Foundation For Economic Education
On September 1, 2008, Larry Reed became president of the Foundation for Economic Education. The Foundation, founded in 1946 by Leonard Read, has widely been recognized as the first not-for-profit organization of its kind, familiarizing people with the issues of liberty. As Reed has put it, the organization is “Aimed at relative newcomers to the freedom philosophy”. It is FEE’s mission to provide people with the “economic and moral” foundations of a free and civil society. Under his guidance, FEE has expanded its website as well as its travel itinerary, becoming a more visible presence at freedom-centric functions and seminars in other states. As president, Reed hopes to reassert FEE’s position as a “mothership” for the freedom movement at large.
According to Reed, “FEE believes a free society is not only possible, it is imperative because there is no acceptable alternative for a civilized people. Our vision for the future is that through education, men and women will understand the moral, philosophic and economic principles that undergird a free society. They will appreciate the direct connection between those principles and their material and spiritual welfare. They will strive to pass those principles on from one generation to the next.”
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