Social Sciences in the News: Economics and Political Science Professor Barry Eichengreen in Financial Times

January 20, 2026

Economics and Political Science Professor Barry Eichengreen was featured in an article titled "Lawfare comes for the dollar with attack on the Fed" in Financial Times. 

Trump administration attacks on Federal Reserve independence threaten the dollar's global dominance, as every leading reserve currency in the past 800 years has required central banks insulated from executive interference, writes Barry Eichengreen, a professor of economics and political science.

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