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The episode critiques Alan Greenspan's tenure as Fed Chair, arguing that his role was to obscure the central bank's actions rather than stabilize the economy.

The Fed Chair’s job isn’t to stabilize the economy. It’s to use prestige, technical jargon, and mind-numbing dullness to cover for the central bank’s expropriation of the American people. And Alan Greenspan excelled at that. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/greenspan-was-perfect-fed-chair-not-compliment 2026 is the Year of Rothbard—Murray's 100th birthday—and we're celebrating by giving away free copies of Keynes the Man through June 30. Grab yours today at https://mises.org/gabfreebook Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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