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Perspective: Op-Ed Update
FEE’s op-ed program, in which we send Freeman articles to newspapers around the country, is entering its third year. in our first two years, we placed articles in more than 75 different newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Detroit News, Chicago Sun-Times, Houston Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Miami Herald, San Diego Union, [...]
1May1988 | BJS | 0 comments | ContinuedPerspective: The Road to Freedom
“Sure, I believe in freedom. But we have to be practical. If we let our ideals get in the way, we risk losing everything.” Many of our well-meaning friends often reason this way. They point out that the political debates now taking place are not between statism and freedom, but over various forms of government [...]
1Sep1987 | BJS | 0 comments | ContinuedPerspective: The Power of an Ideal
Anything that’s peaceful. A fair field and no favors. No man-concocted restraints against the release of creative human energy. These are the words Leonard E. Read used to describe his ideal of a free market, private property, limited government order. And this is the ideal to which The Foundation for Economic Education remains steadfastly dedicated. [...]
1Jan1987 | BJS | 2 comments | Continued-
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