Says the NYTs today, "On July 9, 1896, William Jennings Bryan caused a sensation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with his "cross of gold" speech denouncing supporters of the gold standard. Bryan went on to win the party's nomination." We should add that he lost…
David Glasner has just begun his own blog, Uneasy Money. Glasner wrote the worthwhile book Free Banking and Monetary Reform (1989). The publisher, Cambridge University Press, wants £72 for it. Amazon sells it at about half as much new, $58, and AbeBoooks.com has used copies starting at $15. Readers who want to…
1. Why you should read this blog: If the voters or the members of a parliament are faced with the problems raised by a bill concerning the prevention of cattle diseases or the construction of an office building, they may leave the discussion of the details to…
George Selgin wrote a post on expressing ideas in words rather than mathematics. Here are my two cents of commentary. Math is useful when we want to know “how much?” How much is the U.S. economy growing? How much is the value of the dollar changing against…
US Rep Ron Paul will be holding a long awaited hearing today at 2 pm on his Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 (HR 1495). I'm offering my own little cheat sheet for the hearing here. Witnesses to include The Honorable Eric M. Thorson (testimony in PDF), Inspector…