Harry Browne

Harry Edson Browne (June 17, 1933 – March 1, 2006) was an American writer, politician, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's Presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000. He authored 12 books that, in total, have sold more than 2 million copies.

Browne worked as an advertising and sales executive in the 1960s. He then devoted himself full-time to the "Americanist" cause. He believed that the newspapers of America would willingly buy material promoting the American way of life; so, in 1961, he took on the proprietorship of American Way Features, Inc., a newspaper feature service, and as managing editor, inaugurated a plan to turn the service from a subsidized program into a profit-making service. It sold "Americanist" features in competition with all the recognized syndicates. His own column, The American Way, appeared in over 200 newspapers throughout America.

In the summer of 1962, Browne was named the advertising manager for the Liberty Amendment Committee's bimonthly American Progress for Economic Freedom. In October, he was named associate editor, and in November, he was the editor. The following Spring, the magazine was renamed Freedom Magazine, and Browne continued as its editor until February 1964, when he turned his full-time attention to the American Way Features, Inc.

On March 1, 2006, Browne died of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 72 years old. Later that month, Browne was eulogized by U.S. Congressman Ron Paul.