How Gold Once Balanced the World’s Economies — And Why It Matters Now

For most of recorded history, trade between nations was governed not by policy meetings or central bank coordination — but by gold. Here’s how the gold standard’s built-in correction mechanism worked, and what its absence means for the $102 trillion in global public debt recorded as of 2024.
What Is the Gold Standard? A Complete History From 1873 to Today

The history of the gold standard is a 140-year story of broken promises — from gold-backed currency to the 1971 Nixon shock that made every currency on earth fiat overnight. Here’s what it means for your money.
