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The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, was built for a monetary system composed primarily of investor-owned, government-chartered banks. But over the years, the erosion of banking law and the rise of alternative forms of money created outside of the banking system have pushed the Fed to take on more and more responsibilities to keep the economy out of recession, as it did during the 2008 crisis, and again during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it created $3 trillion to stop another financial panic.

The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense—economic and political, artistic and personal. In The Free World, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and stresses the rich flow of ideas across the Atlantic.

Nach seiner Hochzeit geht Charisios auf Reisen. Während er fort ist, bringt seine Frau Pamphile ein Kind zur Welt und setzt es aus. Nachdem Charisios davon Kenntnis erlangt hat, verlässt er seine Frau und geht zu Habrotonon, einer Harfenspielerin. Da erfährt Pamphiles Vater Smikrines von einem Findelkind, bei dem als Erkennungszeichen ein Ring von Charisios gefunden wurde und Habrotonon kann schließlich den Fall aufklären.

The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense - economic and political, artistic and personal. In The Free World, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and shows how changing economic, technological, and social forces put their mark on creations of the mind.