
In Search of Freedom: Life, Death, and Sovereignty in the Himalaya
My trek through the villages of the Annapurna Circuit brought unexpected insights about what it means to be free.
Tutustu 95 kirjoitusta aikaketjufiktiosta, taloudesta ja vapaudesta – julkaisijana Konsensus.

My trek through the villages of the Annapurna Circuit brought unexpected insights about what it means to be free.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Have you ever wondered what really drives human behavior? Are we creatures of reason, calmly weighing our choices in pursuit of optimal outcomes, or are we…

Can we ever really own ideas? 🤔…

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…

‘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…

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

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 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…

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

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……

Roughly eighty years ago, physicist Enrico Fermi pondered intelligent life beyond ourselves.

William Harvey demonstrated blood circulation in the 1620s, demolishing ancient knowledge.

The massive ship had just docked their home, Steadfast #2, and Flint Molvesper was ready to board.

I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.

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

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

For money to have meaning it needs to have a relationship to energy.

In a system where money is no longer backed by tangible assets, counterfeiting is everywhere.

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