The Decentralized Revolution
How Technology is Breaking Government Control
The Decentralized Revolution: How Technology is Breaking Government Control
For most of history, governments have relied on monopolies of force, money, and information to control populations. The printing press challenged the church’s hold on truth. The internet obliterated state-controlled media. Now, 3D printing, cryptocurrency, encryption, and AI are dismantling centralized power structures in ways bureaucrats never imagined. The age-old strategy of regulating, licensing, and banning is failing, because these technologies don’t ask permission—they exist, they spread, and they cannot be stopped. As Jordan Peterson would say, “When you tell people they can’t say something, what they hear is that the thing they can’t say is true.” And when you tell people they can’t own something, they find ways to own it anyway. …READ MORE…
WATCH: ‘BETRAYAL’: Schumer faces wrath of AOC after Dems’ heated meeting
Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie reports the latest on the spending bill showdown. #FoxNews …WATCH HERE…
George Washington and the Ides of March
Reflections on the Anniversary of the Defeat of the Newburgh Conspiracy
We have known of the tale for over 2000 years, but especially for the past 420, since William Shakespeare’s play immortalized the moment. …READ MORE…
The Great Shipwreck
Anna and her four young daughters were on a trip to England on the SS Ville du Havre. It was a French steamship. All iron. Built like a tank. Except, of course, tanks weren’t around yet. This was 1873. …READ MORE…
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