The half-life of our knowledge has dramatically shrunk. In many ways, we lack the perspective to see the bigger picture. The dominant narrative is the story of those in power. Our entire system is sick and makes us sick. It is time to get to the bottom of things and form our own opinions again. This requires well-structured information. I hope that in this book I have succeeded in explaining important connections in a plausible way. If it has been five to twelve for years, then that must be an indication that our clocks have been broken for a very long time. Yours, Michael Colverson.