Believing in Bullion.

Focuses on so-called gold bugs, a small but avid subculture in the American financial community who perceive gold as the one true money. Idea that paper money issued by governments, when not redeemable for actual gold, is fraudulent; Why these people find gold appealing; Views of gold bugs Doug Casey and Gary North; History of gold in the U.S.; Question of whether the U.S. can manage its currency responsibly, without having that currency backed by gold; Topic of returning to the gold standard; Outlook for the U.S. dollar, according to the gold bugs; How gold is a commodity whose price is established by supply and demand.