Panelists with different perspectives about the Federal Reserve addressed the Fed’s role in responding to the current economic slump during a March 23, 2010, debate at the Campbell University Law School. Campbell Law’s Federalist Society hosted the event with support from the John Locke Foundation. Matthew Martin is senior vice president and Charlotte regional executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte Branch. Robert Murphy is an adjunct scholar at the Mises Institute. He is author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism and The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and New Deal.
Opinion
Federal spending drives inflation, but NC lawmakers can offer relief
If you’re like many North Carolinians, you’ve had to make more hard choices recently, like between paying your bills and buying your medicine. You might have even skipped meals to fill up your gas tank. We got here because big-government politicians put the yoke of regulations on your shoulders and spent money we don’t have...