Back to the Founders: Dr. Shelton on the Constitution, Gold, and the Future of the US Dollar
Back to the Founders: Dr. Shelton on the Constitution, Gold, and the Future of the US Dollar
In Gold We Trust: 5-10-2026
Gold near record highs. A weakening US dollar. An Iran crisis reshaping the global monetary conversation.
Against that backdrop, Dr. Judy Shelton shares her reflections on what a return to sound money could look like, and lays out a concrete path: a 50-year gold-backed bond, a US gold revaluation, and a quiet return to a gold-anchored system without a formal Bretton Woods II.
Watch this fascinating conversation between Dr. Shelton and Ronnie Stöferle, Managing Partner at Incrementum AG and co-author of the In Gold We Trust report, recorded on March 19, 2026.
Undoubtedly, as Dr. Shelton makes clear throughout the conversation, gold is not merely a commodity but a constitutional ideal, embedded in the original American vision of a dependable unit of account.
Drawing on Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, and her own meetings with Secretary Bessent, she lays out a path toward what she calls a classical gold standard, take two.