## **Preface** Over the course of more than a decade of quiet observation and direct dialogue, I have personally sat across the table from individuals who stood at the center of some of the most consequential distribution systems the public has never fully understood. In cities like La Quinta, California, Austin, Texas, and Miami, Florida, I met with the primary distributors tasked—whether overtly or tacitly—by government-aligned networks with the management of emerging supply chains ...
Published on April 25, 2025 13:40