Lawrence W. Reed

Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”

How Washington Won the War

Integrity, decorum, respectful discretion, and proper conduct.

Viewpoints August 6, 2026
The Life of Frédéric Bastiat

France’s great classical liberal.

Opinion April 8, 2026
Phillis Wheatley and Black Heroes of the Revolution

These early heroes deserve considerable credit.

Opinion February 26, 2026
How Rome’s Middle Class Lived—and What Happened When It Fell

Commentary For most of us, especially those of us who think about it a lot, the Roman Empire conjures ...

Opinion February 12, 2026
A Hero Americans Must Never Forget

Reflecting on Nathan Hale (1755–1776).

Opinion December 19, 2025
The Spirit of a Pioneering Pilot

The story of Harriet Quimby (1875–1912).

Opinion August 8, 2025
The Chinese FDR

Reshaping the economy in Imperial China.

Viewpoints June 18, 2025
The Inspiring Teresa Teng

The pop star who stood for freedom.

Viewpoints May 28, 2025
1777 HMS Phoenix: Paper Money as a Weapon of War

Think of HMS Phoenix as a miniature Federal Reserve on the sea.

Viewpoints May 15, 2025
Centenarians for Liberty

Survivors of the American Revolution who lived to see the Civil War.

Viewpoints May 2, 2025
A Tax Man With Convictions and Courage

T. Coleman Andrews’s stand against the IRS.

Viewpoints May 1, 2025
Audie Murphy: The Greatest Hero of World War II

Commentary Perhaps it’s ironic or contradictory, but true heroes are rarely boastful, even though, by definition, they have ...

Viewpoints April 17, 2025
Give Me Liberty!

Commentary In St. John’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, delegates from around the colony gathered to discuss matters ...

Viewpoints March 23, 2025
Remembering the Ides of March

Commentary In Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar,” a fortune teller warns the Roman potentate to “Beware the Ides of ...

Viewpoints March 15, 2025
What Calvin Coolidge’s 1925 Inauguration Can Teach Us Today

Coolidge was the only president who actually shrank the government.

Viewpoints March 7, 2025
Yes, Marx Advocated Violence and Political Repression

We have the receipts to prove it.

Viewpoints March 5, 2025
Remembering Oscar De Priest

The first black congressman of the 20th century was a Republican.

Viewpoints February 22, 2025
Reflecting on the Gold Democrats

Commentary The official platforms of American political parties are often short on substance and long on platitudes. Sometimes ...

Viewpoints February 13, 2025
Longest Inaugural, Shortest Presidency

The story of President William Henry Harrison.

Viewpoints January 24, 2025
A Cleric’s Heroism

Remembering Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty.

Viewpoints January 3, 2025
Bringing Rose Lane to Life

Commentary To the limited extent that Americans today know the name Rose Wilder Lane, it mostly results from ...

Viewpoints December 21, 2024
Remembering Raczynski’s Note

A timely reminder of the dangers of tyranny.

Viewpoints December 15, 2024
Socialism: Science or Cyanide?

Totalitarianism is sometimes disguised as rationality.

Viewpoints November 29, 2024
Who Was Joe Overton of Overton Window Fame?

Commentary On Oct. 28, 2024, on his social media platform X, the well-known entrepreneur Elon Musk asked this ...

Viewpoints November 11, 2024
Albert Gallatin and the Free Trade Convention of 1831

Dissecting America’s first battle over import tariffs.

Viewpoints October 26, 2024
Albert Gallatin and Jefferson’s Embargo

Jefferson’s 1807 Embargo went against everything Gallatin stood for, but was it worth resigning over?

Viewpoints October 1, 2024
Albert Gallatin, the Amazing Swiss-American

Gallatin played a key role in America’s early days. Here are some of his noteworthy accomplishments.

Viewpoints September 13, 2024