“The Gold Standard” by Horace White

“The Gold Standard” by Horace White

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized

Horace White. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Originally posted on Thursday, January 30th, 2014 Horace White, on June 20 1893, addressed the Congress of Bankers and Financiers at Chicago.  His topic, “The Gold Standard.  How it came into the world and why it will...
Were the Beatles Closet Gold Bugs?

Were the Beatles Closet Gold Bugs?

by | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

McKinley Campaign Lapel Pin courtesy of Ithaca College Originally posted on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 The first volume of a history of a new, reportedly definitive, work on the Beatles, Tune In, by Mark Lewisohn, begins with a brief introduction to … British...
Jefferson’s Notes Courtesy of Judy Shelton

Jefferson’s Notes Courtesy of Judy Shelton

by | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Originally posted on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 Shelton’s edition contains Jefferson’s notes both in facsimile and text and is embellished by her own valuable introduction. Dr. Shelton’s introduction observes: In the...
John Law, the first “millionaire”

John Law, the first “millionaire”

by | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

Originally posted on Thursday, January 16th, 2014 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s James Narron and David Skeie continue, in the NY Fed’s Liberty Street Economics continues its superb lessons from history, entitled Crisis Chronicles, to recount the...