Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Dr. Ben Bernanke joined me today to discuss his new memoir “The Courage To Act,” which –hard to believe about a book by an economist– is actually a page-turner. It is almost certainly going to be assigned in history of economics classes for decades to come. If you want to know what really happened during the financial crisis of 2007-20009, read this very transparent book. As I discuss with Dr. Bernanke in this, his first-ever interview with a conservative radio talk show host, the Fed would be well served by more interviews by its Chair with more diverse outlets. He agreed:

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