Tyler Cowen is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and formerly Professor of Economics at the University of California in Irvine. He is also Holbert C. Chair of Economics. He holds a BS in Economics from George Mason University and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University, and has written various books, such as Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Reshaping the World’’s Cultures. He is the director of the James Buchanan Center and Mercantus Center.