Rothbard's Case Against the Fed

Dr. Mark Thornton joins the show to discuss what might just be Murray Rothbard's best book on money and banking: The Case Against the Fed. Written not long before his untimely death, this work is nothing less than a master class on the history of money; he sordid players and interests behind the creation of the Federal Reserve bank; the workings of demand deposits and fractional reserve, inflationism, and the monetary mechanics behind it all. The final pages of the short and penetrating book are especially fascinating, as Rothbard lays out a process for unwinding the Fed and paying off its liabilities using the federal government physical gold holding. End the Fed starts with understanding the Fed, and this book is vital for any lay reader.
Read the online version of the book at Mises.org/RothbardFed
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[@chrisdunlap7416]

You guys at Mises are the best.

[@brandorev]

Another book to add to my ever growing reading list.

[@rainmaker704]

Just ordered the paperback version. My daughter just turned 18 last week and wants to learn how money work. This will help get her started. Great podcast!

[@habsburgmugg2549]

Read: The Creature from Jekyll Island: A History of the Federal Reserve "

[@edwaggoner816]

Great book. Ignore the surfer.

[@brandonwark2410]

Excellent discussion!

[@daybreaker_666]

Love this show!
Audit...then, END THE FED

[@jonahbacon2415]

End the Fed- case closed. Thanks Jeff 👍

[@kipperedbeef2084]

@Surfing with Aristotle do you not have anything better to do? half the comments on this page are from you.

[@SuperSlayer76]

So glad Jeff Deist is the main voice in this podcast.

[@CampbellClan9]

Great content

[@andellpedro9502]

Creature from Jekyll Island, 600 pages from 6 years of research..

[@edwaggoner816]

the surfer is an idiot--ignore him

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

“Control the coinage and the courts. Let the rabble have the rest.” -Frank Herbert

[@LawrenceTimme]

Jeff is a legend.

[@BOMEFSY]

Opening music is always the damn best. ...... effin Cro Mags

[@chingo_mandinguez]

I liken Janet Yellen more to an administrator of evil than I do a 'dove'.

[@howardfitness2029]

Gold is now at an all time high of $2090 , the FED just can’t stop printing 😢

[@paulatreides9895]

Cromags! Nice intro!

[@BOMEFSY]

thought the same damn thing.

[@theethicsofliberty4642]

👍 ... !!!

[@abramgaller2037]

The money supply should be constant or close to constant as practicable .

[@edwaggoner816]

The money quantity of money available should determined in the same way the number of 2x4 studs, tennis shoes and tons of potatoes in the market place is determined. No committees, economist, or politicians needed. Just buyers and sellers.

[@vandermellots]

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