The Case Against the “Free Bankers”

Tags: Money and Banking, Other Schools of Thought, Central Banks

04/29/2026 Joseph Solis-Mullen

Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers

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