The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) was the first modern think tank established in the United States specifically to promote, research and promulgate free-market and libertarian ideas. It continues to do so through its monthly magazine, The Freeman, as well as through pamphlets, lectures, and academic sponsorship. It also publishes reprints of classic libertarian texts, and arranges seminars for American public figures. This article is about the institution. ... A free market is a market where all exchanges are made without coercion; all trades are voluntary. ... Libertarianism is a modern political philosophy that supports individual rights, private property rights, and free market capitalism. ... The Freeman is a monthly journal; it is the principal publication of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), located in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. ...

History

FEE was founded in 1946 by Leonard Read, general manager of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, for whom "the free-enterprise philosophy had already become almost a religion".[1] The William Volker Fund was instrumental in subsidizing FEE's establishment. FEE's initial officers included Read as president, Henry Hazlitt as vice-president, and B. F. Goodrich chairman David Goodrich as chairman. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Leonard E. Read (1898 - 1983) was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, which was the first modern libertarian think tank in the United States. ... The William Volker Fund, which was active from 1932 to 1965, was a charitable foundation established to subsidize the promotion and dissemination of free market economics and libertarian ideas. ... Henry Hazlitt (November 28, 1894 - July 8, 1993) was a libertarian philosopher, economist and journalist for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Newsweek, among other publications. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Stub | Aerospace manufacturing companies | Fortune 500 companies | Companies based in North Carolina ...

Many libertarians have credited Read's effort as one of the bases for the international post-War libertarian movement. For instance, Friedrich Hayek was apparently inspired partly by FEE when he formed the Mont Pelerin Society in 1947. Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek (May 8, 1899 in Vienna – March 23, 1992 in Freiburg) was an economist and social scientist of the Austrian School who taught at the well-known London School of Economics, and was noted for his defense of liberal democracy and free-market capitalism against... The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) is an international organization composed of economists, intellectuals, business leaders, and others who favour economic liberalism. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In May 2003 Richard Ebeling became the president of FEE. FEE's previous president, Mark Skousen, served from 2001 to 2002. This article is about the month of May. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Richard M. Ebeling (born 1950) is an American libertarian author and president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) based in Irvington-on-Husdon, NY. He has written and edited numerous books, including the three-volume Selected Writings of Ludwig von Mises. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Henry Hazlitt, The Early History of FEE, The Freeman, Foundation for Economic Education, March, 1984, Vol. 34, No. 3.

External links

• Foundation for Economic Education, the official site

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