Imagine having "no chain of titles for cars, no VIN numbers, and no DMV. There'd be total chaos! But that's basically the system for debt.

- Jake Halpern

My mother was being hounded by a debt collector over a debt that she didn't owe, and she eventually just paid it because she wanted the calls to stop…

- Jake Halpern

That was my concept from the beginning - a crazy caper that's a parable for what happens in the absence of regulation.

- Jake Halpern

I was interested in this relationship between the armed robber and the banker who were from different worlds but had similar goals. It was kind of a …

- Jake Halpern

Most of us, myself included, have forgotten what real darkness is like. We live in a world where light is inescapable. It comes from street lamps, he…

- Jake Halpern