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The NY Sun reports ‘the Senate awakes’ with the introduction of the Centennial Monetary Commission; John Tamny says bitcoin trashing unwittingly makes the case for the gold standard; Brian Domitrovic explains what investors do, and what policymakers need to do, when the price of gold falls.

Politics and Government From Forbes.com, Ralph Benko asks, one year into the master plan of the vast left wing conspiracy, if the “Mad Tea Party”

January 10, 2014

Special Edition TSS Senator John Cornyn introduces The Centennial Monetary Commission to the Senate

Senator John Cornyn introduces The Centennial Monetary Commission to the Senate. Cornyn’s bill, S. 1895, would create a Centennial Monetary Commission to review the central

January 8, 2014

Weekend Wrap Up: Nathan Lewis says the new Laissez Fair Books edition of Copernicus’ On Minting Money edited by Ralph Benko and Charles Kadlec Has Many Gems; Tyler Cowen refutes Milton Friedman on the resource cost of the gold standard

Politics and Government On Fox News, Art Laffer shares his economic predictions for 2014. On Forbes.com, John Tamny says the left and the right are

January 6, 2014

Thursday News: FT reports bond investors are braced for a new year shock; Ralph Benko writes bipartisanship is great for politicians but gridlock is better for the American people.

Politics and Government From Forbes.com, Ralph Benko writesbipartisanship is great for politicians but gridlock is better for the American people. On International Liberty, Dan Mitchell

January 2, 2014

Weekend Wrap Up: Steve Forbes and John Tamny predict President Obama’s executive orders will damage the economy; John Tamny writes Ben Affleck and movie industry finally believe in the Laffer Curve; David Reilly states The Fed may be set to buy fewer bonds but that doesn’t mean a smaller balance sheet

Politics and Government On Fox News, Steve Forbes and John Tamny predict President Obama’s executive orders will damage the economy. From Fox News, Dan Mitchell

December 29, 2013

Friday News: Paul Krugman says there is a determined march toward the gold standard; John Phelen celebrates The Fed’s 100th birthday; Martin Crutsinger explains how The Fed’s influence has expanded; Brian Domitrovic says the government gave us lightbulbs we don’t want for Christmas

Politics and Government On Forbes.com, Brian Domitrovic saysfor Christmas, the government gave us light bulbs we don’t want. Slate slams The Wolf of Wall Street

December 27, 2013

Tuesday Update: Steve Forbes says The Fed is moving in the right direction; Ralph Benko discusses how both Keynes and Copernicus observed that the debasement of money overthrows social order and governments

Politics and Government On Fox Business, Art Laffer weighs in on the IMF raising the forecast for U.S. economic growth. Monetary Reform On Fox Business,

December 24, 2013

Weekend Wrap Up: Nathan Lewis writes Judy Shelton makes an important case for a 21st century gold standard; John Taylor discusses how Bernanke will be remembered; Jon Decker discusses the decline in wealth under Bernanke

Monetary Reform From Forbes.com, Nathan Lewis writes Judy Shelton makes an important case for a 21st century gold standard. On Market Watch, Jeffry Bartash reports

December 22, 2013

Special Edition TSS- The Tapering Begins! Lewis Lehrman discusses whether Fed tapering matters; Jim Grant calls the stock market a hall of mirrors; Annalyn Kurtz writes Fed asset sheet will reach $4 trillion this week

Monetary Reform On Fox Business, Lewis Lehrman discusseswhether Fed tapering matters. From CNBC, Jim Grant calls the stock market a hall of mirrors. On CNN

December 19, 2013

Weekend Wrap Up: John Tamny writes for Paul Ryan and the Republicans, tomorrow is a day that never comes; Nathan Lewis says amid QE, banks are not sitting on their reserves.

Politics and Government From Forbes.com, John Tamny writes for Paul Ryan and the Republicans, tomorrow is the day that never comes. On The Kudlow Report,

December 15, 2013