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You Are Not Morally Obligated to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils

Robert Coleman - Sep 30, 2016

Philosophy

How You Too Can be a Hero

Jeffrey A. Tucker - Sep 30, 2016

Economics

Paul Krugman Actually Gets Something Right

Daniel J. Mitchell - Sep 30, 2016

Entrepreneurship

If You Can’t Leave It Better Than You Found It, Don’t Work There

Isaac M. Morehouse - Sep 30, 2016

Politics

That Glorious Day, When This Election Is Over

Joey Clark - Sep 30, 2016

Policy

Neither Major Candidate Will Defend Your Gun Rights

Ilya Somin - Sep 30, 2016

Politics

The Lessons We Must Learn from Venezuela's Tragedy

Michael D. Tanner - Sep 30, 2016

Policy

Is America Becoming a Vast Debtor's Prison?

At What Point Does a Country Become a Debtor's Prison?

Shaun Bradley - Sep 30, 2016

Economics

Why Georgia's Drivers Need Gas Price Gougers

Greg Morin - Sep 30, 2016

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Upcoming Events

Lawrence W. Reed at Kansas Policy Institute Freedom Forum and Gala

Wichita, Kansas

October 1, 2016 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

8th Annual Silicon Valley Mises Celebration

San Jose, CA

October 1, 2016 5:30 PM-10:00 PM

Lawrence W. Reed at Young America’s Foundation Atlanta Activism Training Seminar

Atlanta, Georgia

October 8, 2016 3:00 PM-5:00 PM

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Essential Readings

History

Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction

Lawrence W. Reed - Jul 20, 2016

Philosophy

Free Ebooks: These Five Freedom Philosophers Will Liberate Your Mind

Dan Sanchez - Jun 29, 2016

Philosophy

FEE Alumni Community

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Online Courses

What Do Profit and Loss Tell Us?

In a free market, profits incentivize and signal wealth creation. Losses show us that resources are being wasted and can be used in a valuable way elsewhere.

What Institutional Factors Encourage Entrepreneurship?

Markets and entrepreneurship can be restricted by government intervention. Regulation disrupts the spontaneous order of the market and stifles entrepreneurship.

What are the Links Between Entrepreneurship, Personal Character, and Civil Society?

It takes strong character to be a successful entrepreneur. Economic freedom both requires and nurtures individual virtue.

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Monumental sums for corporate bailouts. Staggering increases in public debt. Concentration of power in the central government. These are only some of the economic issues the United States is facing. In this illuminating essay, Lawrence W. Reed, president of FEE, discusses 21st century America and how similar it is to the ill-fated Roman welfare state of two millennia ago.

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