This article is adapted from a speech delivered at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida on November 9, 2024. The answer to the question posed in the title is: Yes and No. Yes, some elections have...
Thomas J. DiLorenzo
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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.
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This article is a version of a speech delivered at the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters Summit. “Most economists are political apologists masquerading as economists,” wrote Doug Casey in one of his...
