The history of capitalism is far darker than they taught you in school.

It began with a painter, a friar, and a religious war over whether money was evil.

700 years later, the war is still going.

Here's the full story: In 1304, Padua, Italy.

Painter Giotto created a fresco of Jesus driving money lenders from the temple.

The message was clear:

Spiritual life and the pursuit of money are enemies.

This single idea would strangle economic progress for the next 150 years.

12 principles I wish I knew earlier:

(simple illustrations but they taught me decades of lessons)