Alan Oliver (Lanny) Ebenstein (born May 28, 1959) is an American political scientist, educator and author, known from his biographical works on

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek ( , ; 8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian–British economist, legal theorist and philosopher who is best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Haye ...

and

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Biography

Born in

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, to William Ebenstein (1910-1976), a noted political scientist, and Ruth Ebenstein. He obtained his BA at the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the U ...

, in 1982, and his PhD at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

in 1988.Ebenstein, Alan O. 1959–
at encyclopedia.com. Accessed 30-03-2015. After his graduation, Ebenstein was an instructor at

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from 1990 to 1996. In 1992, he was the Republican nominee for the California State Assembly in the 35th District. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of the Santa Barbara Board of Education. Since 2005, he has been a visitor and lecturer in economic thought and history at the

. Ebenstein is well-known in the Santa Barbara community as a supporter of education. He signed seven ballot arguments between 2008 and 2016 on behalf of school bonds and school parcel taxes for the Santa Barbara Unified School District and the Santa Barbara Community College District. In 1991, Ebenstein co-edited the 5th edition of ''Great Political Thinkers: Plato to the Present,'' which was first published in 1951 by his father. Since the 1990s, he has written a series of biographies on economists, starting with

Edwin Cannan Edwin Cannan (3 February 1861, Funchal, Madeira – 8 April 1935, Bournemouth), the son of David Cannan and artist Jane Cannan, was a British economist and historian of economic thought. He was a professor at the London School of Economics from 1 ...

in 1997,

in 2001, and

in 2007. In 2015, Ebenstein published the highly acclaimed ''Chicagonomics: The Evolution of Chicago Free Market Economics''. ''Chicagonomics'' was named on "Editors' Choice" Selection by the ''New York Times Book Review'' (November 29. 2015) and ''The Economist'' concluded its review that ''Chicagonomics'' "deserves to be read by all those with an interest in economic policy" (October 24, 2015). Ebenstein's works have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, and Vietnamese.

Selected publications

* Ebenstein, William, and Alan O. Ebenstein (eds.) ''Great Political Thinkers: Plato to the Present.'' Fort Worth: Harcourt, 5th ed., 1991. * Ebenstein, Alan O. ''The Greatest Happiness Principle: An Examination of Utilitarianism.'' 1991. * Ebenstein, Alan O. ''Collected Works of Edwin Cannan'' 1998 (7 volumes). * * Ebenstein, Alan O. ''Hayek's Journey: The Mind of Friedrich Hayek.'' 2003.New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Paperback ed. 1999 (Longman Inc) * * Ebenstein, Lanny. ''Reforming Public Employee Compensation and Pensions.'' 2010. * Ebenstein, Lanny. ''The Indispensable Milton Friedman: Essays on Politics and Economics.'', Regnery, 2012.` * Ebenstein, Lanny. ''Chicagonomics: The Evolution of Chicago Free Market Economics.'', St. Martin's Press, 2015.

References

External links

Lanny Ebenstein, adjunct scholar
at cato.org
Dr. Alan Ebenstein: The Rise and Triumph of the Free Market
at tfas.org
The Ideas and Impact of F. A. Hayek
featuring Bruce J. Caldwell and Ebenstein, with comments by Dick Armey
Alan Ebenstein - Friedrich Hayek: A Biography
Alan Ebenstein talked about his book, ''Friedrich Hayek: A Biography''
Alan O. Ebenstein and Charles W. Baird , Friedrich Hayek and the Future of Liberty

Lanny Ebenstein: The Indispensable Milton Friedman
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