Articles in the News Category
ANNOUNCING FEE VIDEO CONTEST!
Posted in News on 29 October 2011
Stats: 2,715 views and 4 Comments EDIT: This contest is over. See the winners of the contest here. Attention all domestic and international High School & College students! FEE is offering cash prizes to the top three student-produced YouTube videos based on this essay about the Great Depression. Here are the rules, which you should feel free to ...
Posted in News on 29 October 2011
Stats: 2,715 views and 4 Comments EDIT: This contest is over. See the winners of the contest here. Attention all domestic and international High School & College students! FEE is offering cash prizes to the top three student-produced YouTube videos based on this essay about the Great Depression. Here are the rules, which you should feel free to ...
Federal Reserve Essay Contest
Posted in News on 6 October 2011
Stats: 2,539 views and 10 Comments The Foundation for Economic Education is proud to announce the 2011 Eugene S. Thorpe Writing Competition. Writers of all ages are invited to address the following: "Should the Federal Reserve be abolished? What monetary system should replace it?" Deadline: Midnight, Dec. 31, 2011 Length: 2,000 words. No footnotes or endnotes. Email Word file to: essaycontest@fee.org (One entry only.) The ...
Posted in News on 6 October 2011
Stats: 2,539 views and 10 Comments The Foundation for Economic Education is proud to announce the 2011 Eugene S. Thorpe Writing Competition. Writers of all ages are invited to address the following: "Should the Federal Reserve be abolished? What monetary system should replace it?" Deadline: Midnight, Dec. 31, 2011 Length: 2,000 words. No footnotes or endnotes. Email Word file to: essaycontest@fee.org (One entry only.) The ...
130th Anniversary of Ludwig von Mises’s Birth
Posted in News on 29 September 2011
Stats: 174 views and No Comments September 29 is the 130th anniversary of Ludwig von Mises's birth. Click here for a selection of Mises's Freeman writings. See also: "The Philosophy of Ludwig von Mises," by Edmund Opitz "Salute to von Mises," by Henry Hazlitt "Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973): A Prophet without Honor in His Own Land," by Bettina Bien Greaves For more: search on "Mises" in our archive.
Posted in News on 29 September 2011
Stats: 174 views and No Comments September 29 is the 130th anniversary of Ludwig von Mises's birth. Click here for a selection of Mises's Freeman writings. See also: "The Philosophy of Ludwig von Mises," by Edmund Opitz "Salute to von Mises," by Henry Hazlitt "Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973): A Prophet without Honor in His Own Land," by Bettina Bien Greaves For more: search on "Mises" in our archive.
Happy 113th Birthday, Leonard Read!
Posted in News on 26 September 2011
Stats: 79 views and No Comments On this day 113 years ago Leonard Read, founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, was born in Hubbardston, Michigan. In addition to founding the first modern free-market think tank Leonard penned numerous works including 29 books and the renowned free-market short story I, Pencil. Many of Leonard Read's works, including "I, ...
Posted in News on 26 September 2011
Stats: 79 views and No Comments On this day 113 years ago Leonard Read, founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, was born in Hubbardston, Michigan. In addition to founding the first modern free-market think tank Leonard penned numerous works including 29 books and the renowned free-market short story I, Pencil. Many of Leonard Read's works, including "I, ...
Anna Cuthrell Promoted to Director of Programs and Alumni Relations
Posted in News on 8 September 2011
Stats: 1 views and 3 Comments The Foundation for Economic Education is proud to announce the promotion of Anna Cuthrell to the position of Director of Programs and Alumni Relations. Anna has been with the Foundation for Economic Education for over a year and in that time has proven to be an integral part of the FEE team. She ...
Posted in News on 8 September 2011
Stats: 1 views and 3 Comments The Foundation for Economic Education is proud to announce the promotion of Anna Cuthrell to the position of Director of Programs and Alumni Relations. Anna has been with the Foundation for Economic Education for over a year and in that time has proven to be an integral part of the FEE team. She ...
Happy Capital Day!
Posted in News on 3 September 2011
Stats: 466 views and 2 Comments Any good economist will tell you that as complementary factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well. Capital without labor means machines with no operators, or financial resources without the manpower to invest in. Labor without capital looks like Haiti or ...
Posted in News on 3 September 2011
Stats: 466 views and 2 Comments Any good economist will tell you that as complementary factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well. Capital without labor means machines with no operators, or financial resources without the manpower to invest in. Labor without capital looks like Haiti or ...
Grover Cleveland: One of America’s Greatest Presidents
Posted in News on 2 September 2011
Stats: 1,312 views and 3 Comments You may have recently heard FEE's president, Lawrence Reed, on FOX Business or radio programs across the country discussing the tremendous character of former President Grover Cleveland. Larry has compiled this list of resources especially for viewers and listeners who would like to learn more about Grover Cleveland, the hard decisions ...
Posted in News on 2 September 2011
Stats: 1,312 views and 3 Comments You may have recently heard FEE's president, Lawrence Reed, on FOX Business or radio programs across the country discussing the tremendous character of former President Grover Cleveland. Larry has compiled this list of resources especially for viewers and listeners who would like to learn more about Grover Cleveland, the hard decisions ...
Seminar Students Take FEE’s Message to Radio Audience in Arizona!
Posted in News on 31 August 2011
Stats: 84 views and No Comments This past July, nearly 200 high school students from many states attended FEE’s Freedom Academy I or Freedom Academy II. (About 400 more attended our college student seminars in Atlanta and New York). Each seminar was an intensive, five-day experience full of lectures and activities intended, as FEE’s strategic plan ...
Posted in News on 31 August 2011
Stats: 84 views and No Comments This past July, nearly 200 high school students from many states attended FEE’s Freedom Academy I or Freedom Academy II. (About 400 more attended our college student seminars in Atlanta and New York). Each seminar was an intensive, five-day experience full of lectures and activities intended, as FEE’s strategic plan ...
FEE Launches New Merchandise Store!
Posted in News on 30 August 2011
Stats: 281 views and 2 Comments Less than two weeks ago Texas Congressman Ron Paul told a crowd in Orlando that he gives "a lot of credit... to how the Foundation for Economic Education helped me". Thanks to FEE's founder, Leonard Read, FEE has been able to educate and inspire thousands of students around the world; including ...
Posted in News on 30 August 2011
Stats: 281 views and 2 Comments Less than two weeks ago Texas Congressman Ron Paul told a crowd in Orlando that he gives "a lot of credit... to how the Foundation for Economic Education helped me". Thanks to FEE's founder, Leonard Read, FEE has been able to educate and inspire thousands of students around the world; including ...
Nominations for the 2011 FEE Prizes in Austrian Economics
Posted in News on 22 August 2011
Stats: 104 views and No Comments The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (SDAE) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2011 Foundation for Economic Education Prizes for the best book and the best article recently published in Austrian economics. The following conditions apply: 1. Authors nominated must be members in good ...
Posted in News on 22 August 2011
Stats: 104 views and No Comments The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (SDAE) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2011 Foundation for Economic Education Prizes for the best book and the best article recently published in Austrian economics. The following conditions apply: 1. Authors nominated must be members in good ...
