Introduction: reaching the Keynesian endpoint -- Beware the Keynesian mirage -- The 30-year American consumption binge -- How fiscal illusions and public unions ballooned our debts -- The biggest ponzi scheme in history : the myth of quantitative easing -- The Keynesian endpoint is changing the global political landscape -- Age warfare : gerontocracy -- The hypnotic power of debt -- When is being in debt a good thing? -- The investment implications of the Keynesian endpoint -- Conclusion : the transformation of a century