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Can an Economy Be Prosperous but Not Free?

November 22, 2016

My illustration entitled: "The Two Measures of a Civilization" - Two colossal instruments rise above a flourishing city. One overflows with symbols of wealth—homes, food, inventions and gold. The other meas...

The Upgrade Trap: When Enhancement Becomes Economic Coercion

July 17, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Race That Cannot Be Refused" - Office workers sprint on a futuristic treadmill toward a finish line labelled “Employability,” while upgrade stations inject new devices along t...

The Counter-Economic Trust Paradox: Verification, Accountability and Dispute Resolution

June 18, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Mask and the Broken Promise" - At a spectacular night market suspended above a futuristic city, two masked traders complete an exchange. One discovers that a luminous cargo ve...

Economic Sovereignty and Institutional Legitimacy: When Is Economic Exit Justified?

November 22, 2013

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Foundation That No Longer Holds" - Beneath a towering financial city, a cutaway reveals its foundations: fair treatment, dependable rules and public accountability, represente...

Sovereignty Friction Theory: When Economic Rights Become Difficult to Exercise

April 30, 2012

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Paper Mountain" — An individual climbs a mountain of permits, applications, and compliance stamps to reach a simple economic opportunity. Economic rights are meaningful o...

Counter Economics After Konkin: From Underground Exchange to Lawful Economic Alternatives

March 5, 2011

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Market Emerging into Daylight" - Beneath a monumental city, a network of underground trading passages opens onto a vast sunlit public marketplace. Merchants ascend carrying to...

The Regulatory Moat: When Compliance Becomes a Barrier to Competition

October 10, 2009

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Scales Beneath the Colossus" - In an immense regulatory hall, a small workshop and a corporate titan face identical towering compliance weights. The titan carries its weight e...

Political Economics: Money, Power and the Foundations of Economic Liberty

August 18, 2008

Opinion, Visual Arts

Herbert Sim’s Political Economics framework (PoliticalEconomics.com) established: 23 June 2002 First public articulation: 18 August 2008 Above is my illustration entitled: "Economic Liberty Under Pr...

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