Who is John Maynard Keynes from The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve and what is their importance?

Keynes was a British economist who believed in regulating economics to reduce the effects of recessions in the business cycle and to moderate the boom times so they would not get out of control. His ideas led to a major school in economics thought called Keynesian economics. The author characterized Keynes as having been mostly in the wrong and probably part of the conspiracy to socialize the world.