The Case Against the Fed

The Case Against the Fed is a book by American economist Murray Rothbard. Heralded by the Ludwig von Mises Institute as "the most powerful case against the American central bank ever written", it offers a mini-treatment of money and banking theory, followed by the real history of the Federal Reserve System. The text covers the struggle between competing elites and how they converged with the Fed.

Rothbard calls for the abolition of the central bank and a restoration of the gold standard. His popular treatment incorporates the best and most up-to-date scholarship on the Fed's origins and effects.

Links

 * (including full text)
 * Audiobook read by Floy Lilley (YouTube: playlist, single video)
 * Full text (HTML)


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * The Freeman review: The Case Against the Fed (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * Mises Review: "The Bankers' Cartel" by David Gordon, Spring 1995 (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * The Case Against the Fed Book Review by Randy Radic, May 2010 (republished at LRC here)


 * Other media
 * Freedom Fest debate: The Federal Reserve with Tom Woods, July 2009


 * Related courses
 * Anatomy of the Fed Mises Academy course by Robert P. Murphy