In this episode, John interviews Norwegian monetary historian and lawyer Rune Østgård.

Rune takes us through 1000 years of monetary history and gives us a historical perspective from Norwegian history that has never been taught in the Norwegian school system.

We look at how Vikings had a free market of money and currencies prior to the 1000's.

He goes into Norway's version of the US Constitution, which existed 750 years before the US Constitution was written. From the Second Amendment to individual rights and freedoms that have been forgotten and never told until now.

He enlightens us on how the ideas of ancient Greece and Romans of debasing and destroying the money's value spread in Norway simultaneously as ideas of Christianity took over in Norway.

He talks about how Norwegians have a better name for Legal Tender, which means Forced Payment Method in Norwegian.

We go into monetary history and how money and currency systems themselves mould human society and poison our ideas and are the difference between tyrannical states or individual freedom and prosperity.

We also go into the end of fiat currencies and how they drive out good money, and the free market is forced to find greener pastures elsewhere.

We go into how Fiat Currency, taxes and war go hand in hand from ancient beginnings to modern times.

We go through Rune's book Fraud Coin, which describes the now 1000 years of inflationary currency systems!

We also discuss Argentina's monetary history and what Milei could do.