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THANK YOU, FEE staff, trustees and friends for this amazing video -- 14 June 2019 →

June 20, 2019

Wow, this surprise video left me almost speechless at FEEcon in Atlanta, June 13-15, 2019!

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Thank you, Richard Lorenc, for this thoughtful piece! →

December 5, 2018

“Larry is proud that his legacy at FEE is that of a vibrant and growing organization whose core principles he strengthened greatly and to which he has infused a powerful dimension of personal character” — Richard Lorenc, executive vice-president, FEE.

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Interview with Caleb Franz of The MilLiberty Initiative →

October 11, 2018

Caleb Franz interviews me on a wide range of topics, including entrepreneurship, socialism and liberty’s future—October 11, 2018.

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Endorsement of Convention of States →

September 25, 2018

I support efforts by the states to activate Article V of the Constitution, including both the Compact for America and the Convention of States.

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Announcement of "Retirement" →

June 11, 2018

FEE's President, Lawrence W. Reed, announces the commencement of the search for his successor, but this isn’t really “retirement.”

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On Education, Academia, Travel and More--Knowledge Nuggets Interview →

February 1, 2018

Good content alone is rarely sufficient to be a good teacher. One has to communicate in ways that capture attention, motivate and inspire, which means making your message relevant to the times, using stories of real people, appealing to the best in people, exemplifying solid character in everything you do as a teacher.

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For Inspiration, Read this Book

October 30, 2017

FEE President Lawrence W. Reed sat down with Free Market Central for an interview about his newest book.

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

October 17, 2017

Liberty is what makes life worth living. You can’t be the unique person you are if you’re coerced into living a life prescribed for you by others with political power. 

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Is There Hope for Latin America? -- An Interview →

June 7, 2017

“I can’t imagine life without liberty, so I am happy to stand up for it. I also can say that I genuinely enjoy working for liberty; I love the work because I love the message and all that it means for humanity.”

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Reed on Education, Millennials, and More →

April 10, 2017

What concerns me most is an education system that devalues liberty itself. I don’t think it’s “higher” education if it teaches discredited notions that undermine liberty, free markets and personal responsibility. 

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What Does the Future Hold for Brazil's Economy? →

March 11, 2017

Even the worst of situations can be turned around with the right policies. 

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Stopping Left-Wing Lies on Campus →

September 1, 2015

The Conservative Book Club interviews me on “Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism.”

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Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism →

August 5, 2015

Once you have read it, you will value it as a reference book on its 52 topics for years to come.

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An Interview with the Daily Bell, 2014 →

August 10, 2014

Austrian economics has a long ways to go before it can be considered the predominant school of thought within economics but it is making great strides. 

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Lawrence Reed Interviewed by the Lara-Murphy Report →

June 3, 2014

“When people make sweeping generalizations against a group of people because of their color, we call it racism. When the Pikettys of the world do the same thing against a group of people because of their bank accounts, it’s supposed to be OK?”

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The Liberty Train is Coming--A 2012 Interview →

September 8, 2012

Time to get on board!

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On civil society, opposing communist regimes, etc. →

February 11, 2012

Brad Birzer interviews me for The Imaginative Conservative (2012).

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Austrian Economics and More--An Interview (2011) →

April 1, 2011

Interviewed by Israel Wayne of ChristianWorldview.net (2011) — on Christianity, Austrian Economics, etc.

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When the New York Times Came After Me (2006) →

November 17, 2006

Actually, it wasn’t a bad story.

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Millions Gather to Express Total Ignorance
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“We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class,” said one man. Problem is, they DID have middle-school social studies, at great expense to the taxpayer, and still turned out to be rubes. Maybe there’s a connection??

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Argentina's Economy Didn't Collapse; It Roared Back to Life
Sep 25, 2025
Argentina's Economy Didn't Collapse; It Roared Back to Life
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Writes Dionysis Partsinevelos, “Experts warned that electing a chainsaw-wielding libertarian outsider as president would push the country over the edge. Instead, the unthinkable happened: Argentina’s economy started working again.”

Sep 25, 2025
The Downfall of the Roman Empire and the Future of American Democracy
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The Downfall of the Roman Empire and the Future of American Democracy
Sep 18, 2025

Dr. George Maher asks, “For all the noise and the heat of today’s debates the important questions are: Do those who are running our system know what they are doing, and do they care?” 

Sep 18, 2025

Recent Quotes

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Murphy on America
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“The true meaning of America, you ask? It’s in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman’s badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper. ... In all these things, and many more, you’ll find America. In all these things, you’ll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me” — Actor, poet, and the most decorated American of World War II, Audie Murphy.

Feb 11, 2025
Mill on Freedom
Feb 1, 2025
Mill on Freedom
Feb 1, 2025

“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.”

Feb 1, 2025
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
Mar 20, 2023

“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

Mar 20, 2023

Recent Blogs

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How Taft Got Its Name
Oct 26, 2025
How Taft Got Its Name
Oct 26, 2025

A stone’s throw from the Idaho line, the town was a large work camp without a name but with a notorious reputation. It was described by a Chicago Tribune reporter as “the wickedest city in America.” (Image credit to the great painter and sculptor, Charlie Russell.)

Oct 26, 2025
The Velvet Glove and the Iron Fist
Oct 21, 2025
The Velvet Glove and the Iron Fist
Oct 21, 2025

Power rots the soul. Rare is the individual who becomes a better person for having possessed it.

Oct 21, 2025
A Better You, A Better World
Oct 20, 2025
A Better You, A Better World
Oct 20, 2025

In my mind, becoming a better person means striving to be a model in everything we do so that others will be inspired by our examples.

Oct 20, 2025