This was one of the headlines on drudgereport.com this morning followed by an article detailing why a gold standard may be a good thing. Headline reads.....
"Return of the Gold Standard as world order unravels"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8638644/Return-of-the-Gold-Standard-as-world-order-unravels.html