Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A few years ago I wrote a piece, for Public Discourse, called “Montesquieu and the Monetary System.” It discussed our having fiat ...

Economist Lynette Zang issued a stark warning about the future of the U.S. dollar and global monetary stability, pointing to the implications of President Donald Trump's “Genius Act” and the rapid ...

Money acts as store of value, unit of account, and medium of exchange, facilitating trade. Fiat currency relies on public trust and economic conditions, unlike commodity money. Key money properties ...

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX and the brainchild behind the Department of Government Efficiency, went onto Sen. Ted Cruz's podcast to discuss what he's learned in Washington.