I saw STILLWATER on a night out recently. I won't discuss the movie here (maybe another day). What struck me was that this was the first time I had seen the new contact-free snack bar in operation. They don't give change. They still allow you to hand over exact amounts in cash, but short of exactitude you're expected to use a plastic card or one of those swipe-with-your-phone things. It was an odd feeling,. I was standing there with my newly purchased coke in hand unsure whether I was going to get a paper receipt or something. Eventually, the clerk had to tell me, "You're all set sir" to get me out of there. This is sold as pandemic protection. And I'm not a conspiratorial kind of guy. But I gotta tell you, ladies and germs, this seems to me like part of a broader War on Cash. The powers that be don't like us to have cash, because it allows for difficult-to-trace transactions. My humble purchase of that bottle of Coca-Cola is in a database now. If...