Articles in the Notes from FEE Category
Is the “Spectre of Communism” Still Haunting the World?
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 239 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in March 2006. “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of communism.” It may seem strange to quote from the famous opening line of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels’ Communist Manifesto in this day and age. After all, the ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 239 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in March 2006. “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of communism.” It may seem strange to quote from the famous opening line of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels’ Communist Manifesto in this day and age. After all, the ...
The Miracle and Morality of the Market
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 259 views and No Comments Have you ever stopped to think about how much of the world around us we take for granted? How often do any of us reflect on the law of gravity that keeps the moon revolving around the earth or on the chemical workings of our internal organs after we have ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 259 views and No Comments Have you ever stopped to think about how much of the world around us we take for granted? How often do any of us reflect on the law of gravity that keeps the moon revolving around the earth or on the chemical workings of our internal organs after we have ...
Mission to Moscow: The Mystery of the “Lost Papers” of Ludwig von Mises
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 42 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in June 2004. Ludwig von Mises was one of the most important free-market economists and philosophers of freedom in our time. Born in Lemberg in 1881, in the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, his professional career spanned the first seven ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 42 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in June 2004. Ludwig von Mises was one of the most important free-market economists and philosophers of freedom in our time. Born in Lemberg in 1881, in the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, his professional career spanned the first seven ...
The Moral Defense of Tax Havens
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 192 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in June 2006. My job this evening is to present a moral defense of tax havens. To do so I need to explain why tax competition is important, to clarify why it depends on tax havens, and to demonstrate ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 192 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in June 2006. My job this evening is to present a moral defense of tax havens. To do so I need to explain why tax competition is important, to clarify why it depends on tax havens, and to demonstrate ...
The Myth of the Robber Barons
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 4,264 views and 8 Comments This article is adapted from a lecture Professor Folsom gave at the History and Liberty seminar at FEE in June. For readers who are interested in finding out more about these lost lessons of history we recommend Professor Folsom's popular book, The Myth of the Robber Barons, now in its ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 4,264 views and 8 Comments This article is adapted from a lecture Professor Folsom gave at the History and Liberty seminar at FEE in June. For readers who are interested in finding out more about these lost lessons of history we recommend Professor Folsom's popular book, The Myth of the Robber Barons, now in its ...
Leviathan: The Growth of Local Government and the Erosion of Liberty
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 68 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at "Evenings at FEE" in April 2006. The Framers of our Constitution had a remarkable vision: American government would be limited and decentralized. They cautioned us to keep a watchful eye on all levels of government. Indeed James Madison warned us in ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 68 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at "Evenings at FEE" in April 2006. The Framers of our Constitution had a remarkable vision: American government would be limited and decentralized. They cautioned us to keep a watchful eye on all levels of government. Indeed James Madison warned us in ...
Not Yours to Give
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 815 views and 1 Comment In this tale an unidentified narrator relates Davy Crockett’s experience when he was a member of Congress (1827–31, 1832–1835). The story is slightly condensed from The Life of Colonel David Crockett compiled by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1884). First published as “A Sockdolager” in The Freeman, August 1961, ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 815 views and 1 Comment In this tale an unidentified narrator relates Davy Crockett’s experience when he was a member of Congress (1827–31, 1832–1835). The story is slightly condensed from The Life of Colonel David Crockett compiled by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1884). First published as “A Sockdolager” in The Freeman, August 1961, ...
Liberalism or Neo-Socialism in Latin America?
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 247 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in April 2007. Many years ago I attended a seminar here at the Foundation for Economic Education, and in the 13 years that I have been writing for The Wall Street Journal, I have always considered FEE a guiding ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 247 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in April 2007. Many years ago I attended a seminar here at the Foundation for Economic Education, and in the 13 years that I have been writing for The Wall Street Journal, I have always considered FEE a guiding ...
Overcoming Economic Ignorance
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 81 views and No Comments On May 6, 2006, the Foundation for Economic Education had the honor of presenting the 2006 Adam Smith Award for Excellence in Free-Market Education to two great champions of the free society: Dr. Walter E. Williams and President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic. The following are the unabridged addresses ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 81 views and No Comments On May 6, 2006, the Foundation for Economic Education had the honor of presenting the 2006 Adam Smith Award for Excellence in Free-Market Education to two great champions of the free society: Dr. Walter E. Williams and President Václav Klaus of the Czech Republic. The following are the unabridged addresses ...
Property and Freedom: The Inseparable Connection
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 208 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in October 2004. I feel very happy and privileged to be here tonight and to speak to such a large and eager audience. I became interested in the subject of property and freedom while writing my book Russia under ...
Posted in Notes from FEE on 19 December 2008
Stats: 208 views and No Comments The following is abridged from a speech delivered at “Evenings at FEE” in October 2004. I feel very happy and privileged to be here tonight and to speak to such a large and eager audience. I became interested in the subject of property and freedom while writing my book Russia under ...
