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Thomas Dilorenzo

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The Resume

    (circa 1954- )
    Born in Pennsylvania
    Received a PhD. in Economics from Virgina Tech
    Member of the Mises Institute at Auburn University which promotes the Austrian school of free market economics
    Author and professor of economics at Loyola College in Maryland
    Has written ten well received books dealing with history and economics, including 'The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War,' 'How Capitalism Saved America: the Untold History of Our Country, From the Pilgrims to the Present' and 'Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Honest Abe'

Why he might be annoying:

    He calls his critics liars.
    He gives his books EXTREMELY long titles.
    He's a Yankee who favors Southern independence.
    He thinks John Tyler was America's greatest president.

Why he might not be annoying:

    In his books he exposed Abraham Lincoln as a corrupt, power-hungry bigot who suspended civil liberties to pursue an unnecessary war for the purpose of increasing the power of the federal government.
    He says to be a masterful politician is to be 'a masterful liar, conniver, and manipulator.'
    In his paperback version of 'The Real Lincoln' he added an entire chapter dedicated to the lies reviewers wrote about the book.
    He is opposed to America's involvement in foreign wars.
    He also exposed Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal policies as having made the Great Depression longer and worse.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 95 Votes: 67.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying