Gold and the Myth of "Fed Independence"
August 27th, 2025 • The Federal Reserve is an inherently political institution - not only because the seven members of its Board of Governors are appointed by the President with Senate confirmation, but also because America's entire monetary system is political in nature.
Evidence Shows Silver and Gold Were Used Much Earlier Than Originally Thought
August 22nd, 2025 • This historic archaeological discovery of silver and gold money supports Carl Menger's and the Austrian School of Economics’s theory on the origin of money.
Sound Money Saved the American Revolution
July 9th, 2025 • Sound money—gold and silver—helped win the American Revolution and remains vital to liberty. Larry Reed and Money Metals explore its historic role and modern revival in this 4th of July podcast.
Incremental Steps Toward Sound Money
July 6th, 2025 • Today’s dollar is nothing like it was intended when the U.S. Constitution was written and ratified nearly 240 years ago.
Paper Money as a Weapon of War
April 29th, 2025 • Perhaps none of those ships wreaked more havoc than HMS Phoenix, and it accomplished its devious work not with a cannon but with a printing press.
Ruining the Money
April 23rd, 2025 • By the start of the 20th Century, governments and their diplomats around the world dubbed the (Turkish) Ottoman Empire “the sick man of Europe.”
The Coinage Act of 1792: Then and Now
April 1st, 2025 • Long before fiat currency, digital dollars, or cryptocurrency, America’s Founders sought to anchor the young nation’s economy in gold and silver, i.e. sound money.
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