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By Lawrence Reed, The Stream, October 8, 2025

Lawrence W. Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta, Georgia. He blogs at www.lawrencewreed.com.

Two weeks since the murder of Charlie Kirk, the tragedy is still sinking in. I knew Charlie Kirk. In 2015, when he was just 21, he wrote, “Mr. Reed’s lecture on Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations is still one of my favorite to date. It really changed the way I look at the free market and economics.” He reserved the highest praise for the work of the Foundation for Economic Education, the organization I have been closely associated with for half a century. He encouraged students to attend FEE programs, and I spoke at several of Charlie’s Turning Point conferences and chapter events.

I can speak about him with the first-hand knowledge that eludes the know-nothings who, even in the wake of his death, flippantly and shamelessly toss the filthiest of insinuations in his direction. …

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