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Gold Is Signaling a Monetary Reset in 2026

January 10, 2026
Senior Fellow Judy Shelton dives deep into what sound money could look like in the years ahead—and why July 4th, 2026, could matter more than markets expect.

Liberation or Occupation? The illusion of U.S. regime change

Senior Fellow Abigail Hall argues that, if history is any guide, occupation disguised as liberation will not bring stability.

PODCAST

Mary Theroux, Beyond Homeless

Chairman and Chief Executive Mary L. G. Theroux highlights innovative solutions from cities and organizations making a real impact for people experiencing homelessness.

RADIO

Obamacare Horror Story

Publications and Public Affairs Counsel Christopher Briggs tells the story of how Obamacare made finding care for his daughter with cancer impossible.

The Constitution and the drug boat strikes

Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., argues we need to return to the Constitution’s conservative view of executive power.

Free Venezuelans Need to Run Their Own Country

Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell writes Venezuela’s future needs to be decided by its own citizens, not U.S. state builders.

MORE MEDIA ATTENTION

Global Finance Magazine

Senior Fellow Abigail Hall explains why regime change doesn’t mean stability for Venezuela—or investors. Read more »

VIDEO

Fox Business Network

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton praises the economy’s growth rate. Watch now »

The Center Square

Journalist Brett Rowland quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness on the upcoming tariff ruling. Read more »

The American Spectator

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley asks: Is Minnesota or California the fraud capital of America? Read more »

The Washington Times

Journalist Sean Salai quotes Chairman and Chief Executive Mary L. G. Theroux on the real causes of homelessness. Read more »

PODCAST

Words & Numbers Podcast

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness explores the economic history of slavery, the claim that capitalism was built on slave labor, and why slavery is fundamentally incompatible with free markets. Listen now »

AUDIO

The Andy Caldwell Show on KSMA radio

Research Fellow Kristian Fors says the LA fires of 2025 were entirely preventable—and if reforms aren’t made, a similar tragedy will happen again. Listen now »

National Review

Research Fellow Alexander William Salter argues a predictable, rules-based monetary policy would deliver the price stability that labor markets require to thrive. Read more »

KTRH Houston

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness problematizes Trump’s claim that US taxpayers could be getting more money than expected. Read more »

VIDEO

Briefing with the Chief Podcast

Research Fellow Christopher Calton explains why Housing First has failed. Watch now »

The American Spectator

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley celebrates a court ruling giving parents the right to know about their children’s gender transitions. Read more »

Newsbusters.org

Journalist Joseph Vazquez cites Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness in a piece critiquing New York Times’ biased and inaccurate reporting on Venezuela. Read more »

American Rifleman

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook praises the founding and the strength of the Second Amendment. Read more »

Law & Liberty

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness’s essay, “A Tariff Waiting Game,” is named one of the best of 2025. Read more »

The American Spectator

Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder shares the history of a little-known abolitionist: Manasseh Cutler. Read more »

Reason

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness reviews Capitalism by Sven Beckert. Read more »

The American Spectator

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley unveils the shadow CDC that California Governor Gavin Newsom is already in the process of creating. Read more »

Townhall

Senior Fellow John Goodman connects wokeness and the rise of anti-Semitism on American campuses. Read more »

Reason

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook breaks down why the DOJ is suing the US Virgin Islands to make it easier for residents to own a gun. Read more »

FEATURED BOOK

Crossroads for Liberty

Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution

by William J. Watkins, Jr.

“Given that the Anti-Federalists’ predictions about the growth of national power have come true, their views of the weaknesses of the Constitution deserve to be heard.”

Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center

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