Monetary Birth Pains

How does the monetary system work and what is the best model? The Economist had a nice piece in this week's edition.
The full article is here.

911 - Demolition job?

Scientists discover both residues and unignited fragments of nano-engineered thermitic pyrotechnics in debris from the twin towers. Articles here and here.

One has to admit that the collapse of the WTC towers looks suspiciously similar to a control demolition job... Let's hope that with time we will get to the bottom of this!