Here's a brief treatment regarding the U.S. dollar and its use as a lever to promote our imperialism...
The End of Dollar Hegemony
The piece above is brief and engaging. It's also sobering in the context of our current saber-rattling with Iran.
As a side note, this is not meant to spark a "Paul in 2012" sentiment. I know many of you respect the man. Rather, I thought a few of you might enjoy a short piece on the currency from the perspective of the troubles we've caused (for ourselves and others) through our monetary policy.
The End of Dollar Hegemony

The piece above is brief and engaging. It's also sobering in the context of our current saber-rattling with Iran.
As a side note, this is not meant to spark a "Paul in 2012" sentiment. I know many of you respect the man. Rather, I thought a few of you might enjoy a short piece on the currency from the perspective of the troubles we've caused (for ourselves and others) through our monetary policy.