The Federal Reserve’s Fatal Conceit
It’s time to look at what is — or should be — the role of our central bank in America’s free market economy.
By JUDY SHELTON
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JUDY SHELTON
Virginia
Judy Shelton is a Contributor of The New York Sun.
Ms. Shelton, a monetary economist, is a senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of ‘Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money.’
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