Thomas DiLorenzo
Thomas DiLorenzo | |
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DiLorenzo in 2017 | |
| Born | August 8, 1954 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Westminster College (BA) Virginia Tech (PhD) |
| Influences | Henry Hazlitt, John T. Flynn |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economic history |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
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Thomas James DiLorenzo (/diləˈrɛnzoʊ/; born August 8, 1954) is an American author and former university economics professor who is the President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. 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.
He is a research fellow at The Independent Institute, Board of Advisors member at CFACT, and an associate of the Abbeville Institute. He identifies with the Austrian School of economics. He has spoken in favor of secession and has been described as an ally of, or part of, the neo-Confederate movement.