George Selgin says antebellum U.S. free banking is not a model for true free banking. He argues monetary historians see those systems as deeply flawed and free

BWB News TV • 2026-08-04 19:11 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson

George Selgin says antebellum U.S. free banking is not a model for true free banking. He argues monetary historians see those systems as deeply flawed and free largely in name only.

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