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How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession
The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants, visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central bank has become a career liability for members of the profession, an investigation by the Huffington Post has found.
This dominance helps explain how, even after the Fed [...]
The Economics of Ron Paul
Like many other Paul-ites, I’ve spent quite a bit of time defending Dr. Paul’s ideals to critics and naysayers.
One thing I’ve found in my discussions is that many good, honest, and intelligent Americans look out to our corporatist society and conclude that the free market only benefits big business while hurting the little guy. [...]
