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FreedomFest 2009: Panel on Abolishing the Federal Reserve

Warren Coats; Gene Epstein; John Fund; Thomas Woods

About the Program

From FreedomFest 2009 held in Las Vegas, a debate on the usefulness of the Federal Reserve.  Participating in the debate are: economist Warren Coats, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund, Barron's economics editor Gene Epstein, and "Meltdown" author Thomas Woods.     

About the Authors

Warren Coats

Warren Coats, who served with  the International Monetary Fund for 26 years before retiring in 2003, is currently a director of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and an advisor to the Central Bank of Iraq.  His most recent book is "One Currency for Bosnia: Creating the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. "    


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John Fund

John Fund, who was a member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board from 1995 to 2001, writes the weekly "On the Trail" column for OpinionJournal.com.  He is the author of "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy."   


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Gene Epstein

Gene Epstein has been the economics editor and a columnist for Barron's since 1993.  He is the author of "Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers."   


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Thomas Woods

Thomas Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.  He is the author of nine books, including "The Church and the Market" and "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History." 


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  • Sunday, July 26th at 9am (ET)
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