Gold Telegraph: The Authentic Maverick Economist Judy Shelton Takes on Washington

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The Authentic Judy Shelton: A Maverick Economist Takes on Washington

The monetary system is being questioned… in real time.

I sat down with Judy Shelton, a longtime advocate for sound money who challenged the system from the inside.

My first documentary.

We cover:

• Gold’s return to the financial system
• Treasury Trust Bonds
• Fort Knox and the question of trust
• Stablecoins and the next evolution of money
• much more.

This is about the future of money itself.

TIMESTAMPS:

(04:08) — Judy’s early career and how she first entered the world of sound money.

(04:40) — Her study of the Soviet collapse and what drew her to it.

(08:08) — How Judy’s book on the Soviet collapse connected her to Richard Nixon.

(11:42) — Nixon’s 1971 decision to end dollar convertibility into gold.

(12:06) — How ending Bretton Woods reshaped the global financial order.

(13:20) — Did 1971 fundamentally change the nature of money?

(14:09) — Judy’s first meeting with Paul Volcker in 1994.

(14:22) — Volcker’s role in ending 1970s inflation and the Bretton Woods anniversary context.

(15:46) — Did the world trade monetary discipline for flexibility after leaving gold?

(18:56) — Could digital finance help enable a common global unit of account?

(21:34) — Judy’s “solidus” idea and who could issue that type of stablecoin.

(25:52) — The belief that people deserve a more dependable reserve asset.

(26:17) — What Judy learned from her bruising 2020 Fed nomination fight.

(33:00) — The Washington machine protecting the status quo.

(33:40) — How Judy handled the attacks personally and how it affected her family.

(34:23) — Whether the Fed’s protection from scrutiny helped enable the inflation surge.

(34:47) — Jerome Powell, accountability, and the absence of consequences.

(35:24) — Why calls for Federal Reserve reform are now coming from the highest levels.

(36:58) — Who actually owns the Fed?

(38:15) — Fort Knox, transparency, and whether an audit is needed.

(39:35) — Would Judy support a live video walkthrough of Fort Knox?

(40:34) — Could Treasury Trust Bonds inspire other sovereign nations to follow?

(43:44) — Would America’s founders even recognize today’s monetary system?

(44:38) — The new Board of Peace and why Judy is interested in it.

(46:32) — Would Judy join the Board of Peace if asked?

(46:38) — What is at risk if monetary reform never happens?

(48:11) — The battle never ends.

The Authentic Judy Shelton:
A Maverick Economist Takes on Washington

The monetary system is being questioned… in real time.

I sat down with Judy Shelton, a longtime advocate for sound money who challenged the system from the inside.

My first documentary.

We cover:

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— Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) April 23, 2026

Source(s):
• https://x.com/GoldTelegraph_/status/2047349653339877796

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