Has the Famous Populist “Cross of Gold” Speech Been Unfairly Tarred by Anti-Semitism?
July 9 marks the 120th anniversary of Populist leader William Jennings Bryan’s famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention.
The Gold Standard is Bad Economics
Why, in the face of international economic ruin, did so many countries persist in maintaining the gold standard leading up to the Great Depression?