Portal:Libertarianism/FEE

thumb|Foundation for Economic Education|alt=Foundation for Economic Education|link=Foundation_for_Economic_Education The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) was the first modern think tank established in the United States specifically "to study and advance the freedom philosophy." The FEE promotes, researchs and promulgates free-market, classical liberal, and libertarian ideas. It continues to do so through its monthly magazine, The Freeman, as well as through pamphlets, lectures, and academic sponsorship. It also publishes reprints of classic libertarian texts, and arranges seminars for American public figures.

FEE was founded in 1946 by Leonard Read, general manager of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, for whom "the free-enterprise philosophy had already become almost a religion". The William Volker Fund was instrumental in subsidizing FEE's establishment. FEE's initial officers included Read as president, Henry Hazlitt as vice-president, and B. F. Goodrich chairman David Goodrich as chairman.