Gold Standard

While it wouldn’t solve everything, a gold audit would be a step towards sound money.

Prominent central bankers have given conflicting statements concerning gold. What soaring gold prices might indicate is that the world is now turning to gold.

Four interviews in one cut: gold’s whiplash, ballooning debt, and what it all means for your wallet.

Alex Pollock shows Hayek’s case for currency competition over central-bank monopoly—why real monetary freedom means letting monies compete.

Mark Thornton explains why $50 silver is a psychological barrier.

Gold and silver make sense—until government “helps.”

The quest for sound money is hardly a recent phenomenon. In 13th century Italy, two different gold monetary units competed with each other in the Medieval Italian economy.

The gold price is off and running this week. But, money creation isn’t listed as a cause.

Nixon’s 1971 decision didn’t just close a gold window—it opened the door to a fiat future of perpetual inflation, asset bubbles, moral hazard, and chronic economic dysfunction.

Patrick Newman reviews The Gold Standard: Retrospect and Prospect. The collection provides an honest assessment of the gold standard, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the gold standard, while also addressing alternatives such as monetary rules and cryptocurrencies