All Posts Tagged With: "role of government"
Freedom or Free-for-All?
Lawrence Reed became the president of FEE on September 1. To honor the occasion, we reprint his first “Ideas and Consequences” column, which was originally published in The Freeman in April 1994. Imagine playing a game—baseball, cards, “Monopoly,” or whatever—in which there was only one rule: anything goes. You could discard the “instruction book” from [...]
1Sep2008 | Lawrence W. Reed | 0 comments | ContinuedGovernment: An Ideal Concept: Leonard Read’s Formula for Freedom
Mr. Heller is an auctioneer in southern New Jersey. The reviewer begs the reader’s indulgence for combining a book review with an appreciation of the author. Yes, Leonard Read is my guide and inspiration, and I was thrilled to learn of the republication of Government: An Ideal Concept (FEE, 1997, $12.95 paperback). This book is [...]
1Aug1997 | Esler G. Heller | 0 comments | Continued-
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