I'm not sure what the author feels so conspiratorial about. Nothing he wrote about is new, secret, or particularly complicated. Any 200-level econ textbook will present this same information much more directly and clearly.
I'm not sure if quoting John Kenneth Galbraith is such a good thing anyways.
But basically it's a plea to go back to gold/silver/precious metals reserves.
To an extent, while I'm coming to understand the arguments AGAINST going back to a standard, I also think having some backing wouldn't be a terrible development.