For Whom Does Terri Schiavo’s Bell Toll?
Perhaps I am confused. Perhaps I need counseling. But I do not understand why the intervention of the courts of the General Government, or...
Will the Coming Monetary Crisis Provide Opportunity for Reform?
Investment advisors often remind their clients that the Chinese character for "crisis" also means "opportunity". Similarly, many people argue, expect, and even hope that...
Are Monetary and Banking Crisis Inevitable in the Near Future?
Contrary to a widespread belief, socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe did not collapse because of the clever geostrategic maneuvers of the...
The Trojan Horse of Social Security “Reform”
All too often, the remedies politicians put forward for problems they have created only make matters worse. That is definitely the case with the...
“Homeland Security”—For What and for Whom?
Why do so many Americans think that "homeland security" means what they think it means?
Americans have learned the painful lesson that what "is" going...
Trashing the Constitution
Introduction by Dr. Lawrence Parks, Executive Director, FAMEBefore I introduce Dr. Vieira, I want to spend less than two minutes positioning his topic. Our...
The Forgotten Role of the Constitution in Monetary Law
The author wishes to thank the National Alliance for Constitutional Money for its support and Dr. Lawrence M. Parks, Executive Director of the Foundation...
Gangster Government
The following is a transcript of Dr. Edwin Vieira's Presentation at the National Press Club, June 29, 2000
Dr. Edwin Vieira is a graduate...
How to Restore Constitutional Money: The Challenge
The following is a transcript that addresses the subject, "How to Restore Constitutional Money: The Challenge". It is from The Conservative Caucus Foundation at...
What is a “Dollar”?
"What Is A "Dollar"?AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION IN MONETARY POLICY National Alliance for Constitutional Money Monograph No. 6 by Edwin Vieira, Jr.ForewordToday, all...
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