In 1955 a hit song with the unlikely title “16 Tons” became the then second largest selling record of all time, having sold about 20 million copies, according to Doris Day.[i] To this day, there is hardly anyone who was born before 1945, and many even thereafter, who doesn’t recall Tennessee Ernie Ford’s soulful rendition. […]
The Most Important Worker Right: The Right to be Paid with Real Money
When is “Free-trade” not Free-trade? When it’s done with fake, a.k.a., “fiat” money
Free Trade Principles: The meaning of free trade is that trading partners should be able to trade lawful goods and services in fully informed voluntary transactions without hindrance or subsidy. When Adam Smith in his seminal The Wealth of Nations circa 1776 and classical economist David Ricardo in his On the Principles of Political Economy […]
Larry Parks Testifies Before the US Congress
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Larry Parks Testimony on Montana Sound Money Bill (HB 639): Collapse of the Dollar
On March 12, 2009, the Montana House State Administration Committee held a hearing on HB 639, the “Sound Money Bill” This is the testimony of Dr. Lawrence Parks at that hearing. Dr. Parks is the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME). He is also the author of the acclaimed […]
The Larry Parks Show: More Lies
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The Larry Parks Show: Fixing The System
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How Real US Money Became Bogus, aka, Fiat, Money
United States Silver Money This is silver money. It is in fact and in law a one dollar coin as provided for by the Coinage Act of 1792. It is in conformity with the dollar referred to in the 7th Amendment to the Constitution. This is not a dollar. It is a promise to pay […]
Six Reasons Why Promoting the Gold Standard is a Mistake
Promoting the “gold standard,” even with modifiers such as “classical,” “pure,” “100%” and others, or any monetary regime whereby paper money is “backed by,” “redeemable into,” “pegged to” or in any other way related to gold is a mistake for six reasons: The gold standard is not authorized by the Constitution. The only money authorized […]
Larry Parks interviews Seth Lipsky, Editor, NY Sun, “It Shines for All: The Gold Standard Editorials of The New York Sun”
“This brilliant book is The Federalist Papers for a gold standard. It succinctly, dazzlingly – and convincingly – makes the irrefutable case for re-linking the battered dollar to gold. Alexander Hamilton would have been impressed – and you will be, too.” — Steve Forbes “Classics of the editorial writing genre — just in time for […]
Larry Parks interviews Seth Lipsky about his book “The Citizen’s Constitution”
Larry Parks interviews Seth Lipsky about his book The Citizen’s Constitution. Pocket versions of the Constitution of the United States of America abound, as do multi-volume commentaries, scholarly histories of its writing, and political posturings of various clauses. But what if you want a delightfully quick, witty, and readable reference that, in one compact volume, […]