• Best of Web
  • Home
  • Classics
  • Blog
  • Radio
  • Heroes
  • Books
  • Quotes
  • Talks
  • News
  • About
Menu

Lawrence W. Reed

  • Best of Web
  • Home
  • Classics
  • Blog
  • Radio
  • Heroes
  • Books
  • Quotes
  • Talks
  • News
  • About
Nemeth 2.jpg

Canceling Student Loan Debt -- An Interview with Mitchell Nemeth →

August 27, 2019

The heroines of British abolitionism are the topic in the first segment of the August 27, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Mitchell Nemeth about his FEE.org article on the idea of canceling student loan debt.

Read More
Skousen.jpg

The State of the American Economy -- An Interview with Mark Skousen →

August 20, 2019

Hetty Green, the world’s richest woman a little over a century ago, is the subject of the first segment of the August 20, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with noted economist Mark Skousen, founder of the annual FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas. Mark discusses interest rates, recession, government spending and monetary policy.

Read More
Margraf 2.jpg

I Know My Rights: A Children’s Guide to the Bill of Rights and Individual Liberty -- An Interview with Rory Margraf →

July 30, 2019

The Golden Rule is the subject of the first segment of this July 30, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Rory Margraf about his book, I Know My Rights: A Children’s Guide to the Bill of Rights and Individual Liberty.

Read More
Roger.jpg

The Fund for American Studies -- An Interview with Its President, Roger Ream →

July 17, 2019

A man who volunteered to be interned with his Japanese-American friends in 1942, Ralph Lazo, is the subject of the first segment of the July 16, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Roger Ream, the President of The Fund for American Studies in Washington, D.C.

Read More
Franz.jpg

The MilLiberty Initiative's Re-Integration Project for Market-Based Criminal Justice Reform -- An Interview with Caleb Franz →

July 9, 2019

The man who bankrupted a legislature, William Sharon, is the subject of the first segment of the July 9. 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with the co-founder and director of the MilLiberty Initiative, Caleb Franz.

Read More
Agresti.jpg

Bernie Sanders' Education Plan -- An Interview with Jim Agresti of JustFacts.com →

June 25, 2019

The “Conscience of the American Revolution,” Mercy Otis Warren, is the subject of the first segment of the June 25, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with the president and co-founder of the amazing web site, JustFacts.com, Jim Agresti. The subject is the education plan put forward earlier this month by socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Read More
schools.jpg

Our Disastrous Public Education System -- An Interview with Mike Margeson and Justin Spears →

June 18, 2019

The leader of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, Wat Tyler, is the subject of the first segment of June 18, 2019 edition THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with the authors of the two-part FEE.org article, “The History and Results of Our Disastrous Public School System,” Mike Margeson and Justin Spears.

Read More
Miltimore.jpg

The Green New Deal -- An Interview with FEE's Jon Miltimore →

June 12, 2019

A heroine of the French Revolution, playwright and political activist Olympe de Gouges, is the subject of the first segment of the June 11, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with FEE managing editor Jon Miltimore about his article, “44 Things You Should Know About the Green New Deal.”

Read More
Ulbricht.jpg

The Injustice of the Ross Ulbricht/Silk Road Case -- An Interview with Lyn Ulbricht →

May 28, 2019

The heroes of the D-Day invasion of 1944 are the subject of the first segment of the May 28, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Lyn Ulbricht, advocate for liberty and criminal justice reform and mother of Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road web site, for which he was unjustly sentenced to two life terms in prison with no parole.

Read More
Becker.jpg

Fighting for Freedom and Sound Policy in a State Legislature -- An Interview with Rick Becker →

May 21, 2019

The brave Polish priest, anti-communist and martyr Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko is the subject of the first segment of the May 21, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Hon. Rick Becker, a businessman, surgeon, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives and founder of its Bastiat Caucus.

Read More
Zilvinas-Silenas.jpg

Advancing Liberty -- An Interview with Zilvinas Silenas and Richard Lorenc of FEE. →

May 16, 2019

Courageous journalist Gareth Jones, who broke the story of the 1932-33 Ukrainian famine and paid for it with his life, is the subject of the first segment of the May 14, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with the new president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), Zilvinas Silenas of Lithuania, and Richard Lorenc, FEE’s executive vice president.

Read More
kerry-mcdonald-0419.jpg

Unschooling -- An Interview with Kerry McDonald →

May 7, 2019

The medieval Republic of Ragusa is the subject of the first segment of the May 7, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Kerry McDonald, senior education fellow at FEE, on her new book, Unschooling: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom.

Read More
Stuart.jpg

Libertarian Christians -- An Interview with Doug Stuart →

April 30, 2019

America’s 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, is the subject of the first segment in this April 30, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Doug Stuart of the Libertarian Christian Institute.

