Douglas French is a Senior Editor for Agora Financial. He received his master's degree under the direction of Murray N. Rothbard at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after many years in the business of banking. He is the author of two books, Early Speculative Bubbles & Increases in the Money Supply, the first major empirical study of the relationship between early bubbles and the money supply, and Walk Away, a monograph assessing the philosophy and morality of strategic default. He is founder and editor of LibertyWatch magazine.

Posts byDoug French

Finally, a Film for 50 Somethings
Doug French,

Finally, a Film for 50 Somethings

Those of us in our 50s grew up going to the movies. But only occasionally does Hollywood take its eye off the 2 to 24 age group to make movies about something other than vampires, superheroes and animated whatever. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is different. It is a sweet story acted by a stellar …

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Professor Bernanke’s Plan for Your Life
Doug French,

Professor Bernanke’s Plan for Your Life

Fed Chair Ben Bernanke continues to stand on a stack of Lord Keynes’ General Theory and proclaim that the world needs low interest rates to fill the gap in aggregate demand and bring prosperity to our times. “The reason to keep rates low isn’t to accommodate congressional fiscal policy,” Bernanke responded during a recent congressional …

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