William Jennings Bryan

  • Furious at Finance

    By Kenneth Silber  |  March 1, 2011

  • Excavating Finance’s Past

    By Kenneth Silber  |  December 1, 2010

    For the past three years, Research magazine has been running "Historical Research," a regular feature on financial history. We've covered topics ranging from the dot-com...

  • The Gleam of Gold

    By Kenneth Silber  |  March 1, 2010

    Gold's appeal as an investment is bound up with its historic role as a form of money and linchpin of the monetary system. Gold prices...

  • When Florida Sizzled

    By Kenneth Silber  |  August 1, 2009

    During the winter of 1925, visitors to the new Florida town of Coral Gables were treated to a curious spectacle. There was former Secretary of...

  • Bulls, Bears & Presidents

    By Kenneth Silber  |  March 1, 2008

    It was a tumultuous election year. The incumbent president, having served two terms, was not running. His party faced what looked like an uphill fight...