Political & Economic Theories
Economic Theories
Schools of economic thought and contested economic ideas — from Keynesianism and monetarism to fringe monetary theories — and how economists assess them.
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Is the Federal Reserve Secretly Owned by Private Bankers?
Is the Federal Reserve privately owned? The real 1910 Jekyll Island meeting, the Fed's actual public-private structure, and the conspiracy claim built on it.
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Is the End of the Gold Standard a Conspiracy?
Why the US abandoned the gold standard in 1971: the economic pressures behind Nixon's decision, and the conspiracy claim built on top of it.
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