Weekend Wrap Up: On Free Banking, Kurt Schuler distinguishes between the classical gold standard and the gold exchange standard.

Monetary Reform

On Free Banking, Kurt Schuler distinguishes between the classical gold standard and the gold exchange standard.

Detlev's unimpressed by Mark Carney.  (And Larry Summers.)

In The WSJ, Gregory Zuckerman discusses how Fed action, Syria, have impacted investors.

From TGSN, Ralph Benko shares historian Pierre Vilar’s observations on gold and money.

Tax

At The Fiscal Times, Yuval Rosenberg reports on the Tax Foundation’s optimism for tax reform.

From ATR, Tucker Nelson explains how President Obama is putting the “labor” in your labor day.

Spending

On The WSJ, David Malpass proposes a debt ceiling strategy for the GOP.

At Townhall.com, Dan Mitchell presents a fascinating column demonstrating that "Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Obama is Not the biggest spender of them all"

In Forbes.com, Jerry Bowyers continues his interview series with George Gilder.

At The Kudlow Report, Larry Kudlow analyzes the budget negotiations.