Roger Lowenstein on his new book, America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve

Presswatch is off today.

Per Fagereng hosts a one-hour edition of Fight the Empire with guest Roger Lowenstein talking about his new book, America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve, which tells the story of the drama-filled fight for the creation of the Federal Reserve.

Lowenstein chronicles a market meltdown, a banking collapse, a heated debate on the proper size of the federal government, and an ongoing struggle between interest rate hawks and doves,