Read More
Journo.jpg

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- An Interview with Elan Journo →

April 23, 2019

The 1948 Berlin Blockade’s Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen, is the subject of the first segment of the April 23, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with the Ayn Rand Institute’s Elan Journo, author of “What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”

Read More
Maloney.jpg

Young Americans for Liberty -- An Interview with Cliff Maloney →

April 16, 2019

The late Academy Award-winning Cambodian-American actor, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, is the subject of the first segment of the April 16, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Cliff Maloney of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL).

Read More
light bulb.jpg

Entrepreneurship -- An Interview with Samir Patel →

April 9, 2019

America’s best U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Melville Fuller, is the subject of the first segment of the April 9, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with entrepreneur and Georgia State University instructor Samir Patel.

Read More
Adam-Andrzejewski.jpg

Open the Books -- An Interview with Adam Andrzejewski →

April 2, 2019

The story of the inventor of the Stetson hat, John Stetson, is the subject of the first segment of the April 2, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with Adam Andrzejewski on the transparency and government spending agenda of his organization, OpentheBooks.com.

Read More
FEEcon.png

FEEcon 2019 -- An Interview with Jason Riddle and Marianna Brashear →

March 26, 2019

Britain’s “Great Commoner,” Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, is the subject of the first segment of the March 26, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with FEE’s Jason Riddle and Marianna Brashear about the FEEcon 2019 conference.

Read More
doan-viet-hoat.jpg

Heroes Who Endured 22 Years of Prison in Communist Vietnam -- An Interview with Dr. & Mrs. Doan Viet Hoat →

March 21, 2019

Dr. Doan Viet Hoat spent 20 years in communist prisons in Vietnam for the unforgivable crime of loving liberty and being connected to American Universities. His wife Thuc also spent two years in prison for nothing more than trying to bring attention to her husband’s case — Recorded on March 19, 2019.

Read More
Rose.jpg

Why Culture Matters Most -- An Interview with David Rose →

March 12, 2019

Polish-born, two-time Nobel laureate physicist and chemist Marie Curie is the subject of the first segment of the March 12, 2019 edition of THE REED HOUR, followed by an interview with University of Missouri-St. Louis professor David Rose on his new book, “Why Culture Matters Most.”

Read More
← Newer Posts Older Posts →
No results found

Recent “Best of Web”

Featured
Rob from the Rich 100% and You Still Won’t be Able to Pay the Bills
September 10, 2026
Rob from the Rich 100% and You Still Won’t be Able to Pay the Bills
September 10, 2026

Sell the yachts. Sell the stocks. Sell the businesses. Empty the bank accounts.

Read more →
September 10, 2026
Schools Abandoned Teaching Perseverance and Personal Responsibility
September 7, 2026
Schools Abandoned Teaching Perseverance and Personal Responsibility
September 7, 2026

Education should prepare students for reality, not shelter them from it. A damning indictment of the schools.

Read more →
September 7, 2026
Suspicions Of Ayatollah's Death Rise After His Name Appears On California Voter Rolls
September 2, 2026
Suspicions Of Ayatollah's Death Rise After His Name Appears On California Voter Rolls
September 2, 2026

U.S. intelligence officials had previously been unable to assess with any level of certainty whether Khamenei was still alive, despite his prolonged absence from public view. Those uncertainties quickly faded after analysts discovered that he had registered as a Democrat in Los Angeles, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties.

Read more →
September 2, 2026

Recent Quotes

Featured
Reed on Socialist Thinking
September 2, 2026
Reed on Socialist Thinking
September 2, 2026

Socialists think there’s no such thing as a bad poor person or a good rich person. Among socialists, it seems there’s no such thing as a thinking person — Lawrence W. Reed.

Read more →
September 2, 2026
Murphy on America
February 11, 2025
Murphy on America
February 11, 2025

“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.

Read more →
February 11, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 1, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 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.”

Read more →
February 1, 2025

Recent Blogs

Featured
Britain Should Spurn the Reparations Panhandlers
September 5, 2026
Britain Should Spurn the Reparations Panhandlers
September 5, 2026

I doubt there’s a soul on the planet who never had an ancestor who was victimized by somebody, but that’s no reason to find the victim’s innocent living descendants and make them pay for it.

Read more →
September 5, 2026
Poisoned History
September 2, 2026
Poisoned History
September 2, 2026

A country that uses its tax dollars to distort and vilify its own history is likely to embrace stupid ideas and elect a lot of bad people. The Smithsonian, unfortunately, is just the tip of the iceberg.

Read more →
September 2, 2026
Three Cheers for Dolly!
September 2, 2026
Three Cheers for Dolly!
September 2, 2026

Just days after she was laid to rest, we learned that somebody didn’t like Dolly.

Read more →
September 2, 2026