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James Rickards holds a gold bar in a vault near Zurich, Switzerland. The bar is a so-called LBMA “good delivery” bar which weigh 400 ounces (over 99.9% purity), and is worth about $700,000 at current market prices. In 1971 it was worth $14,000. ◆ WHY GOLD? That’s a question I’m asked frequently. It’s usually followed by a comment along the lines of, “I don’t get it. It’s just a shiny rock. People dig it out of the ground and then put it back in the ground. What’s the...

Last week, I ranted about the problem with our monetary system and trajectory: falling interest rates is Keynes’ evil genius plan to destroy civilization. This week, I continue the theme—if in a more measured tone—addressing the ideas predominant among the groups who are most likely to fight against Keynes’ destructionism. They are: the capitalists, the gold bugs, and the otherwise-free-marketers. I do not write this to...