August 15, 1971 – The Beginning Of The End For US Hegemony
Thu 10:58 am +00:00, 21 Aug 2025Source: https://blog.algora.com/2025/08/18/august-15-1971-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-us-hegemony Fifty-four years ago (August 15, 1971), Nixon took the USD off its gold standard, thereby officially putting the final nail in the Constitutionally mandated concept of US money. But hey, at least the Constitution can still serve as a nice museum piece for kids to walk past. First, the decoupling from gold has lasted more than …













