Lawrence W. Reed

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The Wisdom of Mario Vargas Llosa

In his remarkable new book, The Call of the Tribe, the Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa explains how far…

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Did Turkey and Syria Get an Economic Boost from the Earthquake?

In the aftermath of the horrific earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February, a recurring myth demands the wisdom…

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Ireland’s Astonishing Economic Growth Holds an Important Lesson

St. Patrick’s Day makes this week a perfect opportunity for an update on Ireland and the Irish. Recent developments in…

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The Grimké Sisters: The First American Women Who Labored to Ensure Freedom For All

Ask Americans with an interest in their country’s pre-Civil War history to name a famous abolitionist, you’ll likely hear of…

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Why Booker T. Washington Remains a Model for the Ages

A truly remarkable black American, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) believed that the way to build up and improve a country…

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The History of Jim Crow Laws Shows Modern Comparisons Are Just Cheap Political Demagoguery

What are “Jim Crow” laws? President Biden apparently thinks they are synonymous with election integrity. In fact, when Georgia’s Governor…

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How Calvin Coolidge Responded to a Voter Concerned That Republicans Had Nominated a Black Dentist For Congress

February is when we Americans pause to note Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents’ Day. Allow me a little…

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The History of Slavery You Probably Weren’t Taught in School

In “Recognizing Hard Truths About America’s History With Slavery,” published by FEE on February 11, 2023, I urged an assessment…

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Recognizing Hard Truths about America’s History With Slavery

Slavery is always and everywhere an unconscionable stain, an egregious error, a monstrous outrage, a mortal sin. Every human possesses…

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Dorothy Thompson: Precursor to Lane, Paterson and Rand?

In an article published on January 29, 2023, I introduced readers to Dorothy Thompson (1893-1961) and promised to return to…

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