[4][5] At its inception, the foundation began publication of a monthly newsletter, Dr. Ron Paul's Freedom Report,[6] which claimed 100,000 subscribers by 1984.

In 1989, FREE established the National Endowment for Liberty (NEFL) in order to develop programs that take advantage of electronic media.

NEFL developed and produced the At Issue television series that was seen on the Discovery Network and CNBC,[3] which examines American institutional interaction with Constitutional principles.

[10] It is categorized for tax-exempt purposes as "religious organization", "publishing activities", and "television" (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities).

[20] On January 8, 2008, FREE was implicated by James Kirchick in the controversy surrounding several newsletters published in Paul's name, in that they contained language showing "obsession with conspiracies" and "deeply held bigotry".