Executive Order 6102: A Deep Dive into FDR’s Gold Confiscation Program
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s gold confiscation order in 1933 attempted to remove most gold from private hands. But due to widespread noncompliance, it ultimately failed to accomplish that goal. Nevertheless, the order and the acts that followed still wreaked havoc on...
Utah’s Step-By-Step Strategy in Support of Sound Money
“End the Fed” is a popular slogan among supporters of sound money, but it’s almost certain that Congress will never shut down its own money printer. So, as the Founders repeatedly advised, it’s up to the people of the states to get the job done. Since 2011, people in...
Small Victories for Sound Money: More States Repealing Sales Tax on Gold and Silver
Assessing a state sales tax on the purchase of gold and silver is becoming an outmoded, indeed outrageous, practice – but a small number of U.S. states still engage in it. That number is shrinking as more states repeal those onerous taxes. Several of the remaining...