Biographies

BIOGRAPHIES

DAVID BOAZ

David Boaz is Executive Vice President of Cato's. He has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and coeditor of the Cato Handbook on Policy.

Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, John McLaughlin's One on One, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media.


PETER BOETTKE, Ph.D.

Dr. Peter Boettke is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including most recently Calculation and Coordination: Essays on Socialism and Transitional Political Economy (Routledge, 2002) and the popular textbook, The Economic Way of Thinking, 11th Edition (Prentice Hall, 2005).

Before joining the faculty at George Mason University in 1998, he held faculty positions at Oakland University, Manhattan College, and New York University. In addition, Boettke was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University during the 1992-1993 academic year. He has been a visiting professor or scholar at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, the Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems in Jena, Germany, the Stockholm School of Economics, Central European University in Prague and Charles University in Prague.

In 2005, Peter was the recipient of the "Charles G. Koch Outstanding Alum Award", in recognition of his role as an unwavering defender of liberty in the scholarly community.


WILLIAM A. GALSTON, Ph.D

Dr. William A. Galston is Saul Stern Professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, and founding director of CIRCLE (the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement). He also served as Interim Dean of the School of Public Policy, 2004-2005. As of January 2006 he is a Senior Scholar at the Brookings Institution.

Galston is the author of seven books and more than one hundred articles in the fields of political philosophy, American politics, and public policy. His most recent books are Liberal Pluralism (Cambridge, 2002), The Practice of Liberal Pluralism (Cambridge, 2004), and Public Matters: Politics, Policy, and Religion in the 21st Century (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).

From 1993 through 1995, Galston served as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy. His other political experience included service as a senior advisor to Albert Gore, Jr. during his 1999-2000 presidential campaign, as Issues Director for Walter Mondale's presidential campaign (1982-1984), and as chief speechwriter for John Anderson's presidential campaign (1980).

Galston serves on the editorial board of four professional journals and on the executive committee of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. From 1996 through 1998 he was executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal.


EDWARD STRINGHAM, Ph.D.

Dr. Edward Stringham joined the faculty of San Jose State University after receiving his P.D. from George Mason University in 2002. He is Vice President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, Associate Editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise, editor of two books, and author of eighteen articles in journals including the Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance, Managerial Finance, Review of Political Economy, American Journal of Economics & Sociology, and Journal of Labor Research. His work has been discussed in the San Fransisco Chronical, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Miami Tribune, and dozens of other newspapers.

Stringham is winner of "Paper of the Year" Award from the Association of Private Enterprise, "Best Article" Award from the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, Second Place in the Independent Institute Garvy Contest, and "Distinguished Young Scholar" Award from the Liberalni Institut and the Prague School of Economics.

Stringham's research interests include Microeconomics, Public Regulation of Business, and Public Policy.