# January 2012 

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#### Introduction

#### [Dan Ikenson and Dan Griswold on the state of free trade and immigration](/multimedia/cato-audio/dan-ikenson-dan-griswold-state-free-trade-immigration)

#### [Rep. Ron Paul (R‑TX) on his balanced approach to the Federal Reserve](/multimedia/cato-audio/rep-ron-paul-r-tx-balanced-approach-federal-reserve)

#### [Judy Shelton on the importance of monetary reform](/multimedia/cato-audio/judy-shelton-importance-monetary-reform)

#### [Jeffery M. Lacker on Fed policy and the misallocation of credit](/multimedia/cato-audio/jeffery-m-lacker-fed-policy-misallocation-credit)

#### [Kevin Dowd on the impending fiat money cataclysm](/multimedia/cato-audio/kevin-dowd-impending-fiat-money-cataclysm)

#### [Lawrence H. White on the transition to a gold standard](/multimedia/cato-audio/lawrence-h-white-transition-gold-standard)

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