Book signing today

Book signing this evening in Annapolis:

John Lott, an economist and author, will sign copies of his new book "Freedomnomics: Why The Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't" at a Tuesday book signing sponsored by the Maryland Republican Party.

Dr. Lott is an economics professor at the University of Maryland and has held posts at the University of Chicago and Yale University, and has served as chief economist of the United States Sentencing Commission that establishes sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts.

He has written five books, including one supporting gun rights.

The book signing will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Maryland Republican Party Headquarters, 15 West St. in Annapolis. . . .