Panics, Politics, and Power—America’s 3 Experiments With Central Banks

Examining the three experiments in central banking since America’s founding.
Panics, Politics, and Power—America’s 3 Experiments With Central Banks
The Federal Reserve in Washington on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The Federal Reserve, established more than a century ago, is the United States’ third experiment with central banking.

For much of its existence, the institution maintained a low public profile.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."