1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jeffrey Lacker is a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he served as its head from 2004 to 2017. Jeffrey is now a senior affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center and is also a returning guest to the podcast. He rejoins David on Macro Musings to talk about a wide range of Fed governance issues, including the evolving nature of governance at the Fed, the increasing politicization of the central bank, its continuing relationship with Congress, and a lot more. &amp;nbsp; Transcript for this week’s episode. &amp;nbsp; Jeffrey’s Mercatus profile Jeffrey’s website Jeffrey’s Richmond Fed archive &amp;nbsp; David Beckworth’s Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@Macro_Musings &amp;nbsp; Join the Macro Musings&amp;nbsp;mailing list! Check out our Macro Musings merch! &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; *Governance and Diversity at the Federal Reserve* by Jeffrey Lacker &amp;nbsp; *Some Questions About the Fed’s Monetary Policy Operating Regime* by Jeffrey Lacker &amp;nbsp; *The Legacy of Bennett McCallum and Lessons for Monetary Policy Today* an event hosted by the Mercatus Center &amp;nbsp; *Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum* by Macro Musings &amp;nbsp; *What Can the Fed Do About the Deficit? Nothing* by Greg Ip Macro Musings with David Beckworth http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29896608/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/171098188