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Larry Feltes

Larry Feltes is a polymath as a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, farmer, economist, educator, financial management executive, and entrepreneurial consultant. Raised on a farm in West Chicago, he brings salt-of-the-earth, Pentagon, and strategic perspectives to bear on complex policy and economic issues. He has a BS in Economics (University of Wisconsin/ River Falls), MBA (University of Utah), and MPA (Auburn University) degrees and substantial Professional Military Education at Air University and National Defense University. He and his wife Shirley Conibear, MD, MPH live in Barrington, Illinois.

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From Fed Failures to Inflation and Stablecoins: America’s Trust Is Cracking

Article By Lynn Parramore | Feb 23, 2026

Authors Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes argue that declining public confidence in government and financial institutions is putting the U.S. economy in peril — and a crisis could come faster than you think.