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Another Brick Through Our Window
EconomicsPoliticsPublishing

Another Brick Through Our Window

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect in August 2026, making it impossible for Konsensus to distribute printed books across EU borders. The company is winding down print sales and selling stranded stock at production cost.

Les 3 livres qui ont changé ma vie : ma trilogie de la souveraineté
EconomicsPhilosophyHistoryTechnology

Les 3 livres qui ont changé ma vie : ma trilogie de la souveraineté

À vingt-trois ans, j'avais un poste correct, un salaire qui tombait chaque mois et l'impression tenace d'avoir signé pour une vie que je n'avais pas vraiment choisie. Trois livres ont fait voler…

The Hive or the Archipelago
PoliticsPhilosophyEconomics

The Hive or the Archipelago

A world without rival nation-states offers the mobile individual no leverage. Competition between jurisdictions is what protects the sovereign individual; a unified global system would strip away his only asset: the ability to leave.

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The Locked Door
PoliticsPhilosophyEconomics

The Locked Door

Authority that cannot be refused is not earned but endured. A functioning society requires that citizens retain the right to leave, which disciplines both rulers and markets in ways no other mechanism can replicate.

Nemesys
FictionPolitics

Nemesys

A few days ago, I was sentenced to death. They offered me a choice — the firing squad, or a one-way voyage into the dark.

Stop Waiting, Start Publishing
PublishingBusinessSelf-Help

Stop Waiting, Start Publishing

Why freedom-minded creators should publish a book — and the three paths that get it into readers' hands.

Daria’s Delightful Dancing Emporium
FictionPolitics

Daria’s Delightful Dancing Emporium

The letter lay on Daria’s welcome mat. The fact that the Corporation had sent a physical letter meant they were serious. Paper equated to legal ruling…

Dreaming Big
FictionPolitics

Dreaming Big

‘Welcome to the Hammock Room,’ said the Factotum, pushing the door open. It was gloomy inside, like the Sleeping Bag room had been, only the walls…

Fork War
FictionEconomicsTechnology

Fork War

Date: May 7, 3011 Standard…

Proxy — Temet Nosce
FictionTechnology

Proxy — Temet Nosce

‘Big day ahead?’ the security guard at the front desk asked, looking up from his book and gesturing at the extra-large coffee in Ada’s hand…

Stumble
FictionPolitics

Stumble

June 24th, 2052 – Somewhere along the Mediterranean Coast…

The Big Slash
FictionEconomicsTechnology

The Big Slash

I was in a grocery store when The Big Slash happened. I was bagging my own groceries at the self-checkout stand, as is the right of…

The Confisco
FictionEconomicsPolitics

The Confisco

The hangover was still clouding Max’s mind when he woke up that day to a thin sliver of light coming through the window. The party was…

The Fixer: Medical Device Exorcist
FictionTechnologyHealth

The Fixer: Medical Device Exorcist

It’s that kind of crappy day: so cold the rain’s freezing to the windows and the roads are gridlocked. I don’t drive, and sometimes gridlock is…

The Last Days
FictionPolitics

The Last Days

The woman sold her son for a bag of wheat. She pushed him towards the soldiers, snatched the bag, and turned on her heel. Her eyes…

The Last Node
FictionTechnology

The Last Node

‘I’ll do it,’ Ada said, stretching out her palm with steely resolve…

We Are Living Well
FictionPolitics

We Are Living Well

A note lay on our front step. On the underside were these words: Come to the garden now…

Yourself Myself E-self
FictionTechnology

Yourself Myself E-self

By the fifth meeting, no one around the table is real…

The Echo of Tomorrow — Part One
FictionTechnologyPolitics

The Echo of Tomorrow — Part One

Join Mia, a girl longing for a world of love, freedom, and truth, on a thought-provoking journey into the unknown, where she confronts a disturbing future……

Response to revolutionary publishers
PublishingTechnologyBusiness

Response to revolutionary publishers

My response to 'revolutionary publishers' shilling AI.

The Noderoid Saga: Dreamers
FictionTechnology

The Noderoid Saga: Dreamers

I am a noderoid, a half-flesh, half-machine creature harnessed to propagate and store the timechain.

Transit
FictionTechnology

Transit

Viktor peeled out of his training gear in the tiny hygiene pod. Then the first dull thud hit the door.

When a starfish loses a limb, it doesn't die
Self-Help

When a starfish loses a limb, it doesn't die

Darwin's most famous insight: not the strongest survive, but the most responsive to change.

Panama One
FictionTechnologyEconomics

Panama One

Ricardo Castillo climbed the last few steps to the observation deck of Panama Four.

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist
FictionEconomicsPolitics

The Fable of the Tyrant Alchemist

First, the quiet came. Each day, the markets grew quieter, the people hungrier.

The 8th Wonder of the World: 1111 Peace Park Project
FictionPolitics

The 8th Wonder of the World: 1111 Peace Park Project

The band of warriors relied on the incorruptible time chain and sympathetic resonance.

The US of A 2120
FictionPoliticsEconomics

The US of A 2120

It's amazing how effective the government can get when taxation becomes voluntary.

Hello World
FictionTechnology

Hello World

Before the ocean and the earth appeared — the face of nature was naught but chaos.

The Galactic Playbook
FictionTechnology

The Galactic Playbook

External Memo 263 from the Emerging Civilizations Council (ECC)…

Harnessing Computing Operations To Curb Wasted Resources
EconomicsTechnology

Harnessing Computing Operations To Curb Wasted Resources

Bitcoin miners are the dung beetles of the energy world — the ultimate waste reduction tool.

Bitcoin, the Barrow Scale, and a Great Future
EconomicsTechnology

Bitcoin, the Barrow Scale, and a Great Future

Before conquering Mars, we need to conquer outer space.

Unstoppamoney: The Internet's Heroic Journey to Peer-to-Peer Commerce
TechnologyEconomicsHistory

Unstoppamoney: The Internet's Heroic Journey to Peer-to-Peer Commerce

I've been a denizen of the online world since 1995, a time when the internet was still a novelty, and the possibilities it held seemed boundless…

The Importance of Wielding Bitcoin: Empowerment Through Action
EconomicsSelf-Help

The Importance of Wielding Bitcoin: Empowerment Through Action

Beyond bitcoin's status as investment, there's a compelling argument for actively wielding it.

The Hidden Plunder: Unveiling the Devastating Effects of Inflation
EconomicsPolitics

The Hidden Plunder: Unveiling the Devastating Effects of Inflation

Understand the destructive power of inflation and the consequences of central planning.

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