Thomas DiLorenzo
Thomas DiLorenzo | |
|---|---|
 Thomas DiLorenzo at CPAC in February 2010. | |
| Born | August 8, 1954 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Economic history, American history |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Influences | Henry Hazlitt, John T. Flynn[1] |
Thomas James DiLorenzo (born August 8, 1954) is an American economics professor at Loyola University Maryland.[3] He is an adherent of the Austrian School of economics. He is a senior faculty member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and an associated scholar of the Abbeville Institute.[4] He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech.[3]
Scholarship
DiLorenzo has devoted much effort to scholarly historical revisionism, focusing on what has been called "the Lincoln Cult"[5] as a political and historical phenomenon. In the same vein, he has spoken out in favor of the secession of the Confederate States of America, defending the right of these states to secede in a view similar to that of abolitionist Lysander Spooner.[6] He has also criticized the crediting of the New Deal for ending the Great Depression.[7]
In 2002, DiLorenzo debated Harry V. Jaffa on the merits of Abraham Lincoln's statesmanship prior to and during the civil war.
DiLorenzo lectures widely, and is a frequent speaker at Mises Institute events.
He was formerly an affiliated lecturer of the League of the South Institute, the research arm of the pro-secession League of the South[8] He has denied any lasting affiliation, noting that he only gave a few lectures there shortly after its founding.[9][10]
The Southern Poverty Law Center considers DiLorenzo one of the most important intellectuals "who form the core of the modern neo-Confederate movement." They believe DiLorenzo's depiction of president Abraham Lincoln paints Lincoln as a "paragon of wickedness, a man secretly intent on destroying states' rights and building a massive federal government."[11]
Publications
DiLorenzo has authored at least ten books, including:[12]
- Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government (2012)
- Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution – and What It Means for Americans Today (2008)
- Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed To Know about Dishonest Abe (2006)
- How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, From the Pilgrims to the Present (2004)
- The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War (2003)
- From Pathology to Politics: Public Health in America (2000)
- The Food and Drink Police: America's Nannies, Busybodies, and Petty Tyrants (1998)
- CancerScam: The Diversion of Federal Cancer Funds for Politics (1997)
References
- ^ http://mises.org/daily/1623
- ^ http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/108102.html
- ^ a b Sellinger Business school staff directory at Loyola
- ^ Abbeville Institute
- ^ "Confronting the Lincoln Cult," Mises Daily 3 June 2002
- ^ "An Abolitionist Defends the South," LewRockwell.com October 20, 2004]
- ^ "The New Deal Debunked (again)," Mises Daily September 27, 2004
- ^ League of the South Institute for the Study of Southern History and Culture
- ^ "My Associations with Liars, Bigots, and Murderers", Lewrockwell.com, February 11, 2011
- ^ Walker, Childs (February 11, 2011) "Loyola professor faces questions about ties to pro-secession group", The Baltimore Sun
- ^ Beirich, Heidi; Potok, Mark (Winter 2004). "The Ideologues". Intelligence Report. Issue 116.
- ^ Loyola University Maryland, listing of representative publications for Professor Thomas James Di Lorenzo
External links
- Mises Archive of DiLorenzo commentary Lectures by DiLorenzo at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
- Archive of DiLorenzo commentary for The Independent Institute
- Archive of DiLorenzo commentary for LewRockwell.com
- The Real Abraham Lincoln – a debate between Thomas DiLorenzo and Harry V. Jaffa
- Critical review of The Real Lincoln by Thomas Krannawitter of the Claremont Institute
- DiLorenzo and his Critics by Clyde N. Wilson
- Interview with Thomas DiLorenzo in the " Southern Partisan."
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with DiLorenzo, about his two books on Abraham Lincoln, May 25, 2008
- The 2006 Steven Berger Seminar: Thomas DiLorenzo (10 videos)