# Greenspan Was The Perfect Fed Chair. That Is Not a Compliment

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Published: 2026-06-24T21:14:48+00:00
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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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