Brian Bober

In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic, by David Wessel

Thanks for the book overview. Ten years ago I read a similar book that was written over 20 years ago called "Secrets of the Temple, How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country". It is a great book until about page 500 when it starts to turn a little too editorial for my tastes.

Your point - how can one man's opinions wield trillions of taxpayer dollars - seems so apparent that I'm baffled why so little is being done about it.