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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Tucker at the 2013 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nevada
Born
Jeffrey Albert Tucker

(1963-12-19) December 19, 1963 (age 60)
Fresno, California
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, CEO, publisher
Websitejeffreytucker.me

Jeffrey Albert Tucker (born December 19, 1963) is an American economics writer of the Austrian School, an advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin, a publisher of libertarian books, a conference speaker, and an internet entrepreneur.

As of 2016, he is Chief Liberty Officer (CLO) of Liberty.me[1] and Director for Digital Development of the Foundation for Economic Education.[2] Tucker is also an adjunct scholar with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy[3] and an Acton Institute associate.[4]

Early life and education

A son of the Texas historian Albert Briggs Tucker and Roberta Janeice (Robertson) Tucker, Jeffrey Albert Tucker was born in Fresno, California in 1963.[5]

He studied economics as an undergraduate at Texas Tech University and Howard Payne University,[6] where he first encountered the literature of the Austrian School. He later enrolled as a graduate student in economics at George Mason University.

Career

Writer and editor

While studying at George Mason, Tucker attended a journalism program in Washington, D.C., where he became a volunteer at the Washington office of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.[7]

In the late 1980s, he went to work for Ron Paul[7] and as an assistant to commentator Lew Rockwell.[8]

From 1997 to 2011 Tucker worked for the Mises Institute as editorial vice president and editor for the institute's website, Mises.org. From 1999 to 2011 he also contributed scholarly efforts and humorous essays to LewRockwell.com.[7]

In late 2011 he was hired by Addison Wiggin as publisher and executive editor of Laissez Faire Books,[9][10] and worked in that capacity until 2016. He remains a contributor to LFB.

Tucker was appointed a Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation for Economic Education in 2013,[11] speaking at FEE's seminars and writing for its publication The Freeman. As of 2016, he was FEE's Director of Digital Development.[2][12]

Bitcoin advocacy

In 2013, Tucker began writing about the information-based cryptocurrency Bitcoin.[13] He has been interviewed on the subject by Reason,[14] Forbes,[15] Fox Business Channel,[16] and RT.[17] Tucker's 2015 book Bit by Bit is devoted to Bitcoin and other products of the "information economy".

Speaker

Tucker has appeared as a speaker at numerous conferences on Bitcoin,[18][19] Austrian school economics, and libertarianism,[20] including events of the Free State Project and the 2016 Libertarian Party national convention.

Social media

In 2013, Tucker founded and became the CEO (under the title "Chief Liberty Officer") of Liberty.me, a "social network and online publishing platform for the liberty minded", which launched a successful Indiegogo fundraising campaign in 2013 and began operation in 2014.[1]

Personal life

Formerly a Southern Baptist, Tucker is a convert[21] to traditionalist Catholicism[22] and was managing editor of the Church Music Association of America journal Sacred Music from 2006 to 2014.[23][24] From 2013 to 2015, he edited CMAA's website New Liturgical Movement.

Published works

Books in English

  • Henry Hazlitt: Giant For Liberty (with Llewellyn H. Rockwell and Murray N. Rothbard, 1994, Ludwig von Mises Institute, ISBN 978-0945466161): an annotated bibliography of the works of Henry Hazlitt. A Foundation for Economic Education review described the book, which "includes citations of a novel, works on literary criticism, treatises on economics and moral philosophy, several edited volumes, some 16 other books and many chapters in books, plus articles, commentaries, and reviews," as "an apt eulogy of Henry Hazlitt."[25]
  • Sing Like a Catholic (2009, Church Music Association of America, ISBN 978-1607437222): essays on church music
  • Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo (2010, Ludwig von Mises Institute, ISBN 978-1933550893)
  • It’s a Jetsons World: Private Miracles and Public Crimes (2011, Ludwig von Mises Institute, ISBN 978-1610161947)
  • Hack Your Shower Head: and 10 Other Ways to Get Big Government out of Your Home (2012, Laissez Faire Books, ISBN 978-1621290636)
  • A Beautiful Anarchy: How to Create Your Own Civilization in the Digital Age (2012, Laissez Faire Books, ISBN 978-1621290414): on the effects of small business regulation
  • Liberty.me: Freedom Is a Do-It-Yourself Project (2014, Liberty.me, ISBN 978-1630690328)
  • Bit by Bit: How P2P is Freeing the World (2015, e-book)
  • Advice for Young, Unemployed Workers (2015, pamphlet, Foundation for Economic Education, ISBN 978-1572460393)

