Money and Banking

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Gardner Goldsmith

Deflation was the great threat that never materialized, writes Gardner Goldsmith. The dollar still sinks in value.

Murray N. Rothbard

Proposals for monetary reform are ubiquitous, but Murray N. Rothbard argued for the 100% gold coin standard.

Christopher Mayer

The US government is the world's largest debtor with deficits feeding debts that pile on in increasingly larger numbers of numbing proportions, writes Christopher Mayer.

H.A. Scott Trask

With a Republican president running sky-high debts, unleashing wars, imposing protectionist trade edicts, and risking the nation’s financial future, sometimes it feels like the 19th century all over again, specifically the year 1861 and following. The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln sparked a secession movement in the southern states. In December, South Carolina seceded, and other Deep South states soon followed. Interstate commerce was disrupted, and many northeastern banks suspended specie payments. The atmosphere was one of grave political and economic crisis. Many feared war; many feared the unknown.

Frank Shostak

Greenspan says the banks are in great shape. Frank Shostak, however, notes signs of deterioration.

Christopher Mayer

Industry concentration is not usually a problem in the free market, writes Christopher Mayer. But the banking industry is hardly free.