Sabrin in WSJ: Independence Won’t Save the Federal Reserve

05/21/2026 Notes in the Margin Murray Sabrin

“The real problem is that the Fed has pursued destructive policies for more than a century.”

Letter to the Editors, from Mises Institute Associated Scholar Murray Sabrin

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Murray Sabrin

Murray Sabrin is a Mises Institute Associated Scholar and Emeritus Professor of Finance at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Sabrin in WSJ: Independence Won’t Save the Federal Reserve

05/21/2026 Notes in the Margin Murray Sabrin

“The real problem is that the Fed has pursued destructive policies for more than a century.” Letter to the Editors, from Mises Institute Associated Scholar Murray Sabrin

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A new golden age would begin with the elimination of the worst tax.

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