October 12th, 2009 
Ever heard the phrase “the medium is the message”? In the case of the rap in “End The Fed,” the anti-Federal Reserve music video below, the medium is actually, well, distracting. (Via Reason)
An artist named Sleuth has hit YouTube with a song that mixes classical economics theory, the politics of Ron Paul and even a reference to economist and housing expert Robert Shiller. But with lyrics like those printed below, it may just be a little hard to take Sleuth’s message serious. From the song:
“End the Fed, End the Fed
Coin gold and silver when the Fed is dead
A free market money that the founders meant
the best way to reign in the government”
Or take, for example, lines like these: “In the old days they had a bowl of dust, these days we have a belt of rust.”
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