Alan Greenspan died at age 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He served as Federal Reserve chairman from 1987 to 2006. He was married to journalist Andrea Mitchell.
Greenspan’s tenure entrenched deregulatory policies linked to inequality and the 2008 crisis.
“Distributional consequences and failure to curb asset bubbles”
Conservative
His long service under multiple administrations supported economic stability and growth.
“Institutional role and inflation anchoring during Republican-led periods”
Libertarian
Greenspan’s Fed leadership exemplified centralized monetary interference and boom-bust cycles.
“Erosion of market discipline and individual economic freedom”
Devil's Advocate
All views overstate the 1996 quote’s scope and treat tenure length as direct cause of later events while overlooking the 2026 date anomaly and Greenspan’s later admissions.
“Institutional continuity and unexamined sourcing weaknesses”