Counter Economics Archives

Constructive Counter-Economics in 2026: A Framework for Parallel Economic Infrastructure

May 28, 2026

My illustration entitled: "The Port of Open Exchange" — Diverse modern cargo ships and small vessels dock through transparent shared channels, symbolising voluntary, distributed trade. The right to exi...

Sovereignty Friction Theory in 2026: Measuring Effective Economic Agency

April 30, 2026

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Locked Wallet Corridor" — A person carries a digital wallet through a corridor of gates, each demanding another approval. Economic freedom declines whenever the burden of...

The Algorithmic Permission Economy: When Software Decides Who May Participate

April 30, 2025

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Machine at the Desk" — An imposing automated clerk processes citizens one by one, issuing access tokens without explanation. When a person is excluded by software, the mo...

Protocol Sovereignty: Open Economic Networks Versus Closed Gatekeepers

April 30, 2024

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Port of Many Ships" — Independent vessels dock through shared open channels, while one heavily guarded private harbour restricts entry. Economic life increasingly takes p...

Platform Sovereignty: When Private Platforms Become Economic Institutions

April 30, 2023

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Locked Audience" — Creators stand behind glass, separated from the communities they built on a platform they do not own. A platform is not merely a private service when l...

Public Procurement for Public Authorship: Buying Capability, Not Permanent Dependence

May 14, 2021

Opinion, Visual Arts

Public contracts should deliver useful services while preserving the knowledge, resources and authority needed to decide what comes next. My illustration entitled: "The Golden Key and the Locked Machin...

Self-Custody as Economic Infrastructure: From Access to Direct Control

April 30, 2021

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Personal Vault" — An individual securely manages a glowing digital vault without intermediaries. Economic freedom is not secured when a person is merely allowed to use a ...

Change Without Collapse: Reauthorism and the Continuity of Essential Services

September 16, 2020

Opinion, Visual Arts

Meaningful public authority requires both a practical capacity to revise essential systems and dependable protection for the people who rely on them. My illustration entitled: "The Aqueduct and the New...

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