The 21st Century Case for Gold
A New Information Theory of Money

He argues that Bitcoin is the new gold but I agree with Nassim Taleb here that it seems like a misguided idea. Additionally, the benefits we have had from monetarism is amazing and while I respect Gilder's perspective that 1) currencies should be restricted from trading to avoid variability, 2) know......more

Gilder argues that gold is great because extracting it is so slow and steady that its value becomes almost purely a function of time, and therefore gold becomes a commodity with steady value that can serve as an excellent "meter" for measuring other economic goods and services. The bit about "measur......more

I like George Gilder. He's smart and iconoclastic, not afraid to take an unpopular position and consider the possibility it might be right even though there are a hundred reasons why others think that it is wrong. So I enjoyed his idea that maybe what we need after all is to go back on the gold stan......more

Intelligent and unbiased argument on why gold standard is a viable argument. I don't necessarily agree or disagree with the arguments, but appreciate how they were presented. This was especially a good read adjacent to The Bitcoin Standard, as there are multiple proposals of solutions to the same pr......more

Definitely highlighted some interesting points, and especially relevant given the higher inflation environment and adoption of cryptocurrency. If anything this book served more to highlight the major gaps in my knowledge of economics lol......more