From the Fiscal Times: Here’s Why the GOP Can’t Stop Talking About the Gold Standard

While candidates for public office love talking about the gold standard, economists don't. Here's why:

- Click here for the article.

And more:

- Wall Street Journal: Greg Ip: What Republicans Get Wrong About the Gold Standard.
- The Atlantic: Why Are Republicans So Obsessed With the Gold Standard?

"A Brief History of Money"

Here's a moderately long look at the evolution of money in general, and paper money specifically. We live in an area with fans of the gold standard. The article helps address the problems gold standards posed and why we shifted out of it.

Perhaps something to ponder as we start looking at the US Constitution and Congress' delegated power to coin money and regulate its value.