CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF LIBERTY

In 1946, Leonard E. Read established the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) as the original free market education organization in the U.S.

Eighty years later, the mission remains the same: to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society.

Timeless principles never go out of style.

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Founded in 1946, FEE is the original home of free-market economic thinking in America.

FEE’s popular digital content and in-person programs turn complex ideas into practical tools for living your best life and making the world a better place.

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Spain was the second-largest beneficiary of the EU’s Next Generation funding scheme (NGEU), rolled out in 2021 to help member states recover from pandemic-era lockdowns. Its total allocation was €163 billion ($190 billion, after Italy, which received €194 billion, or about $226 billion), enabling Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez to unveil a record-breaking budget for […]

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