In translation

Four of Tucker's books have been published in Spanish translations, including the following:[26]

  • Milagros del sector privado y crímenes del sector público (2014, ISBN 978-8472096387)
  • Una Bella Anarquía (2014, ISBN 978-1909870154)

In periodicals

He has written for, among others, Journal of Libertarian Studies, The Wall Street Journal, The Journal of Commerce, National Review, The Freeman, Catholic World Report, Crisis, Sacred Music, Newsweek, and Chronicles.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gillespie, Nick; Swain, Joshua. "Jeffrey Tucker on Liberty.me and How the Internet Undermines the Nation-State". Reason TV. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jeffrey A. Tucker". Foundation for Economic Education. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bio: Mr. Jeffrey Tucker." Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 2008
  4. ^ "Acton University Faculty." Acton Institute. Acton.org
  5. ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLGL-YPW : accessed 23 May 2016), Jeffrey A Tucker, 19 Dec 1963; citing Fresno, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  6. ^ "Academic awards given". The Howard Payne University Yellow Jacket. Brownwood, TX. April 26, 1985. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Anthony Wile (August 12, 2012). "Jeffrey Tucker on Laissez Faire Books, Intellectual Property Rights and 'Beautiful Anarchy' (interview)". The Daily Bell (website). Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Who Wrote Ron Paul's Newsletters?". Reason.com. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Addison Wiggin press release at Agora Financial website, owner of Laissez-Faire books, November 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "An Introduction to the NEW Laissez Faire Books (video: see information in description)". Agora Financial. November 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "The Man in the Bow Tie". The Freeman. Foundation for Economic Education. May 2, 2013.
  12. ^ Chris Campbell (April 5, 2016). "What Do You Mean, Liberal?". Laissez Faire Books. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bitcoin for Beginners". April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  14. ^ Matt Welch & Anthony L. Fisher (August 17, 2013). "How Bitcoin is Reinventing The Monetary System: Q&A with Laissez Faire Books' Jeffrey Tucker". Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  15. ^ Perianne Boring (February 22, 2014). "Bitcoin Basics For The '76 Percenters' Who Don't Have A Clue What It Is". Forbes (magazine). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  16. ^ "Nasdaq embracing Bitcoin technology". May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "Bitcoin: Destined to end dollar imperialism?". November 6, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  18. ^ "Texas Bitcoin Conference: Jeffrey Tucker on Indy Media, Agorism (video)". August 8, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "Bitcoin Speakers Bureau". Bitcoin Foundation. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  20. ^ David Weigel (February 17, 2015). "Bow Ties and Slam Poetry: This Is Libertarianism in 2015". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  21. ^ Tucker, Jeffrey. "I Hate Converts (And I Am One)." Beliefnet.com.
  22. ^ Tucker, Jeffrey A. "Why I Left Protestantism for Catholicism." Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics. July 18, 1996.
  23. ^ "Profile: Jeffrey Tucker." Catholic Answers
  24. ^ Beattie, Trent. "Singing the Mass." National Catholic Register. December 30, 2010.
  25. ^ Peterson, William (November 1995). "Book Review: Henry Hazlitt: A Giant of Liberty by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Jeffrey A. Tucker, and Murray N. Rothbard" (PDF). The Freeman. Foundation for Economic Education.
  26. ^ "About Jeffrey Tucker - Beautiful Anarchy". Beautiful Anarchy. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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