As FEE looks to its 80th anniversary in 2026, we can be proud that in 1967, Leonard Read reinforced the importance of moral principles to the freedom philosophy.

To millions of Americans, he might have been better known for things he said than for the game he played. He remains a great and unforgettable American.

Leo XIV should show understanding of America’s situation before he moralizes as Francis did on American immigration policy.

Don’t trust any outfit that doesn’t trust you.

It should surprise no one that the murdering megalomanic, Mao Zedong, hated both Christ and Confucius.

The greatest harm the HMS Phoenix inflicted on America was accomplished with paper, not gunpowder.

Ottoman rulers routinely engaged in the debasement of money. It prompted a revolt in 1589.

Federal spending plummeted by 75 percent. Millions re-entered the private job market. Yet unemployment remained lower than it is today, and the economy took off.

Worrying about the balance of trade is misplaced. Basing a nation’s trade policy on it is worse; it’s dumb and destructive.

Since 1890, Brazilians have celebrated Tiradentes Day on April 21 to honor a man whose ideas and courage have inspired them for more than two centuries.

I would give anything to spend even a moment with centenarians who fought for America’s liberty. Thank you, Rev. E. B. Hillard, for doing that very thing so long ago.

How many Revolutionary War veterans were still alive in 1864? Find out here.

So far as I know, from the reports of the many who knew him personally, Billy Graham was the real thing, through and through. Never a hint of pretense or prevarication. Honest, candid, principled, incorruptible, steadfast.

Have you ever heard of someone so principled that he quit his job rather than do something he knew to be wrong?

Pacifists may not start wars, but they don’t win them either. For that, we need the Audie Murphys of the world. Audio version here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/audie-murphy-the-greatest-hero-of-world-war-ii-5841661

The first president to personally corrupt the IRS for political purposes was the Democratic icon, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

If other governments are doing it, that might be a good argument for us not to.

McIntosh grew up to become “A Man of Two Worlds,” as the subtitle of George Chapman’s very good biography attests. He was accepted in both the Creek and American cultures of his day.

Michael Liebowitz of The Rational Egoist interviews me on one of the most famous orations in American history. Also available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nfW1NhHUCzwGrcUHX77cq?si=GvW360sGRBuvEx2lPnAjxw

Charles Crisp may be forgotten even in Crisp County these days but on this one very important matter, his change of mind helped protect the integrity of the nation’s currency.