Gary M. Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and a member of the Foundation for Economic Education faculty network. His research focuses on public finance, public choice, economic education, the organization of firms, antitrust, urban economics, understanding liberty, and the problems that undermine public policy. In addition to his new book, Pathways to Policy Failures (2020), his books include Lines of Liberty (2016), Faulty Premises, Faulty Policies (2014), and Apostle of Peace (2013).