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Why Do People Mostly Stop Learning After College? Why Hitler Loved ‘Social Justice’ The Fundamental Problem with Unions According to Leonard Read Why Libertarians Must Rise above the Left-Right Dichot...
Leonard E. Read Leonard E. Read (1898-1983) was the founder of FEE, and the author of 29 works, including the classic parable “I, Pencil: My Family Tree as told to Leonard E. Read.” Born in Michigan, ...
This speech by Leonard Read, given the year of FEE’s founding, provides excellent insight into the grave condition of policy at the time. Following the war, would the US turn to freedom or persist in ...
John Templeton Foundation Awards FEE $1.5M to Build the New Liberty Pipeline Faith in Free People How the Word ‘Liberal’ First Became a Political Adjective How I Discovered the Freedom Philosophy in V...
The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is proud to partner with Young America’s Foundation (YAF) to produce “Clichés of Progressivism,” a series of insightful commentaries covering topics of free...
From Pencils to Smartphones Celebrating FEE at 80 The Moral Case for Freedom Faith in Free People FEE’s 80th Shaped by FEE’s 21st Handshake Across the Atlantic Elon Musk Channels Milton Friedman’s Pen...
(Editor’s note: This essay, minus some slight edits for updating, was originally published in the1962 FEE book Clichés of Socialism .) The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is proud to partner w...
Download the Wisdom of Leonard E. Read on His 120th Birthday The Path of Duty Thoughts Rule the World How Do We Know? Seeds of Progress The Freedom Freeway Vision Liberty: Legacy of Truth Awake for Fr...
Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared in Leonard Read’s book, Anything That’s Peaceful . My thesis, in simplest terms, is: Let anyone do anything he pleases, so long as it is peaceful; the rol...
“Strong, if not perfect” was European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s verdict on the trade deal hammered out between the United States and the European Union (EU) and signed at Turnberry, ...
We hit an ignominious milestone recently when the national debt crossed $39 trillion . Naturally, regular citizens have chimed in about what’s to blame, who’s at fault, what can be done, or whether it...
When oil prices rise, economists ask what it means for inflation. Politicians ask what it means for voters. Since the Iran conflict and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz , that has become the mor...
While New York and California are losing population, states like South Carolina and Alabama are not only gaining residents at a record rate, but they are also experiencing rapid economic growth. A rec...
California voters will decide this year whether the state will remain the global center of technology innovation or begin a steady decline. Their choice for governor and on a key ballot initiative wil...
Whenever we see big leaps in computation, proponents of central planning come out of the woodwork, claiming this finally makes it possible to organize the economy better than markets do. According to ...
Recent court actions could finally derail one of the most laughable big government regulatory crusades in recent memory. At issue is a case that the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission brought against ...
Each year after the Nobel Prize announcements, laureates, who are among the greatest minds of their generation, gather and shape a broader intellectual conversation. At this year’s gathering , a Nobel...
The Fight Against Red Tape Continues in Georgia India’s Global Plan Does Britain Hate Wealth? Politicians Shouldn’t Fear AI Are Innovative K-12 Education Models Coming To Your Community? It Depends On...
The Fight Against Red Tape Continues in Georgia Eternal Sunshine of the Changing Time Mississippi Plans to Eliminate Income Tax Economics Explains McConnell’s Low Approval Rating Why I’m Pessimistic a...
J. Thomas Perdue J.Thomas Perdue is a Policy Analyst at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. He previously worked as a graduate intern for The Archway Partnership at The University of Georgia, where ...