“Monty Pelerin” is a pseudonym derived from The Mont Pelerin Society. The pseudonym was adopted because I didn’t want any personal political views or opinions to leak into the college classroom. I no longer teach, but the name has taken on its own identity as a result of Monty Pelerin's World, a website begun in 2009. 

The photo is that of Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate in Economics in 1974. He was the founder of the Mont Pelerin Society in 1947 and is used to represent Monty Pelerin. 

“Monty” retired to Asheville, NC several years back. His career included corporate and academic experience. Corporate experience was primarily in the financial area and included several CFO positions. The academic included college and graduate level teaching for about ten years. AB, MBA and PhD degrees from Duke University, the University of Chicago and Syracuse University in finance and economics provided the necessary "union credentials."

A love of country and concern for its future prompted the website Monty Pelerin's World. It deals with Economic, Political and Financial topics. As I write this, there are approximately 4,200 posts on this active website.  

My writing reflects concerns about this country's future. Three common threads should be obvious:

• The nonsense that passes for wisdom in both the political and economic arenas is appalling. Deserved disrespect for this so-called wisdom is apparent. When one is witness to the disintegration of his country and way of life, it is difficult and inappropriate to remain dispassionate. 
• Inter-generational equity is another concern. Those called Grandfather or Grandmother have personal as well as philosophical concerns. Our children and grandchildren will pay for the nonsense we have been party to.
• There are no economic problems, only political ones. Economic problems, left alone, are naturally self-correcting. Political interventions create and worsen economic problems. 

The Chinese curse of "interesting times" is upon us. What is happening, and likely to continue, will be looked at by future historians as seminal in terms of its influence on us and the rest of the world. "What were they thinking?" is apt to dominate their analysis.

Readers are encouraged to offer suggestions or criticisms by contacting me through Leanpub or the website linked above.