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Category Archives: Let’s Get Physical
The Mexican Congress Debates the Monetization of the ‘Libertad‘ Silver Ounce
On September 13th I participated in the Forum for “The Promotion of Savings by Mexicans” organized by the group “Legislators in Favor of Savings by the People” who are members of the Chamber of Deputies (i.e. “Congressmen”) in the Mexican … Continue reading
Less than 20% of Americans say they’re living the American Dream
“The American Dream has become a nightmare…” ~ Singer/song-writer, Steve Vaus Fewer than one in five Americans feel like they’re living the American Dream, according to Hearth Insights’ 2017 State of the American Dream report, which surveyed 2,000 people. That … Continue reading
Why Gold is Money
It’s an unfortunate historical anomaly that people think about the paper in their wallets as money. The dollar is, technically, a currency. A currency is a government substitute for money. But gold is money. Now, why do I say that? … Continue reading
The World Gold Standard of 1870-1914: the Most Perfect Monetary System Ever …
The most perfect monetary system humans have yet created was the world gold standard system of the late 19th century, roughly 1870-1914. We dont have to hypothesize too much about what a new world gold standard system could look like. … Continue reading
Historical Sketch of Paper Currency
ART. XIII. -HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PAPER CURRENCY Hon. C. Gayarre, pp. 77-87, 1866 INVENTION OF PAPER MONEY- FRENCH EXPERIENCE – JOHN LAW ENGLISH EXPERIMENTS – COLONIAL – RUSSIAN – CONFEDERATE STATES – OUR NATIONAL CURRENCY. This article, which has been … Continue reading
Franklin D. Roosevelt & Gold Confiscation
Facsimile of Executive order April 5, 1933 (emphasis added) POSTMASTER: PLEASE POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE. JAMES A. FARLEY, Postmaster GeneralUNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT issued April 5, 1933 all persons are required to deliver ON OR BEFORE … Continue reading
Gold and Economic Freedom
This article originally appeared in Ayn Rand’s newsletter: The Objectivist published in 1966, and reprinted in her book, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. Unlike his years as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Greenspan can speak in English when he wants to … Continue reading
The Legend of Jacque Dupré
At the end of World War I, in the year 1918, Frenchman Jacque Dupré inherited the equivalent of $325,000.00 American dollars. Dupré used his inheritance wisely by converting it all into French, 20 franc gold coins. Each day for the … Continue reading
GOLD: A Valuable Thing to Store
Gold is a valuable thing to store. However, it is not a store of value. Gold has intrinsic properties that make it valuable. However, it does not have intrinsic value. I mention this, because, at some point, you will read … Continue reading
The Truth About Money
When you look closely at the money in your wallet or purse, you will notice, at the top of each bill, the words Federal Reserve Note. What is the Federal Reserve? Most Americans cannot answer that question. This is quite … Continue reading