All Posts Tagged With: "sound money"
A Return to Gold?
“Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was to debauch the currency. . . . Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society. . . .The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the [...]
30Nov2011 | and John L. Chapman | 13 comments | ContinuedWhere Have All the Monetary Cranks Gone?
“Monetary crank” was never exactly a household phrase, but I know for certain it was much more widely used and understood a century ago than it is today. If you had nutty ideas about money, you were a monetary crank.
22Feb2010 | Lawrence W. Reed | 8 comments | ContinuedInflation as Income Distribution
The Federal Reserve has been pumping hundreds of billions of newly created dollars into “the economy.” Much of that money has been sent to Wall Street to bailout large, struggling firms. But that’s just the beginning. President-elect Obama says that since he needs to “stimulate the economy” we can look forward to trillion-dollar budget deficits [...]
9Jan2009 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedJames U. Blanchard III: Champion of Liberty and Sound Money
Great movements are marked by the dedication and accomplishments of steadfast individuals who make the most of every moment, every opportunity, and every available resource. When those great men and women pass from the scene, they leave behind untold numbers of friends and followers who derive comfort from their memory and inspiration from their deeds.
1Aug1999 | Lawrence W. Reed | 2 comments | ContinuedPrinciple & Interest: Thomas Jefferson and the Problem of Debt
Mr. French is a vice president in commercial real estate lending for a bank in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his History of Economics classes, Murray Rothbard told us that it was important not just to study what policies and theories held sway during the past, but to examine why certain economists or politicians advocated the [...]
1Oct1996 | Douglas E. French | 0 comments | Continued-
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