Thomas DiLorenzo

Thomas J. DiLorenzo is the author of many books, including The Real Lincoln and How Capitalism Saved America. A professor of economics at Loyola College in Maryland and a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, he has written for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Barron's, and many other publications. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Thomas DiLorenzoOctober 17, 2024
0 2

The ‘Fascist’ Ad Hominem As an Act of Projection

A definition of “projection” is when one baselessly accuses others of doing something unsavory, immoral, or illegal that he is…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoOctober 5, 2024
0 0

Is the Dockworkers Union a Corporate Tool?

Labor unions are exempted from federal antitrust laws including the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlaws “conspiracies in restraint of trade.”…
Read More »
Commentary

Thomas DiLorenzoSeptember 6, 2024
0 1

The American Tradition Of Abolishing Central Banks

The United States abolished its first three central banks, and this was followed by a period of immense economic growth.…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoSeptember 4, 2024
0 7

Why Military Conscription Is Worse Than Slavery

Libertarians understand — or should understand — that military conscription is a form of slavery or involuntary servitude. In fact,…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoAugust 31, 2024
0 2

The American Way of War

The purpose of the war is “extermination, not of soldiers alone, that is the least part of the trouble, but…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoAugust 25, 2024
0 1

Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E Is a DODGE

Elon Musk has announced that he would like to serve in a Trump administration as the head of a newly-created…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoAugust 16, 2024
0 2

Taking Back Economics Education

I am excited to announce our next major project here at the Mises Institute, the Lessons for the Young Economist video series.…
Read More »
Commentary

Thomas DiLorenzoJuly 26, 2024
0 2

The American Tradition of Abolishing Central Banks

In discussing the Mises Institute’s June 24th full-page Wall Street Journal ad entitled “Who Needs the Fed?” on talk radio recently most…
Read More »
Commentary

Thomas DiLorenzoJuly 13, 2024
0 0

Three American Declarations

(Two OF Independence, One Against) Three of the most important American political declarations are the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson Davis’s…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoJune 1, 2024
0 1

From Mad (Social) Scientist to Mad Zionist

“First of all, don’t target civilians.” ~Murray Rothbard’s first principle of just war in his essay, “Just War” Like Hans…
Read More »
Commentary

Thomas DiLorenzoMay 18, 2024
0 2

Christian Worship of the False God of Politics

Millions of American “evangelical” Christians have been indoctrinated in the idea that they must be worshipful of Israeli politicians and…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoApril 30, 2024
0 4

Can John C. Calhoun Save America?

In an essay entitled “A Strategy for the Right” the late economic and libertarian scholar, Professor Murray N. Rothbard, called…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoApril 30, 2024
0 0

Treat the Students in Your Life to The Best Week of Their Year

“If you care about your country . . . read Ludwig von Mises.” – UFC Fighter Renato Moicano, Las Vegas,…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoApril 13, 2024
0 0

Palestinian Confederates

As a student of American history I can’t help but notice the striking similarity between what is going on today…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoMarch 18, 2024
0 3

Textbook Communism: American Version

The same U.S. government that spent hundreds of billions of dollars and squandered tens of thousands of American lives in…
Read More »
Thomas DiLorenzoFebruary 8, 2024
0 4

“Nonsense on Stilts”: The Rhetorical Cornerstone of the American Welfare/Warfare State

In a 1922 essay about Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in his book Prejudices: Third Series H.L. Mencken asked, “Am I the first American…
Read More »

Previous page Next page