Ivan Eland has worked for more than four decades in the foreign policy, national security, energy, and presidential studies fields, including 16 years working for the U.S. Congress. He currently is the Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute. Eland has written and published eight other books, written many pieces in prominent newspapers and journals, appeared on hundreds of major TV and radio interviews, and has testified before congressional committees. He has a PhD in defense policy, an MBA in business economics, and a BA in Poli Sci/International Relations.