Thomas DiLorenzo is a professor of economics at Loyola College in Maryland, a senior faculty member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and an affiliated scholar of the research arm of the League of the South and the Abbeville Institute. He holds a PhD in economics from Virginia Tech. DiLorenzo has authored at least ten books, including How Capitalism Saved America, and his latest Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Archenemy Betrayed the American Revolution -- And What It Means for Americans Today.