Episode

The Imaginary World of Fed "Independence"

Podcast: Audio Mises Wire
Published: Aug 17, 2026
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Summary

The rhetoric of independence allows the Treasury and the Fed to cooperate when convenient and deflect blame when something goes wrong. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/imaginary-world-fed-independence