This story does not end well. Without principled political renewal stemming from the fundamental root of a self-sovereign political philosophy, we should expect an intensification of surveillance and control and a normalization of war. We must actively choose liberty and peace if we are to thrive. There is no policy of total war, containment, or world policing that does not end in catastrophe. 

For political sovereignty to have purchase, it must come from the ground up and be appropriately exercised in light of what can be expected of such a thing at various scales. This is a significant undertaking and not one that will be settled in any collection of essays, reinvigorated political…

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