Specialties: The Supreme Court, Individual Rights, Antitrust, Abortion, Assisted Suicide, Labor Law, Multiculturalism, Columbus Day

Thomas A. Bowden is Outreach Liaison for the Ayn Rand Center. His op-eds have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Miami Herald, and he is a frequent guest on radio and television interview shows. An attorney with extensive litigation experience in labor and employment, contracts, and real estate, Mr. Bowden taught at the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1988 to 1994. He is the author of The Enemies of Christopher Columbus, which challenges multiculturalist myths surrounding the discovery and settlement of America, and a contributing author to The Abolition of Antitrust. He is also a regular contributor to the Center’s blog, Voices for Reason. He holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Contact

tbowden@aynrandcenter.org
Office: 202-454-1997
Media inquiries: 202-609-7470

Books

The Enemies of Christopher Columbus (Paper Tiger: 2003)
"Antitrust: The War Against Contract," in The Abolition of Antitrust (Transaction Publishers: 2005)

Articles and Commentary

Book Reviews

Repairing Lochner's Reputation: An Adventure in Historical Revisionism

Articles and Essays

Justice Holmes and the Empty Constitution

Op-Eds

The Tea Party Will Fail—Unless It Fully Embraces Individualism as a Moral Ideal
The Avastin Travesty
Let’s Take Back Columbus Day
Elena Kagan: Could She Defend the Constitution’s Purpose?
Deep-Six the Law of the Sea

[More op-eds by Thomas A. Bowden]

Blog Posts

Jefferson’s immortal deletion
“Plug the damn hole!”
Kagan’s updated Declaration of Independence
Obamacare’s assault on individual rights
Parlor games

[More blog posts by Thomas A. Bowden]

Video and Audio

Video: Tea Party convention address [watch]

Radio: "Elena Kagan and the Supreme Court" [listen]
Radio: "The Corruption of Health Care" [listen]
Radio: "Adobe, Apple, and Antitrust" [listen]

[More video and audio by Thomas A. Bowden]

Talks, Events, and Lectures

Capitalism in Atlas Shrugged [watch] [talk]
Ayn Rand: A Life in Writing [watch] [talk]
Columbus Day Without Guilt [watch] [talk]
The Enemies of Christopher Columbus [watch] [C-Span BookTV event]
"It’s My Property"—Or Is It? [talk]
Ayn Rand and the Tea Party Movement [talk]
Ayn Rand’s Unique Defense of Freedom [talk]