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Introduction

“Dreams I had just yesterday

Seem to all have passed away in time

And, once again, I have a memory

Another treasure in this life of mine,

This life of mine.

“Fate shows no mercy to love

And so, I pack my wheels once more

‘cause there's so many

Backroads in life yet to explore

Yet to explore

“I know I can't ever change

My lone person or my mind

And so, I have to be on my way

And leave those realities behind

Yeah, leave 'em behind

“And now, the sun is shining down

Upon a road

Twisting and unwinding

For this, I gave my all

I gave my all.

“I'm lookin' for a road

I'm lookin' for a road

I'm lookin' for a road

Again.”¹

Thank you for opening the pages to this book. I'll tell you why I wrote it.

The future of the US economy—and, indeed, the world's—will be determined at the dynamic intersection of markets, technology, and politics. The interplay of these determines the cost and availability of the food we eat, the energy that heats our homes, the electricity that powers our smartphones, our mortgages and auto loans, and, ultimately, the money we use to pay for all of these. It determines the continued affordability of the vaunted “American way of life.”

I have spent a 37-year career in that economic intersection, first as a Wall Street lawyer and later as a finance executive. I then served for 5 years at its center at one of the world's least understood yet most important market regulators, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ...