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							<title><![CDATA[If the Gold Standard Is So Good, Why No Standard?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/20/gold-standard-currency.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nathan Lewis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sometimes people ask me: If the gold standard is so great, why aren't we using it right now?This  is a good question. The basic answer is that it would prevent central  bankers, and governments, from doing something they have become very  fond of over the past several decades--attempting...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Behold the Astonishing Genius of Men In Tights]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/2011/02/24/economics-john-locke-opinions-contributors-nathan-lewis.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nathan Lewis</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During the 17th century Britain was a financial backwater. The currency was prone to periodic currency devaluations by the king, who typically wanted to escape the burden of his past obligations. As a result, credit was almost nonexistent. Interest rates for business borrowers were...]]></description>
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