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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Lawrence W. Reed on Mandy Connell Radio Show


As a guest on the Mandy Connell Radio Show, FEE President Lawrence W. Reed spoke about the causes of the Great Depression and the historic lessons that should have been learned. He built a compelling argument that not the market, but rather interventionist monetary and trade policies helped create, and then worsened and extended the Great Depression.

Listen to the audio file. Total time: 25 min.

Additional reading: Articles about the Great Depression.

Editor’s note: A list of notable radio appearances by Lawrence W. Reed is available here.


  • Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is FEE's President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty. He previously served as president of FEE from 2008-2019. He chaired FEE’s board of trustees in the 1990s and has been both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s.