"Today, there exists over 180 currencies across 195 countries. The reason for such an anomaly is simple: there is no free market for currencies....
"Banks are highly regulated public-private partnerships in an environment where new charters are excruciatingly hard to obtain, and as such remain de facto arms...
"Early alchemy was concerned with purifying and perfecting certain materials, such as transmuting base metals like lead into noble metals like gold, creating an...