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Monday, February 15, 2016

WATCH: “Debunking the Progressive Myth”


Excuse Me, Professor!

FEE president Lawrence Reed’s book, Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism, has soared to become a #1 Best Seller in Economics Theory on Amazon.

He has delivered many speeches based on the book but regards this one as one of the best versions.

This lecture was delivered to the Centennial Institute on the campus of Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado, on February 8, 2016.


  • Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is FEE's President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty. He previously served as president of FEE from 2008-2019. He chaired FEE’s board of trustees in the 1990s and has been both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s.