Gold Standard

Government interference into money creation and production harms the economy in a number of ways, including skewing the organization of division of labor.

Fiat money is the fuel of the modern Leviathan state. If we wish to have freedom, we must have sound money.

The fiat monetary system is slowly breaking down, taking the economy with it.

It is no secret that freedom, both socially and economically, are disappearing in the USA and Great Britain. The consequences will be most severe if we do not reverse these patterns.

Once upon a time, the USA had sound, reliable money. Then, a small group of "really intelligent" people decided to "improve" it. We know the rest of the story.

Poplular history says that massive government spending—made possible by ending the gold standard—ended the Great Depression. As usual, popular history is wrong.

The fiat monetary system is slowly breaking down, taking the economy with it.

In a market economy, gold is sound money. There is no need for monetary authorities when gold rules.

No matter the historical era, governments have excelled at one thing: debasing their own currency. Rome was no exception, as Roman government excesses required inflation—lots of inflation.

John Maynard Keynes derided gold-based money as a "barbarous relic," yet it was gold that enabled a long regime of honest money -- and the advance of civilization.