De-Dollarization and the Fall of American Hegemony

Tags Big GovernmentBooms and BustsEconomic PolicyU.S. Economy

03/31/2023Ryan McMakenTho Bishop

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the global moves being made against the US dollar. The regime's decade long weaponization of money and banking has both international rivals and historical allies looking for alternatives. Ryan and Tho discuss what that means for Americans, and what may come next.

Recommended Reading

"World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE's Carney" (Reuters, 2019): Mises.org/RR_127_A

"Governments Can't Blame Inflation on Energy and Putin Anymore" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_127_B

"Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It" by Kristoffer Hansen: Mises.org/RR_127_C

"Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures" by Jonathan Newman: Mises.org/RR_127_D

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Contact Ryan McMaken

Ryan McMaken (@ryanmcmaken) is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public policy and international relations from the University of Colorado. He was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Breaking Away: The Case of Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities and Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.

Contact Tho Bishop

Tho is an Communications Director for the Mises Institute, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as Deputy Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily Caller, and Business Insider.

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