Metadata Is Power
Why Protecting the Contents of a Message Is No Longer Enough
My illustration entitled: "The Digital Breadcrumb Trail" - I walk through a dark futuristic city, unknowingly leaving glowing footprints beh...
The Four Foundations of Economic Capability: Value, Ownership, Knowledge and Choice
My illustration entitled: "The Four Pillars" - Four monumental pillars engraved with Value, Ownership, Knowledge, and Choice supporting an open civic marketplace.
Economic freedom is not secured merely...
Cryptography Is Applied Freedom
Why Mathematics Must Protect the Freedoms Institutions Cannot Always Guarantee
Above is my illustration entitled: "The Bridge Beyond Permission". A vast chasm separates citizens from communication, com...
Constructive Counter-Economics: Building Alternatives to Economic Dependence
My illustration entitled: "The Solar Neighborhood" — Homes share locally generated energy through a community-owned microgrid.
Economic independence is not achieved merely by criticising dependency. It...
Privacy Is Sovereignty
Why Control Over Disclosure Is Essential to Human Freedom in the Digital Age
In my illustration entitled "The Data Shadow Reclaimed" - A citizen’s enormous digital shadow—formed from messages, purchase...
Crypto Anarchist Manifesto: Cypherpunk Coup D’état
My illustration sketch of a CypherPunk (数码朋克) in action, performing a coup d'état, inspired by the 'Crypto Anarchist Manifesto'. Of course, championing Anonymous (匿名者), he is wearing the Guy Fawkes mask. V...
Cypherpunk, Crypto-Anarchism and Cypherpunkism: The Essential Differences
Three Related Traditions That Must Not Be Confused
My illustration above entitled "The Digital Court of Ideas" - Inside a grand futuristic chamber, Cypherpunk, Crypto-Anarchism and Cypherpunkism appear...
The Sovereign Capability Economics Manifesto: Money, Ownership and the Capacity to Be Free
My illustration entitled: "The Architecture of Capability" - A monumental city built from pillars representing money, property, knowledge, energy, technology and free exchange—showing that freedom rests on ...