Sovereign Capability 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...

Does Reauthorism Punish Success? Investment, Stability and the Cost of Change

September 27, 2025

Opinion, Visual Arts

Public revision capacity deserves protection, but its institutions must justify their costs, limits and effects on prosperity. My illustration entitled: "The City With Two Clocks" - Two great clocks ov...

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...

The Reauthorism Test: Can People Change the System That Serves Them?

December 12, 2024

Opinion, Visual Arts

Seven questions for examining public revision capacity without reducing institutional judgment to a score. My illustration entitled: "The Control Room with an Open Door" - a flourishing city’s control ...

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...

Who Guards the Reauthors? Preventing Capture of Public Revision

December 14, 2022

Opinion, Visual Arts

Why institutions that enable public authorship must remain open to scrutiny, challenge and replacement. My illustration entitled: "The Watchtower With Windows on Every Side" - citizens oversee a flouri...

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