Tom G. Palmer
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Born | Tom Gordon Palmer 1956 (age 67–68) |
Education | St. John's College, Maryland (BA) Catholic University (MA) Hertford College, Oxford (PhD) |
Thomas Gordon Palmer (/ˈpɑːlmər/; born 1956, Bitburg-Mötsch, West Germany) is an American libertarian author and theorist, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and Vice President for International Programs at the Atlas Network.
Professional life
Palmer earned his B.A. in liberal arts from
Palmer has been active in the promotion of libertarian and
He teaches political economy and legal and constitutional history for the Institute for Humane Studies the Institute of Economic Studies Europe. He also works with such organizations as Liberty Fund, and the Council on Public Policy, He blogs at his own website[3] and at Cato@Liberty[4] and is a contributor to the Independent Gay Forum.[5] Palmer is the director of Cato University, a summer seminar sponsored by the Cato Institute.[6]
Palmer is a Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, where he was previously also Vice President for International Programs and director of its Center for the Promotion of Human Rights. He remains director of Cato University. On January 1, 2009, the center's programs were shifted to the
Involvement in Eastern Europe
Before joining the Cato Institute, he was a vice president of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. During the late 1980s and the very early 1990s, he worked with the Institute for Humane Studies and other organizations to spread classical liberal/libertarian ideas in Eastern Europe. He traveled throughout the region to hold seminars and smuggled books, cash, photocopiers, and fax machines from an office in Vienna, Austria.[9] He arranged for translation and publication into a variety of central and eastern European languages of textbooks in economics and law, as well as seminal works by Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and other thinkers in the libertarian and liberal traditions.[10][11] He remains active in the region as a speaker at various conferences and seminars, like Liberty Seminars in Slovenia.
Involvement in the Middle East
Palmer is currently attempting to duplicate in the Middle East some of the work he did in Eastern Europe. He has commissioned translation into Middle Eastern languages (Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, and Azeri) and publication of works by
Palmer opposed the invasion of Iraq before it happened[16] and criticized its conduct afterwards.[17][18]
Works
Palmer has published essays on the philosophy of individual rights (e.g., in an essay from Individual Rights Reconsidered, edited by
Palmer also currently publishes a popular blog Tom G. Palmer's Blog. In 2009, many of his essays and op-eds were published as Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice and a 2nd expanded edition of the book was published later as well. He served as editor for The Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won't Tell You, which was published in 2011 and featured essays from Nobel Prize winners Mario Vargas Llosa and Vernon L. Smith, Whole Foods Market CEO and founder John Mackey, and scholars from around the world. After the Welfare State: Politicians Stole Your Future, You Can Get It Back, published in 2012, was another book for which he served as editor and also contributed essays. Over 150,000 copies of After The Welfare State was distributed by Students for Liberty to student groups for free. In 2013, Why Liberty: Your Life, Your Choices, Your Future was published, which featured Dr. Palmer as editor and contributor. Palmer is also the editor of Peace, Love & Liberty, a book published in 2014 that features selected writings from Radley Balko, Steven Pinker, Jeffrey Miron, and others.
Political activities
Palmer's political activities include being a founding member and national secretary of the Committee Against Registration and the Draft (1979–81), president of the Oxford Civil Liberties Society (1993–94), and manager or communications director for several political campaigns. He was a plaintiff in
References
- ^ Hsu, Spencer S. (August 8, 2014). "Self-described 'peacenik' challenged D.C. gun law and won". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "History". Oxford Hayek Society. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Homepage". Tom G Palmer. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Cato@Liberty. Cato Institute
- ^ "Tom G. Palmer". Independent Gay Forum. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Tom G Palmer. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Cato Policy Report" (PDF). CATO. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009.
- ^ "Global Initiative". Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Confirmation Letter" (PDF). Liberalni Institut. May 3, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Palmer, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute". Institute for Humane Studies. Archived from the original on August 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom (1990). "Why Socialism Collapsed in Eastern Europe". Cato Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom (2005). "Building a Free Society in Iraq" (PDF). Cato's Letter. 3 (3). Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom. "Constitutional Democracy and the New Iraq: Building Democracy in the Land of Civilization". Cato Institute. Archived from the original on September 3, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Young, Michael (June 2006). "Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later". ReasonOnline. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (August 9, 2005). "Iraqis Far Apart of Role of Islam". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "A "Debate" on Iraq Yesterday". Tom G Palmer. November 19, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "So This is the Foundation for the US decision to Invade Iraq?". Tom G Palmer. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "One of Many Reasons Why the Invasion of Iraq Was a Mistake". Tom G Palmer. June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G. "Saving Rights Theory from Its Friends" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- doi:10.1080/08913819808443498. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Book Reviews: The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes" (PDF). Cato Journal. 19 (2). Cato Institute. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (December 13, 2004). "Absolutism Redux". National Review Online. Archived from the original on March 3, 2005.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (2002). "Madison and Multiculturalism: Group Representation, Group Rights, and Constitutionalism" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (2002). "Cato's Letter" (PDF). Cato Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Globalization, Cosmopolitanism, and Personal Identity" (PDF). 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (November 2003). "Globalization and Culture: Homogeneity, Diversity, Identity, Liberty" (PDF). Liberal Institute of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G. "Myths of Individualism". Cato Policy Report. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (2000). "Libertarianism in the Crosshairs" (PDF). Cato Policy Report. 22 (4). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2001. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G; Samples, John (2002). "Limited Government after 9-11" (PDF). Cato Policy Report. 24 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2003. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- doi:10.1080/08913819808443507. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom (January 2005). "John Locke Lite". ReasonOnline. Archived from the original on May 19, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G. "The Literature of Liberty" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (1990). "Are Patents and Copyrights Morally Justified? The Philosophy of Property Rights and Ideal Objects" (PDF). Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. 13 (3). Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tom G (1989). "Intellectual Property: A Non-Posnerian Law and Economics Approach" (PDF). Hamline Law Review. 12 (2). Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Alfano, Sean. "D.C. Handgun Ban Reversed By Federal Court, 2–1 Ruling Says 2nd Amendment Is "Not Limited To Militia Service"; Case Could Reach Supreme Court." CBS News. March 9, 2007. [1]
- ^ Duggan, Paul (March 18, 2007). "Lawyer Who Wiped Out D.C. Ban Says It's About Liberties, Not Guns". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
External links
Published books
- Why Liberty: Your Life, Your Choices, Your Future
- Morality of Capitalism: What Your Professors Won't Tell You
- After the Welfare State: Politicians Stole Your Future, You Can Get It Back
- Peace, Love & Liberty
About Palmer
- Biography of Tom Palmer, Cato Institute
- Curriculum Vitae
- Institute for Humane Studies biography and publications
- TomGPalmer.com, Tom Palmer's personal weblog
- "In Arabic, 'Internet' Means 'Freedom'" – Jonathan Rauch on Palmer's work in Arab world