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Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Thomas DiLorenzo is president of the Mises Institute. He is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton’s Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.

Articles

DiLorenzo on the Bitcoin Standard Podcast

05/06/2025 Power & Market Thomas J. DiLorenzo

President of the Mises Institute Tom DiLorenzo joins Saifedean Ammous on The Bitcoin Standard Podcast to discuss his work on US history and economics, and the increasing influence of the Mises...

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04/21/2025 Mises Wire Thomas J. DiLorenzo

I apologize in advance for my use of Keynesian language, but what an impressive multiplier effect our annual cornerstone event, Mises University, has. Last summer, 13 of our 18 faculty members were...

The Tariff Tax Statistic the Trump Fanboys Don’t Want You to Know About

04/15/2025 Power & Market Thomas J. DiLorenzo

FOX commentator Charles Payne recently repeated Pat Buchanan’s old post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy (After this, therefore because of this) about tariffs in a Breitbart column. The fallacy goes like...

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Publications

Axis of Evil: America’s Three Worst Presidents

10/30/2024 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

The Siena College Research Institute, the American Political Science Association, and C-SPAN all publish rankings of American presidents by “mainstream” historians, political scientists, and other “presidential experts.” Abraham Lincoln and Franklin

The Real Lincoln

01/11/2016 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

In this book, Thomas DiLorenzo calls for a complete rethinking of a central icon of American historiography. He looks at the actions and legacy of Abe Lincoln from an economics point of view to show that Lincoln’s main interest was not in opposing

How Capitalism Saved America

01/11/2016 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Thomas DiLorenzo has a marvelous analytical talent and a knack for drawing the reader’s attention to the material that matters. His new book employs this talent in defense of the whole history of free enterprise in America. How long have we waited

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Media

False Virtue: The Phony Rationale for American Military Imperialism

05/16/2025 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous "Treasury of Virtue" that justifies endless wars and imperialism.

Public Enemies: Government Bureaucrats as Societal Parasites

04/28/2025 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

"In government, failure is success—and the worse you do, the more money you get."

Tariffs, Trade, and the Path to Prosperity: A Conversation with Thomas DiLorenzo

04/08/2025 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Mises Institute President Thomas DiLorenzo joins NTD News to break down the real impact of Trump's tariff policies.

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