{"id":14,"date":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/ArchwayPublishing\/856702\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:29:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Why Everything Feels Broken<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Money Printing, Political Power, and the Collapse of Freedom<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>By: <strong><strong><strong>Brett McDermitt<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Book is split into 2 parts. Part 1 argues that many of today\u2019s biggest problems\u2014economic instability, inequality, political decay, and social unrest\u2014share a common root: bad money and misguided economic policy. By tracing the history of currency, power, and state control, it shows how inflation and central banking quietly transfer wealth, distort society, and erode freedom. Drawing on history, common sense, and clear examples, the book challenges popular economic myths and explains why liberty and sound money are inseparable. Written in plain language, it offers readers a simple framework for understanding how we got here\u2014and what a freer, more stable future could look like. <br><br>Part 2 lays out a clear, principled roadmap for restoring liberty during an economic or currency crisis\u2014and shows how the same ideas could be applied even without one. Grounded in America\u2019s founding belief that rights are unalienable and governments exist only to secure them, it argues that modern systems have drifted toward coercion and central control. The book proposes a transition to a minimal government focused on courts, defense, and basic infrastructure, all funded through voluntary or user-based systems rather than taxation. It explores reforms to the military, elections, prisons, borders, and constitutional law, while calling for the abolition of laws that regulate peaceful behavior over one\u2019s own body or property. <br><br>Written in accessible language, both books are aimed primarily at Americans but apply to any nation seeking to place individual rights before government power. It is not a final solution, but a guiding blueprint toward a freer and more just society.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>About The Author<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Brett McDermitt studied political science and environmental studies at Victoria University of Wellington, where he developed a lasting interest in how political power, economic systems, and public pol\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/the-author\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cover-flat-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" class=\"wp-image-150 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cover-flat-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cover-flat-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cover-flat-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/XlibrisNZ\/872711\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cover-flat.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Buy The Book<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Uncover the hidden costs of inflation, central banking, and government overreach, then explore a compelling roadmap toward freedom, stability, and individual rights for all.<br><br>ORDER A COPY NOW<br><br>ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9781470515195<br>ISBN 13 (HARD): 9781470515201<br>ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781470515188<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/\/\/www.xlibris.com\/BookStore\/BookDetails\/872711-why-everything-feels-broken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORDER A COPY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Everything Feels Broken Money Printing, Political Power, and the Collapse of FreedomBy: Brett McDermitt The Book is split into 2 parts. 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