Recognition for TheGoldStandardNow.org

Recognition for TheGoldStandardNow.org

Image courtesy of National Bloggers Club Originally posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2014 TheGoldStandardNow.org recently was nominated by the largest association of policy bloggers in America (and likely the world), the National Bloggers Club, for recognition as...
Russia, Ukraine, and the State of the Dollar

Russia, Ukraine, and the State of the Dollar

Flag of Ukraine over the Lviv Theater, creative commons image by Andrew J.Kurbiko  Originally posted on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 As matters in Ukraine created tension between the West and Russia, a figure on Vladimir Putin’s periphery suggested that Russia...

Harvey Gold Misunderstands the Gold Standard

Originally posted on Thursday, March 20th, 2014 About a year ago (and eventually noticed here), Harvey Gold, a blogger at Liberal Beef,  indulged himself in a long ridicule of the gold standard and of former Congressman Ron Paul: “Panic Must Be Rampant Among...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Leprechaun Gold

Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Leprechaun Gold

Courtesy of Wikipedia Originally posted on Monday, March 17th, 2014 It is well known fact that every leprechaun is possessed of a pot of gold. From Irish Wonders by D. R. McAnally, Jr. (1888): “Mind ye,” said a Kerry peasant, “the onliest time ye can...
The Largest Gold Statue in the World

The Largest Gold Statue in the World

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Originally posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2014 The largest gold statue in the world is said to be that of The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan Patimakon. This statue was plastered over, thought to be in anticipation...