Gordon Lloyd
did graduate work at the University of Chicago where he studied with two
Nobel laureates in economics, Milton Friedman and George Stigler, as well as
noted political theorist Leo Strauss. He has also holds a Ph.D. in government
from Claremont Graduate School. His
career has been focused on bringing together the disciplines of politics and
economics in order to illuminate public policy.
He is co-author of three books on the American founding and author of two forthcoming publications on political economy, he also has numerous articles and book reviews to his credit. His areas of research span the California constitution, common law, the New Deal, slavery and the Supreme Court, and the relationship between politics and economics.
In addition to a distinguished professional career, he has achieved fame as a
gifted teacher of summer seminars for high school teachers under the aegis of
Liberty Fund as well as the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States
Constitution. He has received many teaching, research, and leadership
awards including admission to Phi Beta Kappa and an appointment as a
Distinguished Visiting Scholar for the Oklahoma Scholarship Leadership Program.
Watch Professor Lloyd discuss political economy on the
award winning public television program, “The Power of Ideas” here
Power
of Ideas w/Gordon Lloyd
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