Author Profile: Lawrence W. Reed

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Lawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, New York.
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Daily Liberty Checklist
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles on 23 February 2010
Stats: 1,421 views and 9 Comments FEE President Lawrence W. Reed provides a checklist for those looking to spread liberty in their daily lives.
A Special Thanks to Friends of FEE
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in From the President on 7 January 2010
Stats: 30 views and 3 Comments Thank you once again for being our partners for a noble cause. We promise you we will do our best (and get better at it every year), that we will not waver from the principles we share, and that our faith in our friends will never flag. Best wishes for the new year!
Mercer University: A School That Knows Its Economics
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Schools on 5 January 2010
Stats: 18 views and No Comments With so many campuses devoid of solid teaching that stresses the critical role of free markets and private property in economic progress, Mercer University is another welcome island in a sea of confusion.
Interested in a Free Market-Friendly Economics Program?
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Schools on 20 November 2009
Stats: 62 views and 6 Comments “I want my son or daughter to be exposed to free market economics after high school. What colleges or universities do you recommend?” If I’ve been asked that question once, I’ll bet I’ve been asked it a thousand times. Parents…
Great Myths of the Great Depression
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles, Books, Featured, Library on 4 September 2009
Stats: 5,080 views and 1 Comment Students today are often given a skewed account of the Great Depression of 1929-1941 that condemns free-market capitalism as the cause of, and promotes government intervention as the solution to, the economic hardships of the era.
The True Meaning of Patriotism
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles on 3 July 2009
Stats: 0 views and No Comments Freedom—understanding it, living it, teaching it, and supporting those who are educating others about its principles. That, my fellow Americans, is what patriotism should mean to each of us today.
No More Czars Please
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles on 19 June 2009
Stats: 718 views and 2 Comments Words say a lot about a culture. Americans of 1900 never referred to one of their own as a “czar” because they understood the term.
Give Up? Are You Kidding?
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in From the President on 8 June 2009
Stats: 46 views and No Comments Remember that we stand on the shoulders of many people who came before us and who persevered through far darker times. The American patriots who shed their blood and suffered through unspeakable hardships as they took on the world’s most powerful nation in 1776 are certainly among them.
All the News That’s Fit to Tint
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles on 6 April 2009
Stats: 1,060 views and 8 Comments Adlai Stevenson’s description of the journalist as one who “separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff” was never more apropos than in the Sunday, April 5 edition of the New York Times.
Washington: Too Big To Succeed
By Lawrence W. Reed
Posted in Articles on 1 April 2009
Stats: 1,787 views and 4 Comments Once upon a time in America, most citizens expected government to keep the peace and otherwise leave them alone. Somewhere along the way, we lost our moral compass.