Monday summary: Benko urges Romney to embrace sound money; Bell and Cannon handicap the economic debate; Lewis on the dollar and the middle class.

From Forbes, Ralph Benko urges Mitt Romney to embrace sound money to counter the President’s back-to-Bush charge.

In The Weekly Standard, Jeff Bell and Frank Cannon suggest Romney focus on future growth rather than getting stuck debating blame.

At Forbes, Nathan Lewis argues the dollar’s devaluation since 1971 explains the decline of middle class wages.

On The Kudlow Report, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher discusses Fed policy, but doesn’t see immediate deflation:

At Forbes, John Tamny urges conservatives not to fall into seeing themselves as victims.

In The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports Orrin Hatch’s highlighting his supply-side credentials in his tough re-election campaign.

At Calafia Beach Pundit, Scott Grannis suggests the great deleveraging is near its end.

The NY Sun notes the close vote on past important Supreme Court cases, including the most important Legal Tender ruling concerning paper money in 1871.

The WSJ reports progressive attacks on the NFIB for opposing Obamacare.

The WSJ Europe counsels Spain to avoid tax increases.

Bloomberg argues that states with no income tax have no improved growth.

Monday round up: Lewis on gold; Frezza on trickle-down inflation; Tamny on China's debt purchases.

From Forbes, Nathan Lewis explains the simplicity of gold-linked money.

On RCM, Bill Frezza argues supply-side critics are wrong to oppose sound money.

The NY Sun highlights the decline in confidence in the Federal Reserve even as it becomes more transparent.

On The Kudlow Report, Home Depot Bernie Marcus debates the free enterprise system:



In Forbes, John Tamny critiques a TV show’s bad economics about China and US treasuries.

From FT/Alphaville, Izabella Kaminska notes the world’s move to gold as safe collateral.

In The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol predicts Mitt Romney will win the presidency if he focuses on issues.

At The WSJ, Bill McGurn blames the tax code for a significant increase in US expatriates renouncing their citizenship.



In The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports on Orrin Hatch’s (UT) Tea party primary opponent.

Wednesday summary: Woodhill discounts the Dow against gold; Rahn on spending; Cruz advocates sound money.

From Forbes, Louis Woodhill measures the Dow’s value against gold.

In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn suggests government spending cuts would spur growth.

The NY Sun recounts the five policy errors that wreck a recovery.

On The Kudlow Report, Jimmy Pethokoukis and Steve Forbes preview the GOP debate:



At TGSN, Lew Lehrman argues the gold standard bolstered investor confidence.

On NRO, Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz includes sound money in his jobs plan.

The Daily Caller reports Steve Forbes endorses Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT) for re-election.

On Kudlow, former US Rep. Dick Armey (TX) debates the President’s upcoming jobs speech:

 

From Reason TV, George Gilder discusses supply-side economics, Israel, the traditional family and technology.

Weekend round up: Lewis on Bretton Woods; Glassman on growth; Pethokoukis on jobs and the election.

From Forbes, Nathan Lewis explains the trauma caused by the collapse of the Bretton Woods monetary system four decades ago.

On Forbes, James Glassman argues faster growth will lower the deficit.

At Forbes, Peter Ferrara suggests economic equality proposals lead to poverty.

On The Kudlow Report, James Pethokoukis discusses jobs and the 2012 election:




On RCM, Pat Buchanan rebuts extreme tax increase rhetoric.

In The Washington Post, Bruce Bartlett examines the debt ceiling.

At The Tax Foundation, Stephen Moore discusses the tax increases and the debt.

Canada’s National Post covers the Tea Party’s embrace of the gold standard (h/t: Ralph Benko).

On the Senate floor, Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT) argues for shared prosperity rather than shared sacrifice:




On COAL, Paul Krugman worries that gold bugs have taken over the GOP.

From Calafia Beach Pundit, Scott Grannis reports a rise in the money supply.

At NRO, Brian Bolduc explains on Utah’s Sound Money Act.

On Hot Air, Jazz Shaw critiques the Laffer Curve.