Topic
Government Debt
Discover key takeaways from 2 podcast episodes about this topic.
Richard NixonGold StandardNixon Shock
Feb 19, 2026Richard Nixon’s Biggest Mistake Wasn’t Watergate, It Was This | Presidents Series | Jeffrey Tucker
Jeffrey Tucker argues that Richard Nixon's decision to end the dollar's convertibility to gold and impose wage and price controls in 1971 was a more catastrophic mistake than Watergate, unleashing unchecked government spending and inflation that fundamentally reshaped the American economy.
Gold vs. S&P 500US Dollar DeclineInflation Definition
Jan 26, 2026Peter Schiff on Gold’s Dominance Over the S&P and the Plot to Stop You From Noticing
Peter Schiff argues that gold has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 since 2000 when priced in real terms, exposing the illusion of dollar-denominated prosperity and predicting a looming dollar crisis as the world moves away from the US currency.
