James Grant

James Grant is an associated scholar of the Mises Institute. He founded Grant’s Interest Rate Observer in 1983 following a stint at Barron’s, where he originated the “Current Yield” column. His latest books include John Adams: Party of One; Mr. Market Miscalculates; and Mr. Speaker! The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster.

Latest work

America’s Experiment in Zero-Gravity Finance

10/12/2022 James Grant

Recorded at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona on October 6th, 2022.

James Grant: The United States of Insolvency

04/29/2016 James Grant Jeff Deist

When did fiscal and monetary sanity become a radical position in America? Jeff Deist interviews Jim Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer.

James Grant: The Forgotten Depression

05/22/2015 James Grant Jeff Deist

James Grant discusses his new book, The Forgotten Depression.

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