In this book, William Mitchell and Warren Mosler, original proponents of what's come to be known as Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), discuss their perspectives about how MMT has evolved over the last 30 years. In delightful, entertaining, and informative way, Bill and Warren reminisce about how, from vastly different backgrounds, they came together to develop MMT. They consider the history and personalities of the MMT community, including anecdotal discussions of various academics who took up...

This ground-breaking book provides an abundance of fresh insights into Shakespeare's life in relation to his lost family home, New Place. The findings of a major archaeological excavation encourage us to think again about what New Place meant to Shakespeare and, in so doing, challenge some of the long-held assumptions of Shakespearian biography. New Place was the largest house in the borough and the only one with a courtyard. Shakespeare was only ever an intermittent lodger in London. His ...

The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the neo-nationalist, anti-globalisation and anti-establishment backlash engulfing the West all involve a yearning for a relic of the past: national sovereignty.In response to these challenging times, economist William Mitchell and political theorist Thomas Fazi reconceptualise the nation state as a vehicle for prog...

Eurozone Dystopia traces the origin of the Eurozone and shows how the historical Franco-German rivalry combined with the growing dominance of neo-liberal economic thinking to create a monetary system that was deeply flawed and destined to fail. It argues that the political class in Europe is trapped in a destructive groupthink which prevents it from seeing their own policy failures. Millions are unemployed as a result and the member states are caught in a cycle of persistent stagnation and...

After the Memorial Day weekend, 1982, the manager of the JC Penney store in Monroe, Wisconsin discovered an overnight break-in and cash receipts stolen from a locked safe in his office. He immediately called the Chief of Police, Brandon Johns, to report the theft. Johns contacted the Forensics team in Madison and along with Detective Samantha Gates, drew up a plan to solve the burglary and recover the stolen money.Two days later, the murdered body of Ted Garwell was discovered in h...

In 'The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia and Their Place in the Plan of the Apocalypse,' William Mitchell Ramsay meticulously explores the significance of the letters to the seven churches in the context of the larger biblical text of the Book of Revelation. Ramsay's scholarly approach delves into the historical and cultural background of the churches to provide insightful commentary on their relevance to the overall theme of the Apocalypse. His detailed analysis and literary style ma...

In the summer of 1977, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the sudden death of an elderly man who was living alone in his house looked like an accidental fall down a flight of stairs. However, Police Chief Brandon Johns and Det. Samantha Gates weren’t totally convinced. Was it a suspicious death? A week later, a second victim, an elderly woman living alone in her house, met the same fate. Were the two deaths connected? Also, in 1977, the artifacts from the burned-out house of Fiona Brown went on sale at...

The death of an elderly woman in the sleepy little town of Monroe, Wisconsin, was recorded on the death certificate as heart failure. But the womans best friend, Ada Klausner, thinks otherwise. She wants an autopsy performed to verify the cause of death. Her persistence raises a question about another suspicious death attributed to heart failure. Because of her reputation as an eccentric personality, Adas concerns go unanswered. Detective Samantha Gates has recently been transferred to the...

How far would an alien immigrant have to travel to get to America? How much did they have to endure to arrive in America? What would it cost a young immigrant girl? Or even a young boy? Once arriving in America, what would happen to them? Worst of all, how would America treat them? Don't answer these questions too fast. Give it some serious thought. God himself knows what it's like to leave his country and journey to a far country""living wherever he could find a place to sleep, not sure w...

The city of Monroe, Wisconsin, is shaken when two murders occur four days apart. Police chief Brandon Johns and detective Samantha Gates are at a loss when their investigation takes them to a series of frustrating dead ends. Did the two victims know one another? Was there a connection? The citizens are upset and anxious, demanding answers. One of the victims, a woman, had left Monroe over forty years earlier to pursue a singing career in Chicago during the Prohibition Era. Did the key to s...

Reflections on architecture and the exchange of information in the spaces and places of the city, from the necessity of skyscrapers in an age of Web sites to cities as talent magnets, from architectural bling to the neo-minimalism of the new MoMA.The meaning of a message, says William Mitchell, depends on the context of its reception. "Shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater produces a dramatically different effect from barking the same word to a squad of soldiers wit...

Function and meaning in architecture and elsewhere, from tongue-in-cheek instructions for creating a surveillance state to reflections on the architecture of the potato chip.World's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning, and Network CultureArtifacts (including works of architecture) play dual roles; they simultaneously perform functions and carry meaning. Columns support roofs, but while the sturdy Tuscan and Doric types traditionally signify masculinity, the slim an...