Gold, Fiat, and the Fed

Tags: Austrian Economics Overview, Gold Standard, The Fed, Money and Banks

04/06/2026 Jonathan Newman

Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Charlotte McLeod and presents a primer on Austrian economics. They discuss discusses gold’s role as money and why “Fed independence” is largely political theater in practice. Jonathan also lays out a practical, Rothbardian framework for ending the Federal Reserve.

The original Investing News Network interview is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv1lTKA1aAw.

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