by Ralph Benko | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 “When I was home that summer I took part in a small neighborhood debate in which I supported the gold standard. The study I put on this subject well repaid me.” — Calvin Coolidge The...
by Ralph Benko | Dec 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 “Bank-Notes, _ Paper-Money, _ French Alarmists, _ o, the Devil, the Devil! _ ah! poor John-Bull!” James Gillray was a famous British late 18th century caricaturist satirizing, among other things, British...
by Ralph Benko | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Share “Why do we not switch then to a monetary unit such as gold, which is at the very least an international constant and indicator which has maintained its honor throughout history. This is something to think...
by Ralph Benko | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, December 06, 2012 Share A recent Bank of Greece working paper makes a striking contribution to the scholarly discourse around the gold standard … as well as some trenchant observations about the Eurozone crisis in which the nation...
by Ralph Benko | Dec 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2012 Share In a gesture worthy of his achievements as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the State of South Carolina bestowed upon Ben Bernanke the signal honor of … naming a rural highway exit ramp (Exit 190) in...
by Ralph Benko | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 CelebrityNetWorth.com recently generated world headlines by announcing that someone few had ever heard of, 14th century African emperor Mansu Mansa, was the wealthiest person who ever lived — worth $400 billion,...
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