Thornton's first book, The Economics of Prohibition, was praised by Thornton's supervisor at the Mises Institute, its vice-president Murray Rothbard, who is quoted on the book cover of the 2007 edition as writing: "Thornton's book... arrives to fill an enormous gap, and it does so splendidly...This is an excellent work making an important contribution to scholarship as well as to the public policy debate."[9] Reviewer David R. Henderson of the Hoover Institution wrote, "Thornton's book contains much valuable information on prohibition and cites many sources. But the economically literate book on prohibition that makes a case for legalization has yet to be written."[10] Thornton debated the War on Drugs at Oxford Union in 2014.
Libertarian organizations have published Thornton's articles on drug and alcohol prohibition, and he was once interviewed on the topic of prohibition by Agence France-Presse.[11][12][13] Thornton contributed a chapter to Jefferson Fish's book How to Legalize Drugs.[14]
Political activities
Thornton ran for US Congress in 1984.[15] Thornton has been the vice chairman and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Alabama. In 1988, he became the first Libertarian Party office-holder in Alabama when he was elected Constable, a local law-enforcement position.[5][16] He was the Libertarian Party's Candidate for the US Senate in 1996. He was also endorsed by the Reform Party, and came in third of four candidates.[16]
Books
The Economics of Prohibition. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 1991. (ISBN0-87480-379-9)
The Quotable Mises (editor). Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2005. (ISBN0-945466-45-5)
The Bastiat Collection (editor). Volume 1 and Volume 2. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007. (ISBN978-1-933550-07-7)
An Essay on Economic Theory: An English translation of Richard Cantillon’s Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général (Thornton, editor; Chantal Saucier, translator) Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2010. (ISBN978-1-61016-001-8)
^Blumenthal, Robin Goldwyn; Strauss, Lawrence C. (November 16, 2013). "The Skyscraper Index: Edifice Complex". Barron's. The U.S. has a new tallest building—One World Trade Center in New York—and that has conjured up some novel reading of economic tea leaves.
^"When Mainstream Economics Was Wrong, Mark Thornton Was Right – Investing Video & Audio Jay Taylor Media". jaytaylormedia.com.
^Mark Thornton, The Economics of Prohibition, Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007, ISBN1610164652
^Henderson, David. "Review of Economics of Prohibition" (PDF). Cato Journal. 13 (1): 152–154.
^"US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition." Agence France-Presse. Hosted by Google. 4 December 2008. [1]
^Thornton, Mark. "Prohibition versus Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?" Independent Institute. The Independent Review. Winter 2007. [2]
^Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure." Policy Analysis no. 157. Cato Institute. 17 July 1991. [3]
^Thornton, M. (1998). "Perfect Drug Legalization". In J. M. Fish (ed.), How to Legalize Drugs (pp. 638–660). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. ISBN978-0765701510
mark, thornton, born, june, 1960, american, economist, austrian, school, written, topic, prohibition, drugs, economics, american, civil, skyscraper, index, senior, fellow, with, ludwig, mises, institute, alabama, research, fellow, with, independent, institute,. Mark Thornton born June 7 1960 is an American economist of the Austrian School 1 He has written on the topic of prohibition of drugs the economics of the American Civil War and the Skyscraper Index 2 He is a Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute 3 in Alabama and a Research Fellow with the Independent Institute 4 Mark ThorntonBorn 1960 06 07 June 7 1960 age 62 United StatesPolitical partyLibertarianFieldEconomic historypolitical economyprohibitionismhistory of economic thoughtSchool ortraditionAustrian SchoolAlma materSt Bonaventure University BS Auburn University PhD InfluencesFrederic BastiatLudwig von MisesMurray RothbardLew RockwellInformation at IDEAS RePEc Contents 1 Life and academic career 1 1 Prohibition studies 2 Political activities 3 Books 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLife and academic career Edit Thornton speaking about business cycles during the 2008 Mises University conference Thornton grew up in Geneva New York in an Irish Catholic family of entrepreneurs who were Democrat in politics 5 Thornton received his Bachelor of Science degree from St Bonaventure University 1982 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Auburn University 1989 Thornton taught economics at Auburn University He formerly taught at Columbus State