Slavery by Consent explains the history behind the statist instruments of social insurance (security), Certificates of Birth, and The Federal Reserve.
Pundits on CNBC acknowledge and essentially admit that there is manipulation in silver markets and LIBOR.
Woody O'Brien says that he's decided to do a "Barnhardt' and get out of the markets while the gettin' is good. O'Brien says he's been told by regulators that federally regulated brokers should not be giving advice about buying physical silver, so he's decided he no longer wants to be 'federally regulated'.