Political Economics Archives

Sovereignty Friction Theory in 2026: Measuring Effective Economic Agency

April 30, 2026

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...

Contestable Economic Power: Why Institutions Must Remain Challengeable

April 30, 2018

Uncategorized

My illustration entitled: "The Glass Fortress" — A grand institutional fortress has transparent walls, allowing citizens to see and challenge what happens inside. Power becomes dangerous when the peopl...

Economic Veto Power: Who Has the Power to Stop You From Acting?

April 30, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Tower of Approvals" — A citizen looks up at a towering stack of offices, each controlling one necessary approval. Economic freedom is not only the power to begin. It is a...

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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