Ending the Government Monopoly on Currency

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Written by Ann Shibler Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:34 // The legal tender laws of the United States are found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and grant power to Congress to “coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures.”  Nothing more. In [...]

The Gold Standard: A Standard For Freedom

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Forward: If there are only a few articles you ever read on the gold standard, this should be one of them. The reason is that it is complete. It covers the moral case for the gold standard as well as its practicality. Although beginning with the basics it incorporates some of the more intricate aspects [...]

Cash is Trash

Monday, March 30th, 2009

by Howard Katz You have probably been taught that the responsible way to handle your economic affairs was to work hard, be thrifty and invest safely. This is what the old timers did, and it worked for them. When they reached 65, they were able to retire However, the old timers lived in a country [...]