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Thomas Jefferson, the Second Amendment, the dollar, and more.

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July 25, 2026
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., argues the dollar today is backed by little more than the coercive power of the government, and that the drift from the founders’ hard-money design is why the debt keeps compounding.

Thomas Jefferson’s Quintessential Aspiration for the Dollar
Senior Fellow Judy Shelton writes of the delicate balance between the Fed and Treasury.

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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook praises the Third Circuit for taking Second Amendment rights seriously.

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