The Crime of '71: When Nixon Ended the Dollar's Last Connection to Gold

The Crime of ‘71: When Nixon Ended the Dollar’s Last Connection to Gold

Tags: U.S. History

08/18/2021 Thorsten Polleit

Nixon’s decision to end the gold redeemability of the greenback was probably the most comprehensive act of monetary expropriation of modern times.

Original Article: “The Crime of ‘71: When Nixon Ended the Dollar’s Last Connection to Gold“

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