Illusions fascinate most of us when done by magicians, escape artists, and spiritualists who do seances. The excellent film noir Nightmare Alley that stars Tyrone Power comes to mind in its depiction of mind-reading illusions. Even optical illusions fascinate us. Government illusions do not. Governments do trickery all the time, but it’s not recognized as trickery. How many people in the audience even realize that governments everywhere are doing tricks and illusions, and that they are the ones being tricked? Ponzi schemes of government are everywhere. Promises impossible to keep (yes, Gary, there will be defaults) are made to seem … Continue reading Government’s Illusions