Gold Standard

The dollar's last tie to gold was severed 45 years ago. Gold had always been an inconvenience for governments looking for more debt and spending.

Recorded at Mises University 2016.

This new issue features important contributions to monetary theory and policy, a novel program for re-establishing gold money, and much more.

Grant: "I think both the institution of government-credit money and of credit are in a tough way."

Written in 1968, Hazlitt discusses libertarian strategy, why Big Business won't defend capitalism, and the importance of defending sound money.

Texas is moving ahead with its plan to build an independent gold storage facility where ordinary people can have accounts.

From The Quotable Mises, Ludwig von Mises's best nine quotes on gold and the gold standard.

The Trump phenomenon, Brexit, and the ongoing wars against sound money illustrate the growing divide between the voters and the elites.

Jeff Deist and Jim Rickards discuss gold in the context of current geopolitics and enduring myths about monetary growth.

In spite of Ben Bernanke's assurances to the contrary, it is clear that China still sees gold as money.