The article was written by Barry Eichengreen, the Berkeley economics professor and longstanding deprecator of gold.

FORBES: The Claims Against Gold Still Aren't Sticking

Barry Eichengreen wrote in 2007 that euro membership was effectively irreversible because withdrawal would be too traumatic.

FORBES: When You Hear "There's No Problem," Brace Yourself

But do we have to have Barry Eichengreen piling on the old gold standard once again as he did in the introduction to the article?

FORBES: The Claims Against Gold Still Aren't Sticking

Barry Eichengreen of the University of California at Berkeley and Michael Bordo of Rutgers University identify 139 financial crises between 1973 and 1997 (of which 44 took place in high-income countries), compared with a total of only 38 between 1945 and 1971.

ECONOMIST: Greed��and fear

Whatever you think about the merits of the classical gold standard (and I think this article by Barry Eichengreen has it about right) and however dissatisfied people may be with the economic performance delivered by the Federal Reserve, there are no grounds for believing this proposal would provide the U.S. with sound money and economic stability.

FORBES: Connect