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Now here is a book. It instructs and provokes and entertains. Even its mistakes are worthwhile. The secret of “The History of Money” is in the subtitle: “a story of humanity.” For David McWilliams, an ...

When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and digital balances. But new research led by University at Albany Anthropology ...

Money is one of humanity’s greatest inventions — but it doesn’t have to be paper, gold, or digital numbers on a screen. Throughout history, people have assigned value to everything from enormous stone ...

Scott Melker discusses the dynamics behind "money printing" in the modern era, using Rome's transition to silver coins as an example. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m.

The history of women and money is one of unequal standards and more recent developments than you might expect. I had several conversations with some friends of mine – female financial leaders who ...

This book review is a web exclusive for the Spring 2026 issue of The Independent Review. In the acknowledgements at the end of The History of Money, David McWilliams writes, “Opinions and errors are ...