Policy and Critique

An exploration of the fundamental mechanisms through which powerful entities—corporations, states, and institutions—maximize their interests. Drawing on historical examples and systemic analysis, it reveals how coercion, exchange, and deception operate as tools of power, how institutions often serve to legitimize predation rather than constrain it, and what effective resistance requires in the face of such dynamics.

Exploring the legal and governance challenges surrounding data ownership in connected cars.

Examining the monetization of driving data through insurance premiums and targeted advertising.

Exploring the privacy and data implications of connected cars in the modern world.

Exploring the shift from private sanctum to data-harvesting machine in connected cars.

Examining the Venetian Empire as a parasitic network, where imperial power was exercised through trade monopolies and economic dependencies rather than direct territorial control.

Analyzing the Mongol Empire as a parasitic swarm, where imperial expansion relied on overwhelming numbers, mobility, and coordinated horde tactics.