Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, Chief Magician of Liberalism

Alan Greenspan died this week at the age of one hundred. Greenspan had a long time to make his imprint on the world—and make his imprint he surely did. Perhaps no face is as synonymous with modern central banking as Greenspan’s. This was no accident. The media regularly touted Greenspan as a “Master of the Universe.” He was the central banker that put central banking on the map. Before Greenspan, central bankers were not widely known outside of …

The Greenspan legacy: How the Federal Reserve should face the AI revolution

Learning from the former Federal Reserve chair’s experiences to safely navigate the current tech boom would be the highest form of tribute to his memory.

Alan Greenspan, Fed Chair Through Prosperity and Crisis, Dies at 100

Alan Greenspan, who in nearly two decades as chair of the Federal Reserve nurtured a long run of prosperity, navigated crises and was a powerful and polarizing force in shaping market-friendly policies, died Monday at his home in Washington. He…

Longtime Fed chair, Ayn Rand disciple Alan Greenspan dead at 100

Alan Greenspan, whose policies during nearly 20 years as US Federal Reserve chair fueled soaring economic inequality and helped create the conditions for multiple economic crashes, died Monday at age 100 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. While many corporate media outlets published hagiographic obituaries lionizing the “maestro” who presided over nearly two decades of low inflation, rising stock […] The post Longtime Fed chair, Ayn R…

Remembering Alan Greenspan: the Fed Chair, Bookkeeper, and Bandleader

"Greenspan’s life, and indeed his impact, was so much bigger than his resume," writes John Hope Bryant.

How Alan Greenspan’s stint as President Ford’s top economic adviser cemented his passion for public service and prepared him to lead the Fed

Alan Greenspan, seated left, said working for President Gerald Ford, sitting next to him, was more interesting than helming the Fed. AP PhotoAlan Greenspan, who died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 100, is best remembered for his 18 years at the helm of the Federal Reserve. What many people don’t know is that an earlier and more obscure stint during the administration of President Gerald Ford shaped him as a public servant. As professors of econ…