The guiding philosophy of PAFERE is that the injunction “Thou Shalt not Steal!” is the most important imperative for the economy. Compliance with this injunction, by bothgovernments and citizens, is a prerequisite for optimal economic development and prosperity. John Michael Małek is a member of the prestigious Mont Pelerin Society, whose membership includes over 500 economists from around the world, including at least six Nobel Prize winners. Along with Zbigniew Zarywski, a Polish entrepreneur, Małek established a literary prize named in honor of famous Polish writer Józef Mackiewicz The Mackiewicz Prize has been awarded every year since 2002 at a special ceremony at the Literary Institute in Warsaw on Polish Independence Day, November 11. In 2015, Małek co-founded Polonia Institute, a tax-exempt organization in the United States, whose mission is to protect the reputation of Poland, Poles, and Polonia in the United States and around the world, as well as to advocate for Poland's and Polonia's aspirations via education, research, analysis, advocacy, and legal solutions. On November 22, 2016, John Michael Małek was awarded the Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta for lifetime achievements in furthering the good of Polonia and Poland by the President of the Polish Republic. Małek is married to Krystyna and has one daughter and two grandchildren.