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Libertarian organizations including the ],<ref>Thornton, Mark. "Prohibition versus Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?" Independent Institute. ''The Independent Review''. Winter 2007. </ref> the ],<ref>Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure." Policy Analysis no. 157. Cato Institute. 17 July 1991. </ref> and the Mises Institute have published Thornton's writings on drug prohibition and prohibition in general. His research is the basis of what Richard Cowan dubbed the ]. Thornton contributed a chapter<ref>Thornton, M. (1998). Perfect drug legalization. In J. M. Fish (Ed.), How to legalize drugs (pp. 638-660). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.</ref> to ]'s book ''How to Legalize Drugs''. He has also been interviewed on the topic of prohibition by members of the mainstream press. His research and publications are the basis of the ] which states that the enforcement of prohibition increases the potency and danger of consuming illegal drugs.<ref>"US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition." ]. Hosted by Google. 4 December 2008.</ref> Thornton's first book, ''The Economics of Prohibition'', was praised by ], who declared: |
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Libertarian organizations including the ],<ref>Thornton, Mark. "Prohibition versus Legalization: Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Drug Policy?" Independent Institute. ''The Independent Review''. Winter 2007. </ref> the ],<ref>Thornton, Mark. "Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure." Policy Analysis no. 157. Cato Institute. 17 July 1991. </ref> and the Mises Institute have published Thornton's writings on drug prohibition and prohibition in general. His research is the basis of what Richard Cowan dubbed the ]. Thornton contributed a chapter<ref>Thornton, M. (1998). Perfect drug legalization. In J. M. Fish (Ed.), How to legalize drugs (pp. 638-660). Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.</ref> to ]'s book ''How to Legalize Drugs''. He has also been interviewed on the topic of prohibition by members of the mainstream press. His research and publications are the basis of the ] which states that the enforcement of prohibition increases the potency and danger of consuming illegal drugs.<ref>"US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition." ]. Hosted by Google. 4 December 2008.</ref> Thornton's first book, ''The Economics of Prohibition'', was praised by ], who declared: |
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Thornton has also written on ]s, including the ], to which he first referred in 2004.<ref></ref> His 2005 paper "Skyscrapers and Business Cycles" discusses the construction boom in terms of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory.<ref>Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2005) archived at ''Mises.org''.</ref> |
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==Political activities== |
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==Political activities== |
Thornton has also been active in the political arena, making his first bid for office in 1984, when he ran for the U.S. Congress. He became the first Libertarian Party office-holder in Alabama when he was elected Constable in 1988. He was the Libertarian Party Candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1996 (also endorsed by the Reform Party) coming in third of four candidates. Thornton also served in various capacities with the Libertarian Party of Alabama including Vice Chairman and Chairman. In 1997 he became the Assistant Superintendent of Banking and an economic analyst for Alabama Governor, Fob James.
Thornton has been featured as a guest on a variety of radio and internet programs and his editorials and interviews have appeared in leading newspapers and magazines.
