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Video: Robert Murphy on The Importance of Sound Money
Video: Robert Murphy on The Importance of Sound Money
Dec 28, 2024 1:14 PM

On Tuesday, Acton ed economist and author Robert P. Murphy to the Acton Building’s Mark Murray Auditorium as part of the 2014 Acton Lecture Series. He spoke on the topic of The Importance of Sound Money, providing a solid lesson in the history of currency in the United States and other major countries, and an overview of the problems that have resulted from our government’s abandonment of sound monetary policy.

Murphy’s presentation is available for viewing below.

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