Bond Villains Capture Artificial Intelligence
" We’ve seen this movie before " With the two recent graphic novel episodes under our belt, we are pausing for an interlude. Next week we’ll to return to The Inquiry, but in researching the series, I’ve came across an interesting trendline that bears mention. At the moment, I am away from the United States and have noticed that expat friends who returned after Thanksgiving reported being shocked by the prices. Flights were cheap, if problematic. Filling up the car with gas or electrons was no more expensive than before. But going to a grocery store, a movie, or a football game was a shock! Just try to guess the price of an all-day lift ticket at your favorite ski slope! The same is not true in much of the rest of the world. Why is it happening to the United States? Tariffs are not the only reason. A larger cause is the cost of money itself. Let me explain. Money is debt Many people think the U.S. dollar, which is a global standard and the backing for many curr...
