Professor and author focused on the relation between basic economic institution and their political, legal and cultural contexts.Basic bio data:Born: Melrose, MAGrew up: Norfolk, VADual citizen: USA and CanadaB.A. (history), cum laude, Old Dominion University (1978)IMBA, University of South Carolina (1981)Ph.D. (economics), University of Manitoba and St. John's College (1991)Academic career:1981-1984, Trinity Western University (Langley, BC, Canada), Instructor and Assistant Professor of Business1989-1994, Augustana University College (Camrose, AB, Canada; now Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta), Assistant Professor of Economics1994-2003, Augustana University College (Camrose, AB, Canada; now Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta), John P. Tandberg Chair and Associate Professor of Economics2003-2009, James Madison College, Michigan State University, Associate Professor of Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy, and Political Economy2009-present, James Madison College, Michigan State University, Professor of Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy, and Political Economy