It's time for the monthly AMA -- send me your questions, it's my favorite post of the month.

In this week's links, I discuss the divided FOMC, a new paper on when businesses sue their regulators, thoughts on bank robberies, a movie review movie, & reflections on why my bpm spikes so hard at elevation. Link below.

In today’s personal post I write about mentorship and the ways I have sometimes mismanaged it. Take a look, link in comments.

Last week the Tenth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in Custodia Bank vs the Federal Reserve. Custodia lost in a 2-1 decision. I think the Fed — through its behavior throughout the process — has lost far more. Today’s deep dive looks at why, link below.

What is happening in bank supervision at the Fed? And what should we make of the split dissents at the FOMC? Plus a mini review of Andrew Ross Sorkin’s marvelous new book, some thoughts on reversible bike stems, and (though you were not expecting this) a link to an essay on Burning Man. Link below!

Earlier this month I wrote about my experiences with anti-Mormonism. What I didn’t expect was one of the people I mentioned, fully anonymized, would see himself in it and reach out to me to discuss. What followed was one of the most remarkable exchanges I have ever had. Link in the comments below.

How should we think about the Fed chair sweepstakes? What does it mean when candidates say weird things on the path to nomination? How do you pronounce Bessent? All this and more in today’s newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

Publication day! @seanvanatta.bsky.social and I are proud of this book and hope you’ll love it. Let us know what you think!

In Private Finance, Public Power, Peter Conti-Brown & Sean Vanatta offer a new history of finance & public policy in the United States by examining the idiosyncratic way the nation manages financial risk across the public-private divide. Out June 24. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Super fun show this week with @seanvanatta.bsky.social and @petercontibrown.bsky.social on their new history of bank supervision in the United States. We also cover the recent SCOTUS case on POTUS removing Fed governors, powerlifting, and more! www.mercatus.org/macro-musing... (1/n)

What do powerlifting and economic hysteresis have in common? My latest newsletter explores this connection, building on @petercontibrown.bsky.social Conti-Brown's powerlifting journey and @lucafornaro.bsky.social's hysteresis research. macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/let-it-fai...

This is really extraordinary. A close friend from South Korea told me over dinner last week that in his mind Korea has only two enemies: China and Japan. This is starting to change.

Some various thoughts on Fed independence and agency independence, stablecoin legislation, an upcoming conference, and my first real half marathon. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/tuesday-li...

First review of Private Finance, Public Power by @stevenkelly49.bsky.social ! Check it out and preorder now!

In American Banker, I review (spoiler alert: positively) @petercontibrown.bsky.social and @seanvanatta.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the history of bank supervision in America:

Tuesday's links on debanking, Trump & the Fed, Musk & the Fed, DEI, and Bill Gates (and I guess Bill Clinton) open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

“As the saying goes, if you pick up one end of the stick, you pick up the other,” Peter Conti-Brown, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, said. “The Fed is a single stick.” www.semafor.com/article/02/2... @petercontibrown.bsky.social

Personal post below. My son’s Valentine’s candy triggered a painful memory that ambushed me this week. That memory, his reaction, and when past is neither prologue nor even really past. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/fun-dip

Personal post below. My son’s Valentine’s candy triggered a painful memory that ambushed me this week. That memory, his reaction, and when past is neither prologue nor even really past. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/fun-dip

Monday links where I talk about debanking, Rodney Hood's appointment, Fed politics, Marxist errors, why we should tune out a bit more, and why I cannot get enough of the Kelce-Swift-Mahomes-Reid frowny-face memes. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/monday-lin...

Some thoughts on our political moment, kakistocracy, and Percy Bysshe Shelley's Ozymandias (also the neuroplasticity of teenage brains). open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

Mailbag time at the blog—send me your questions, link here: open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

A “crypto Glass-Steagal” is worth considering in the US. Like if your coinbase, you can facilitate trading in the regulatory blessed crypto (ETH, BTC) or memecoins but not both

Today's post on what I am reading, including on Fed and climate, Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, memecoins, Musk's knowledge consumption function, and Macro Musings. Take a look! petercontibrown.substack.com/p/monday-lin...

I had a wonderful conversation with @davidbeckworth.bsky.social on Macro Musings about Trump, the Fed, and my Substack among much else. Listen below. macromusings.libsyn.com/peter-conti-...

Today’s personal essay is my 9-year-old self, a traumatic move, a great teacher, and a big fishy lie. Take a look! petercontibrown.substack.com/p/fish-stori...

This was about avoiding fights on peripheral issues (or issues other than monetary policy independence) in order to close ranks around preserving monetary policy independence. @petercontibrown.bsky.social put it well here petercontibrown.substack.com/p/the-partis...

I thought I would step back a bit from blogging in 2025, but Michael Barr's resignation is this Fed governance scholar's Super Bowl. Here is my second take after a day to reflect. open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

In today's personal post, I write about the worst Christmas of my life, in 2008, and the beautiful spring that followed. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/rememberin...

The complicated options for Michael Barr petercontibrown.substack.com/p/the-compli...

We have page proofs, @petercontibrown.bsky.social ! Just in time for the holidays.... press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

My thoughts today on Trump's new Treasury Secretary, why banks fail, the Fed's monetary policy review, John Rawls as the answer to the Democratic Party's problems, and socially acceptable religious bigotry. Take a look!

This week's personal essay is a meditation on the meaning of legacy, using the example of my grandfather and hero, Charles Brown. Take a look: open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

It’s Q&A time at the blog. Nothing off the table. Send them my way. See below for details. open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

Jay Powell may be the most effective central banker in the Fed's history, a designation I explain at length in my latest below. We may need his skill set in the coming months more than ever before. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/jay-powell...

When I teach business ethics at Wharton, my class motto is "Vulnerable, Not Fragile." In today's newsletter, I explain why. petercontibrown.substack.com/p/vulnerable...

Monday links is up at my blog. I talk about the social value of payments innovation, banking regulation and politics, deposit insurance, and--not to navel gaze too much--why I moved to Bluesky. Take a look! open.substack.com/pub/petercon...

My weekly personal essay at my blog today is a post about why I love powerlifting and why it is more like Tai Chi and less like Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson. Take a look! petercontibrown.substack.com/p/resilience...

I can already see glimpses of the golden era of Twitter here, when I would learn smart views on technical topics while also keeping up with the news. My own contributions will range from central banking, financial history, powerlifting, religion, and more. Looking forward to the discussions.