|
Dr. Thomas C. Rustici is the
Assistant Professor of Economics and Advisor Coordinator for the
Department of Economics at George Mason University. For ten years he taught at the Fund
for American Studies located at Georgetown University earning the title
of Freedom Professor of Economics. Dr. Rustici received his
undergraduate and graduate degrees from George Mason University in both
Economics and Public policy.
His areas of specialization are economic theory, economic history
and applied public policy. He has taught in eight colleges and
universities around the world.
In his 19 years of teaching, he has instructed over 40,000
students. His publications
include two textbooks:Lessons From
the Great Depression and Microeconomics: A Free Market Approach
(co-authored with Carrie Milton and Nathan Snow). He has published in academic and
scholarly journals including,The
Cato Journal, Religion and Liberty, The Free Market, Competitive
Enterprise Institute, The Apply Daily and others. He co-authored the popular
textbook series entitled Stossel in
the Classroom for John Stossel at ABC News (Greed, Free Loaders and Are we Scaring
Ourselves to Death?).
Professor Rustici was greatly honored when his book on the Great
Depression was cited by the President of the Southern Economic Association
in his recent Presidential Address. He was voted Professor of the Year
by the George Mason University student body in 2000. He is a
frequent guest on talk radio including the
G. Gordon Libby Show, the Greg Corombos show on World Net Daily
and most recently an eleven part series on the Great Depression
on Freedom and Prosperity Radio. Before entering the teaching
world, Dr. Rustici was an entrepreneur and CEO of two businesses in Kansas
City, Missouri for over 7 years.
He is an economic consultant, frequent seminar director and speaker
on the national lecture circuit.
He is a passionate defender of the moral and economic superiority
of individual liberty and free markets over all types of collectivist
philosophies. Dr. Rustici lives in Stafford Virginia with his wife
and children. |
