Today in History: Coinage Act of 1792 Passed
Today in history, the Coinage Act of 1792 was passed. It was the first attempt, under the current Constitution, to establish a coinage system for the United States. The coins were based on a decimal system, championed by Thomas Jefferson and Robert Morris in the...
The Federal Reserve: Enemy of American Workers
According to numbers released by the US government, consumer prices have increased by 7.5 percent in the past year, the steepest increase since 1982. The actual price increases are even worse than the government numbers suggest, given that the “official” statistics...
Taxing the Exchange of Dollars for Monetary Metals Is an Atrocious Policy
Last year was a good year for state-level sound money legislation across the United States. 2022 could be even better. Building on the success enjoyed by sound money advocates in Arkansas and Ohio last year, more than a half dozen states are now considering...