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Ralph Benko

Ralph Benko

Ralph Benko is senior advisor, economics, for American Principles in Action, in Washington, DC, specializing in the gold standard and advisor to and editor of the Lehrman Institute's The Gold Standard Now. He is editor-in-chief of thesupplyside.blogspot.com. With Charles Kadlec, he is co-author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty available for free download here. Benko and Kadlec are co-editors of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money. He also manages the Facebook page The Gold Standard. Follow him on Twitter as TheWebster.

Pulitzer’s Advice Applies To Krugman: “Put It Before Them…Above All, Accurately”
Economics, Ethics23 July 14<23 July 14

Pulitzer’s Advice Applies To Krugman: “Put It Before Them…Above All, Accurately”

[Editor’s Note: We will keep our readers apprised of developments in the exchange between Paul Krugman and The Cobden Centre regular Ralph Benko.]  Professor…

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Economics, Politics22 July 14<22 July 14

Is Paul Krugman Leaving Princeton In Quiet Disgrace?

Professor Paul Krugman is leaving Princeton.  Is he leaving in disgrace? Not long, as these things go, before his departure was announced Krugman thoroughly was…

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Signs Of The Gold Standard Emerging From Great Britain?
Economics, Money, Politics1 July 14<17 July 14

Signs Of The Gold Standard Emerging From Great Britain?

Comes now to respectful international attention a volume entitled War and Gold: A 500-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt by Member of Parliament Kwasi Kwarteng. …

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Economics, Free Trade, Politics24 June 14<24 June 14

Paul Volcker’s Call For A ‘New Bretton Woods’ Is Important

Seth Lipsky, the editor of the storied New York Sun (a brand distinguished by the long residency of Henry Hazlitt), recently, in the Wall Street Journal, brought…

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Peace14 March 14<11 March 14

Chuck Hagel Propels Barack Obama Into History

With his thoughtful restructuring of America’s military, secretary of defense Chuck Hagel — a Republican — has cemented Obama’s signature legacy: restoring America to…

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Economics28 December 13<27 December 13

Keynes and Copernicus: the debasement of money overthrows the social order and governments

The United States Senate moves toward the confirmation of Janet Yellen, now posited for next January 6th, as chair of the Federal Reserve System….

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Economics27 August 13<27 August 13

It’s time for a ‘national conversation’ about the revival of sound money

A view from America … The growth gap of the current recovery compared to an average recovery is $1.3 trillion below normal. (Trillion.  With a t.)…

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Peace3 March 13<4 March 13

Women in Palestine and Israel must take centre stage

Recently, in the offices of the Mayor of the city of Nablus, Palestine, the missing pieces that would permit a just and lasting peace…

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Economics5 February 13<5 February 13

Yes Virginia, there is a constitutional monetary unit

A view from America … Last week, the Virginia House of Delegates Rules Committee passed, by an 11 – 1 bipartisan majority, a bill to establish “a joint…

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Economics5 December 12<5 December 12

The chief suspect in the crime of ghastly unemployment

A view from America … The only plank remaining under notable discussion from either national convention platform of 2012 is the GOP platform’s call…

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