All policies come to an end sooner or later. The fanciful America-will-last-forever position is something that should seem plausible only to small children or the hopelessly naïve.
In one region of Venezuela, gold flakes have become the currency of choice in the region, with prices for commodities and services quoted in grams of gold.
One mistake we make is to assume that the people who shout the loudest about their research must thus be right, or even know what they’re talking about.