Lawrence Reed

Lawrence Reed is an austrian school economist and libertarian political commentator. Reed was a friend of Joseph Overton and the best man at Overton’s wedding. Reed was president of the Foundation for Economic Education from 2008 to 2019 when he retired and allowed a Lithuanian named Zilvenas Silenas to take over.

Was Jesus a Socialist?

In 2015, Reed wrote an essay for the Foundation for Economic Education called “Rendering unto Caesar:Was Jesus a Socialist” arguing that Jesus was not a Socialist. Then in 2019, Reed made a Prager University video called “Was Jesus a Socialist” based on that article arguing that Jesus was not a Socialist. Then in 2020, Reed wrote a book called “Was Jesus a Socialist” based on his Prager University video arguing that Jesus did not support Socialism.

References

  1. ↑ Reed, Lawrence W. (2019-03-28). "Lawrence W. Reed on Austrian Economics, FEE, Liberty in Serbia, Venezuela, and More". fee.org. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-11-02. Since my college days in the 1970s, I have identified strongly with the principles and methodology of the Austrian School of Economics.
  2. ↑ THE PRICE OF FREEDOM | Lawrence W. Reed (2019-01-27) on YouTube