University where he was awarded the Faculty Research and Scholarship Award in 2002 6 He is now a Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute 3 where he is book review editor for its Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 7 As a writer for the Mises Institute he is known for warning of a housing bubble in 2004 8 published an articleHe has written about prohibition related issues 5 Prohibition studies Edit Thornton s first book The Economics of Prohibition was praised by Thornton s supervisor at the Mises Institute its vice president Murray Rothbard who is quoted on the book cover of the 2007 edition as writing Thornton s book arrives to fill an enormous gap and it does so splendidly This is an excellent work making an important contribution to scholarship as well as to the public policy debate 9 Reviewer David R Henderson of the Hoover Institution wrote Thornton s book contains much valuable information on prohibition and cites many sources But the economically literate book on prohibition that makes a case for legalization has yet to be written 10 Thornton debated the War on Drugs at Oxford Union in 2014 Libertarian organizations have published Thornton s articles on drug and alcohol prohibition and he was once interviewed on the topic of prohibition by Agence France Presse 11 12 13 Thornton contributed a chapter to Jefferson Fish s book How to Legalize Drugs 14 Political activities EditThornton ran for US Congress in 1984 15 Thornton has been the vice chairman and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Alabama In 1988 he became the first Libertarian Party office holder in Alabama when he was elected Constable a local law enforcement position 5 16 He was the Libertarian Party s Candidate for the US Senate in 1996 He was also endorsed by the Reform Party and came in third of four candidates 16 Books EditThe Economics of Prohibition Salt Lake City Utah University of Utah Press 1991 ISBN 0 87480 379 9 Tariffs Blockades and Inflation The Economics of the Civil War with Robert B Ekelund Jr Delaware Scholarly Resource Books 2004 ISBN 0 8420 2961 3 The Quotable Mises editor Auburn AL Ludwig von Mises Institute 2005 ISBN 0 945466 45 5 The Bastiat Collection editor Volume 1 and Volume 2 Auburn AL Ludwig von Mises Institute 2007 ISBN 978 1 933550 07 7 An Essay on Economic Theory An English translation of Richard Cantillon s Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General Thornton editor Chantal Saucier translator Auburn AL Ludwig von Mises Institute 2010 ISBN 978 1 61016 001 8 See also EditList of Austrian School economists List of Auburn University peopleReferences Edit DiLorenzo Thomas 2011 02 11 My Associations with Liars Bigots and Murderers LewRockwell com Blumenthal Robin Goldwyn Strauss Lawrence C November 16 2013 The Skyscraper Index Edifice Complex Barron s The U S has a new tallest building One World Trade Center in New York and that has conjured up some novel reading of economic tea leaves a b Mark Thornton fellow page Ludwig von Mises Institute website accessed December 21 2013 Mark Thornton biography page at Independent Institute website accessed December 21 2013 a b c Joseph S Diedrich Libertarian America A conversation with Mark Thornton Washington Times March 24 2013 Mark Thornton Mises Institute 2014 06 20 Retrieved 2019 02 28 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics website Archived 2008 05 11 at the Wayback Machine When Mainstream Economics Was Wrong Mark Thornton Was Right Investing Video amp Audio Jay Taylor Media jaytaylormedia com Mark Thornton The Economics of Prohibition Ludwig von Mises Institute 2007 ISBN 1610164652 Henderson David Review of Economics of Prohibition PDF Cato Journal 13 1 152 154 US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition Agence France Presse Hosted by Google 4 December 2008 1 Thornton Mark Prohibition versus Legalization Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy Independent Institute The Independent Review Winter 2007 2 Thornton Mark Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure Policy Analysis no 157 Cato Institute 17 July 1991 3 Thornton M 1998 Perfect Drug Legalization In J M Fish ed How to Legalize Drugs pp 638 660 Northvale NJ Jason Aronson ISBN 978 0765701510 Gadsden Times Nov 4 1984 a b Mark Thornton faculty page Archived 2013 12 24 at the Wayback Machine Ludwig Von Mises Institute website accessed December 21 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Thornton Mark Thornton profile in Mises org How Prohibition Made Pot More Potent Q amp A with Auburn University s Mark Thornton July 2013 Reason magazine video five minutes Mark Thornton publications indexed by Google Scholar Mark Thornton JSTOR Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Thornton 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