"Now that the plan is official, we are working with MDA (Missile Defense Agency) to review all costs, " he said.

CNN: Obama scraps Bush-era missile defense for new plan

Lehrman (with whom this writer is professionally associated via American Principles Project and the Lehrman Institute) has provided with The True Gold Standard: A Monetary Reform Plan Without Official Reserve Currencies.

FORBES: Recreating A Real Gold Standard

Some people have been asking me what I think of the gold standard proposal by Lewis Lehrman, as expressed in his most recent book The True Gold Standard: A Monetary Reform Plan Without Official Reserve Currencies.

FORBES: My Thoughts On Lewis Lehrman's Gold Standard