Independent Institute (May 22, 2023) – In this issue: A tongue-in-cheek playbook for the national-security elite on how to run wars; monetary policy during the Great Depression and Great Recession; a critical review of child support enforcement; the history of labor rights in Brazil; and more.

Crisis and Credit Allocation: The Effect of Ideology on Monetary Policy during the Great Depression and the Great Recession

By James L. Caton

The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy

By Christopher Leonard

The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War

By Nicholas Mulder