 thomas james dilorenzo (born august 8, 1954) is an american economics professor at loyola university maryland sellinger school of business.sellinger school of business and management, loyola university maryland faculty directory and sellinger school of business school staff profile of thomas dilorenzo, accessed november 22, 2013. he identifies himself as an adherent of the austrian school of economics.interview with thomas dilorenzo at ludwig von mises institute website, august 16, 2010. he is a research fellow at the independent institute,thomas delorenzo profile at the independent institute website, accessed november 22, 2013. a senior fellow of the ludwig von mises institute,thomas dilorenzo profile, at the ludwig von mises institute website, accessed november 22, 2013. a member of the mont pelerin society, and an associate of the abbeville institute.abbeville institute associates list, accessed november 22, 2013. he holds a ph.d. in economics from virginia tech. ==life and work== thomas james dilorenzo grew up in western pennsylvania, descended from italian immigrants. in an autobiographical essay he attributes his early commitment to individualism to "playing competitive sports." his view of politicians in the small western cities of the state was that they were in it 
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