# Peter T. Leeson **URL:** --- Peter T. Leeson is BB\&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. He is the author of [_Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think_](https://www.amazon.com/Anarchy-Unbound-Self-Governance-Cambridge-Economics/dp/1107629705) (2014) and [_The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates_](https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirates/dp/0691150095/) (2011). [Here is his website](http://www.peterleeson.com/).