Archive for Leonard E. Read
Leonard Read (1898–1983) was the founder and first president of FEE.
Am I Constantly Correcting?
Self-improvement is a process of constantly correcting; the market signals the opportunities.
1Jun1971 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedSpeak for Yourself, John
The importance of thinking for self and voicing one’s convictions in politico-economic affairs.
1May1971 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Worrycrats
A special breed of bureaucratic worriers for whom all citizens are compelled to pay.
1Apr1971 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Kingdom on Earth
Reflections on “the problem” and progress toward solution, on FEE’s 25th Anniversary.
1Mar1971 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Be a Benefactor
Self-responsibility well may be the ultimate of social responsibility.
1Jan1971 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedA Conservationist Looks at Freedom
Because man is a part of his environment, he must rely on the market as his conservation guide.
1Nov1970 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | ContinuedResist Not Evil
There are better ways to practice freedom than to fight an enemy on his terms and conditions.
1Sep1970 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedDon’t Throw Out the Baby!
The abusive uses of wealth do not justify discarding this vital product and instrument of man’s emergence.
1May1970 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedSinking in a Sea of Buts
As long as we advocate government aid for our own special project, we’ll find no solid ground on which to stand for freedom.
1Apr1970 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedGetting to Know Beans
If human labor were not a scarce economic resource, there would be no need for the market method of pricing it as a commodity.
1Mar1970 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedReflections on the Guilt Complex
A man’s property is a mark of trust others have placed in him; he betrays everyone if he turns to socialism.
1Jan1970 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedPyramids All Over the Place
A pyramid is a monument to man’s pride built by the coerced labor of others.
1Dec1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedFree Market Disciplines
The market reflects the good and the bad in us, if we’ll look, and also disciplines our expenditures.
1Nov1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedRead’s Law
“No politician can fly higher in office than he flew while getting there.”
1Oct1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Best Audience Is One!
Reasons why the scatter-gun is harmful rather than helpful in the promotion of ideas on liberty.
1Aug1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedFear Smallness, Not Bigness
Not the bigness of the job but the smallness of the man to fill it-there’s the rub.
1Jul1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Out-of-Bounds Dilemma
How is the citizenry to keep the policing agency itself within bounds?
1May1969 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | Continued-
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
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