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The Indian Government's $100 Billion Heist

Larry White Shruti Rajagopalan - Dec 02, 2016

Economics

"Buying Local" Is as Senseless as "Buying Tall"

Donald J. Boudreaux - Dec 02, 2016

Entrepreneurship

Chance the Rapper: A Capitalist Love Story

Sean McBride - Dec 02, 2016

Culture

Sweet Intervention Turns Sour For Taxpayers

Douglas French - Dec 02, 2016

Policy

Are Environmentalists Hijacking the Concerns of Native Americans?

Josh Siegel - Dec 02, 2016

Policy

Repealing Obamacare Won't Be As Painful as Everybody Thought

David R. Henderson - Dec 02, 2016

Policy

Faces of the $15 Minimum Wage Victims

Mark J. Perry - Dec 01, 2016

Culture

Is Government Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?

Jeffrey A. Tucker - Dec 01, 2016

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Lawrence W. Reed at the HESS Club

Houston, Texas

January 11, 2017 7:30 AM-9:00 AM

Lawrence W. Reed on Free Trade vs. Protectionism in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

January 12, 2017 4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Lawrence W. Reed at UNCP School of Business Speaker Series

University of North Carolina At Pembroke, North Carolina

January 25, 2017 3:00 PM-5:00 PM

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History

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

Lawrence W. Reed - Jul 20, 2016

Philosophy

Free Ebooks: These Five Freedom Philosophers Will Liberate Your Mind

Dan Sanchez - Jun 29, 2016

Philosophy

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Online Courses

Learn about scarcity, prosperity, values, cooperation, character, markets, spontaneous order, and entrepreneurship. You'll see the profound effect of free markets on our standard of living across the globe and over hundreds of years.

Economic Principles: Cooperation and Prosperity

Learn the basics of economics. When individuals are free to interact in the market economy, it leads to some spectacular results: cooperation and prosperity.

The Links Between Entrepreneurship, Personal Character, and Civil Society

It takes strong character to be a successful entrepreneur. Economic freedom both requires and nurtures individual virtue.

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Great Myths of the Great Depression

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Students today are often given a skewed account of the Great Depression of 1929-1941 that condemns free-market capitalism as the cause of, and promotes government intervention as the solution to, the economic hardships of the era. In this essay based on a popular lecture, Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) President Lawrence W. Reed debunks this conventional view and traces the central role that poor government policy played in fostering this legendary catastrophe.

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