Thomas DiLorenzo

Thomas DiLorenzo
DiLorenzo in October 2017
Born (1954-08-08) August 8, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldEconomic history
School or
tradition
Austrian School
InfluencesHenry Hazlitt, John T. Flynn[1]

Thomas James DiLorenzo (/diləˈrɛnz/; born August 8, 1954) is an American author and former university economics professor who is the President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.[2][3] He has written books denouncing President Abraham Lincoln and is well known among economists for his work chronicling the history of antitrust policy in the United States.[2][4][5]

He is a research fellow at The Independent Institute,[6] Board of Advisors member at CFACT,[7] and an associate of the Abbeville Institute.[8] He identifies with the Austrian School of economics.[9] He has spoken in favor of secession and has been described as an ally of, or part of, the neo-Confederate movement.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ Thomas DiLorenzo, The New Deal Debunked (again), Mises Daily, September 27, 2004.
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  4. ^ Barr, John McKee (2014). Loathing Lincoln: An American Tradition from the Civil War to the Present. United States: LSU Press. ISBN 9780807153857.
  5. ^ "Tom DiLorenzo on Antitrust, Abe Lincoln, and the Future of the Austrian School | Mises Institute". mises.org. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  6. ^ Thomas DiLorenzo profile at The Independent Institute website, accessed November 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "CFACT Board of Advisors". Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  8. ^ Abbeville Institute associates list Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Interview with Thomas DiLorenzo Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine at Ludwig von Mises Institute website, August 16, 2010.
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