TIP411: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy w/ Christopher Leonard

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>03:40 - The origins of Koch Industries and how Charles rose to his billionaire status.</li><li>05:37 - The operating system of Koch Industries, known as Market Based Management.</li><li>15:08 - Charles Koch’s legacy and his mysterious operations behind closed doors.</li><li>27:14 - The origins of the Federal Reserve and how it operates.</li><li>31:21 - Actions taken by the FED since the GFC that have resulted in a very challenging predicament for the world's economy.</li><li>31:46 - The untold story of Thomas Hoenig, a director at the FED, who was the sole opposing vote to the early FED initiatives following the GFC, which resulted in a severely damaged reputation that Christopher aims to redeem and much more.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES:</strong></p><ul><li>Christopher Leonard's <a href="http://www.christopherleonard.biz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</li><li>Christopher Leonard's book - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kochland-History-Industries-Corporate-America/dp/1476775389?crid=BATGKNZWT7G1&amp;keywords=kochland&amp;qid=1641285727&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=kochlan%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C441&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=2d6ebca8d6428b9639280db5fc069e45&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America</a>.</li><li>Christopher Leonard's book - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lords-Easy-Money-Federal-American/dp/1982166630?crid=3KM4LUMWPWMO9&amp;keywords=The+Lords+of+Easy+Money%3A+How+the+Federal+Reserve+Broke+the+American+Economy&amp;qid=1641285615&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+lords+of+easy+money+how+the+federal+reserve+broke+the+american+economy%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C210&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=9