You're so proud you write a book. But then one day your son decides to hold your dreams hostage against you.

But then one day your son decides to hold your dreams hostage against you.

On this stage, the use of force is an everyday event -- the threat of force is never off the table.

He used the power of blackmail, not to acquire wealth, or fame, or any other obvious advantage, but merely to compel the adoption of the foreign policy he preferred.

“The goal is to use the threat of regulation to prevent us from having to make regulations, which would take more time anyway, ” he said.