Knoxville, Tennessee –
December 12, 2025 -- Elliott Schuchardt, a retired lawyer, is preparing a
run for the Tennessee General Assembly in the August 2026 primary. His campaign
centers on an unconventional platform: warning
about what he sees as an impending collapse of the U.S. dollar's reserve
currency status.
Schuchardt's legal career
includes some high-profile wins. He sued the federal government to enforce
Fourth Amendment protections, in a case alleging the illegal collection of
e-mail. He also secured the injunction that kept Sweet Briar College open when
the Virginia liberal arts school attempted to close in 2015. The college's
rescue became a national story about alumni activism and institutional
preservation.
But it's his economic
concerns that define his political
campaign for the Tennessee legislature. Schuchardt authored "America's
Achilles Heel: How to Protect Your Family When America Loses the Reserve
Currency," a book that outlines his theories about American economic
vulnerability. The premise is stark: the dollar's global dominance is fragile,
and families need to prepare for its decline.
From Courtroom to
Campaign Trail
Before attending Columbia
Law School, Schuchardt studied political theory at Oxford University, in
England. Schuchardt brings an academic framework to his views on the economy.
His approach is openly preventive rather than reactive. He is trying to address
what he considers a foreseeable crisis before it arrives.
Schuchardt argues that the
United States will have to devalue the dollar to remain competitive in the
world's economy. He says that this can, and should be done, in a structured
manner, with the cooperation of other world powers. He says that if the United
States fails to address the dollar issue, the rest of the world will address
the issue for the United States, potentially causing an uncontrolled drop in
the value of the dollar.
For Tennessee voters
accustomed to traditional campaign platforms focused on taxes, education, and
healthcare, Schuchardt's focus on monetary policy and reserve currency status
represents a departure. He's positioning himself as someone willing to think outside
conventional political boundaries.
A Screenplay as
Political Warning
Schuchardt has taken his
concerns beyond books and the political campaign by writing a screenplay that dramatizes an 80%
dollar collapse. He's actively seeking investors to produce the film, which he
envisions as a modern warning comparable to Cold War-era cautionary films like
"On the Beach," "Dr. Strangelove," and "The
Day After."
Those films used dramatic
storytelling to make abstract nuclear threats feel immediate and real to
American audiences. Schuchardt is attempting something similar with economic
catastrophe, trying to make monetary policy emotionally resonant through narrative.
Whether Tennessee voters
will embrace a candidate focused on the reserve currency remains to be seen.
The August 2026 primary is still well ahead, giving Schuchardt time to make his
case. His background in constitutional law and his willingness to challenge
government power could resonate in a state with strong libertarian and
conservative currents.
For now, Schuchardt's bid for the Tennessee
General Assembly represents a test of whether voters are willing to embrace
a proactive approach on the dollar. Schuchardt believes the answer is yes. The
United States voted for tariffs in 2024, as a means to protect the economy. He
believes the nation is ready for the next step, in getting the economy on the
right track.
For further information:
Elect Elliott Schuchardt
2322 Jockey Run Trail
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) 304-4374
E-mail: elliott016@gmail.com
Campaign website: www.elect-schuchardt.com
Campaign blog: www.elliottschuchardt.blogspot.com
Twitter: https://x.com/EJSchuchardt
Book website: www.elliott-author.com
