Monetary Theory
Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar, The
The Gold Standard: Perspectives in the Austrian School. Edited with an Introduction by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Fr. Coughlin and Friends
Thomas Woods writes on the famous Fr. Charles Coughlin, whose writing on money is wrongly admired by some even today.
The Best Book on Money Ever Written
What's the best book on money ever written? That's an easy one: What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray N. Rothbard. The Mises Institute is bringing out a new edition, and uniting it with Rothbard's radical blueprint for monetary reform. You can help.
Bush-Style Privatization: More and More Problems
The Bush plan claims to increase capital accumulation because of its superficial emphasis on investment, writes Robert Murphy. But it is a total shell game.
Real Bills, Phony Wealth
The Real Bills Doctrine (RBD) has a long and controversial history, writes Robert Blumen. Many of the key concepts originated with the monetary crank John Law.
Social Security and the Destruction of Capital
Writes Antony Mueller: Coercive capital-based systems do not eliminate the vicious cycle of wealth destruction.
The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar
Murray Rothbard, in this classic essay originally published in 1991, offers the most "pure" proposal of all: private mintage, 100 percent reserve banking, circulating coins, full convertibility.
The Danger of the Debt Trap
Although, on a global level, consumer price inflation appears rather muted at present, writes Thorsten Polleit of Barclays, there are indications that the devaluation of money might be taking a new route.