosophy and pop culture for Wisecrack, a popular YouTube channel. He is a former board member of the Mississippi ACLU. Education Tom Head received a Ph.D. in Religion and Society from Edith Cowan University, an M.A. in Humanities from California State University - Dominguez Hills, and a B.A. from Excelsior College. Selected PublicationsWorld History 101: From Ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking Conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks (Adams Media, 2017) Civil Liberties: A Beginner's Guide (Oneworld, 2012) Ancient Mesopotamia (Essential Library, 2015) Conversations With Carl Sagan (The University Press of Mississippi, 2006)Crime and Punishment in America (Facts on File, 2010) ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Tom Head The Ninth Amendment: Text, Origins, and Meaning The Difference Between Transgender and Transsexual Women Forced Sterilization in the United States Interracial Marriage Laws History and Timeline 10 Racist Supreme Court Rulings in US History Fifth Amendment Supreme Court Cases What Is the Proper Term: Illegal or Undocumented Immigrant? Why We Need Laws to Exist in Society 12 Types of Social Oppression The Definition of Institutional Racism Timeline History of the Ku Klux Klan An Overview of Third-Wave Feminism A History of Transgender Rights in the United States Definition of Cis Man Cis Woman: A Definition Biography of Ross Barnett, Segregationist Governor of Mississippi The Death Penalty in the United States Understanding Why Abortion Is Legal in the United States 5 Arguments in Favor of the Death Penalty All About Abortion Rights Censorship in the United States Did Christopher Columbus Actually Discover America? James Madison and the First Amendment Marijuana in Supreme Court Cases