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Socialism Won't Work Anywhere
Socialism Won't Work Anywhere

Socialism is rooted in the absurd notion that people will work harder and smarter for the government than they will work for themselves and their families — from my op-ed in the 8/15/26 Dallas Morning News.

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Does Romans 13 Negate the Legitimacy of the American Revolution?
Does Romans 13 Negate the Legitimacy of the American Revolution?

Hundreds of colonial pastors and priests supported the Revolution from their pulpits, spurred their congregations to take up arms against the British, and served as chaplains in George Washington’s Continental Army. Were they wrong? (Pictured: Rev. Jonathan Mayhew, 1720-1796).

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Reading the Articles of Confederation
Reading the Articles of Confederation

Can the Constitution in any sense be seen as a statist coup d’état?

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The Indispensable George Washington
The Indispensable George Washington

His commitment to the patriot cause never wavered, no matter how dire the circumstances.

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Short and Sweet
Short and Sweet

I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.

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Michael Liebowitz Interviews Me on the Two Great Revolts of the 18th Century
Michael Liebowitz Interviews Me on the Two Great Revolts of the 18th Century

When did the French Revolution go wrong and why? For more on this topic, see https://tinyurl.com/dudvurnb.

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Freedom is Fragile, Rare, Easily Lost and Painstakingly Regained--An Interview
Freedom is Fragile, Rare, Easily Lost and Painstakingly Regained--An Interview

Simon Sarevski interviews me on the ideas that shaped America. Published July 14, 2026.

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About Lawrence W. Reed

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Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed became president of FEE in 2008 after serving as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. Prior to becoming FEE’s president, he served for 21 years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics full-time from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan and chaired its department of economics from 1982 to 1984.

A champion for liberty, Reed has authored nearly 2,000 newspaper columns and articles and dozens of articles in magazines and journals in the United States and abroad. He has visited 87 countries.

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