Friday News: Steve Forbes's new book Money says stable money, which can only be achieved through a gold standard, is the way to a true recovery and a prosperous economy; Nathan Lewis observes that once 'economic growth' means making things that are beautiful, fun and environmentally sound ... we would naturally want more of it.

Politics and Government

From Newsmax, Stephen Moore writes President Obama would flunk his economics course.

Monetary Reform

Steve Forbes's new book Money says "Stable money, which can only be achieved through a gold standard, is the way to a true recovery and a prosperous economy." Also on Forbes.com, Steve Forbes is interviewed on his new book MONEY: How The Destruction Of The Dollar Threatens The Global Economy And What We Can Do About It.  Available for purchase on Amazon.com

In Forbes.com, Nathan Lewis observes that "Once 'economic growth' means making things that are beautiful, fun and environmentally sound ... we would naturally want more of it."

From Barrons, Robert Prechter attacks 40 years of fake money and economic rot.

In TGSN, Ralph Benko shows the world’s largest gold crystal nugget; Kathleen Packard criticizes the low-wage recovery.

Tax

From Forbes.com, Steve Forbes believes President Obama’s biggest lie was his pledge to cut taxes.

ATR contrasts the tax records of Republican and Democrat Governors.

Spending

At International Liberty, Dan Mitchell explains how Obamacare’s failures are forcing states to cough up more money.