In Front of the Iron Curtain:

How a Soviet spy gave the global economy to America — and sought to give Communism to the rest of the world

There is a man whose name you’ve likely never heard. This man was elemental in shaping the global economy for years beyond his time, and influencing geopolitics on a scale staggering for a single human being. He went head-to-head with John Maynard Keynes — and won — as though economics was just something he practiced in his spare time. The difference is, you’ve likely heard of Keynes.

Surprisingly, most of the actions and decisions made by this man did not happen out of view in back alleys or in secret meeting spots — they were made in International Forums, various governmental meetings and memoranda, and within the walls of the US Treasury.

Due to dying of a heart attack mere days after defending himself before the House Subcommittee’s hearing on Un-American Activities, we may never know the true allegiance or the motivation of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Harry Dexter White.

First let’s step back so we can appreciate the scope of what we’re talking about; how trade and currency play a part, and to ultimately understand how the actions taken by this virtually unheard of Assistant Director of the US Treasury had such huge…