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Some might say the prisoners at Kengir embarked on a fool’s errand when they rose in righteous fury against the regime that tormented them. Their heroism was not in vain.
As FEE looks to its 80th anniversary in 2026, we can be proud that in 1967, Leonard Read reinforced the importance of moral principles to the freedom philosophy.
To millions of Americans, he might have been better known for things he said than for the game he played. He remains a great and unforgettable American.
Leo XIV should show understanding of America’s situation before he moralizes as Francis did on American immigration policy.
It should surprise no one that the murdering megalomanic, Mao Zedong, hated both Christ and Confucius.
The greatest harm the HMS Phoenix inflicted on America was accomplished with paper, not gunpowder.
About Lawrence W. Reed

Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed became president of FEE in 2008 after serving as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. Prior to becoming FEE’s president, he served for 21 years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics full-time from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan and chaired its department of economics from 1982 to 1984.
A champion for liberty, Reed has authored nearly 2,000 newspaper columns and articles and dozens of articles in magazines and journals in the United States and abroad. He has visited 87 countries.