<Grin>! Hey Michael! I have been reading the web site since I posted that, and see who the libertarian democrats and the proverbial "Freemen" consist of. Obviously not what I was initially thinking.
Thanks for sharing this with the group, like I said initially, there is a lot of good information here, and worth everyone to take a look at and study. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:32 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > [yes, I recognize the backhanded ad hominem ... ] > > *About The Freeman > **The Freeman *is the flagship publication of the Foundation for Economic > Education and one of the oldest and most respected journals of liberty in > America. For more than 50 years it has uncompromisingly defended the ideals > of the free society. > Through its articles, commentaries and book reviews, several generations > of Americans have also learned the consequences and contradictions that > flow from collectivism, interventionism, and the welfare state. > No other magazine, outlet, or scholarly journal introduces readers to so > many implications of what the free society is all about: its moral > legitimacy, its tremendous efficiency, and its liberating effects in every > area of life. > (fee.org) > > > During FEE's early years, it published essays, pamphlets and booklets > dealing with various aspects of libertarian philosophy. The authors > included both classical > liberals<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism>of the past, such > as Frédéric > Bastiat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bastiat> and Andrew > Dickson White <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dickson_White>, and > such contemporary authors as Milton > Friedman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman>, > George Stigler <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stigler> and Ayn > Rand<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand> > . [2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freeman#cite_note-2> In 1955, > FEE introduced a quarterly, *Ideas on Liberty*, which in January 1956 was > merged with *The Freeman*, a bi-weekly free-market oriented news magazine > which had been published in New York > City<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City>since 1950. Due to low sales > in the 1950s, the publication encountered > financial problems and was taken over by FEE, an educational, tax-exempt > Foundation in 1956. At the time of its take-over, it changed from a > bi-weekly to a monthly publication initially called *The Freeman: Ideas > on Liberty*. [* citation > needed*<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> > ] > > The editors of *The Freeman* have included Henry > Hazlitt<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hazlitt>, > John > Chamberlain<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chamberlain_%28journalist%29>, > Suzanne La Follette <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_La_Follette>, > Paul L. Poirot, Brian Summers, Charles Hamilton, and John Robbins. Henry > Hazlitt <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hazlitt>, an economist and > journalist, had been one of FEE's founders and his articles continued to > appear regularly in *The Freeman* after its take-over by FEE. John > Chamberlain<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chamberlain_%28journalist%29>became > FEE's regular book reviewer and his reviews appeared in > *The Freeman* until his death in 1995. Leonard > Read<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Read>, > FEE's President, was also a regular contributor, as was FEE's economic > adviser, Austrian School > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School>economist Ludwig > von Mises <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises>. Other > contributors in the 1950s included: Barbara > Branden<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Branden>, > James Burnham <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burnham>, Frank > Chodorov <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chodorov>, John Dos > Passos<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos>, > Max Eastman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Eastman>, John T. > Flynn<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Flynn>, > F. A. Hayek <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._A._Hayek>, Frank > Meyer<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Meyer_%28political_philosopher%29>, > Raymond Moley <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Moley>, Roscoe > Pound<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Pound>, > Wilhelm Röpke <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6pke>, Murray > Rothbard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard>, Morrie > Ryskind<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrie_Ryskind>and George > Sokolsky <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sokolsky> . > [3]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freeman#cite_note-3> > > *The Freeman* is widely considered to be an important forerunner to the > conservative publication *National > Review*<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Review>magazine, which was > founded in 1955, and which from its inception included > many of the same contributing editors. > [4]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freeman#cite_note-4> > > During its more than half century of publication, *The Freeman* has > featured articles by economists, businessmen, professors, teachers, > statesmen (domestic and foreign), students, housewives, free-lance writers, > and budding libertarians. Many of its authors have gone on to become noted > authors, teachers, and founders of libertarian organizations. It continues > to discuss current economic and governmental issues from the same > libertarian viewpoint which sparked the founding of FEE. [* citation > needed* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>] > > On October 15th, 2012, it was announced that Sheldon > Richman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Richman>, > who had been editor since 1997, was to be replaced by Max Borders. The move > was seen as controversial and angered many readers due to pro-war views > expressed by Borders. > [5]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freeman#cite_note-5>The writers whose > work has appeared in > *The Freeman* in recent decades include such libertarians as Charles W. > Baird<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_W._Baird&action=edit&redlink=1>, > Donald J. Boudreaux <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_J._Boudreaux>, > Clarence Carson, [6]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freeman#cite_note-6> > Stephen > Davies<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Davies_%28journalist%29&action=edit&redlink=1>, > Richard Epstein <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Allen_Epstein>, Burton > Folsom, Jr. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Folsom,_Jr.>, David R. > Henderson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R._Henderson>, Robert > Higgs<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Higgs>, > David Kelley <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelley>, Tibor > Machan<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibor_Machan>, > Wendy McElroy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_McElroy>, Lawrence W. > Reed <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_W._Reed>, George > Reisman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reisman>, > Hans Sennholz <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sennholz>, Bernard > Siegan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Siegan>, John > Stossel<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stossel>, > George Leef <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leef>, Thomas > Szasz<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz>and Walter > E. Williams <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Williams>. > (wikipedia) > > > > At 10:25 PM 7/23/2013, you wrote: > > On the surface of this, some good stuff here.....I am a little worried to > dig and see who is producing this.....I see the word, "Freeman" on the > first page (and a couple of others I have only just perused); but thanks > for sharing this! > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 8:16 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Basic Economics > Are you looking for an introduction to economics and the economic way of > thinking? Complete these modules and you will have a solid introduction to > college-level Economics 101. > > > > *Beginner > > * > * Comparative Advantage > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/comparative-advantage> > Demand > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/demand> Division of Labor > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/division-of-labor> Economies of > Scale > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/economies-of-scale> The > Invisible Hand > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/the-invisible-hand> Marginal > Analysis > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/marginal-analysis> Market > Failure > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/market-failure> Market Power > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/market-power> Opportunity > Cost > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/opportunity-cost> Price > > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/price>* > *Intermediate > > * > * Profit > <http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/profit> The Broken Window > Fallacy<http://www.fee.org/education_modules/detail/the-broken-window-fallacy> > * > > > http://www.fee.org/education_modules/category/basic-economics#ixzz2ZuwNo5K9 > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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