Given that the respected Competitive Enterprise Institute had to file suit to gain access to these 12,000, hitherto unknown E-mails, there may yet be some fire to the smoke of scandal that many commentators believe they’ve sighted. Regardless, the end of Jackson’s tenure also provides a convenient pause to assess the Obama-era EPA’s role in energy policy—and the look back is not particularly rosy.
Fred Smith is the animating spirit at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Fred conceived of the idea for an organization that would, in his words, “find a more positive answer to the challenge Joseph Schumpeter laid down in his essay, “Can Capitalism Survive?” He founded the organization and served as president for nearly three decades.
He died at the age of 83 at home in Maryland where he is survived by his beloved wife Fran. Fred was a friend and mentor, an advocate and ally, and an inspiration. His bright light lives on in our work.
Fred Lee Smith
December 26, 1940 – November 23, 2024