Freedom Academy Ft. Lauderdale 2013
01 March 2013
Larry Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, discusses the foundations of liberty and free-market economics and the upcoming Freedom Academy scheduled for March 9th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in collaboration with the Lou Church Educational Foundation, the James Madison Institute and AFP-Florida.
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