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The Sovereign Individual
William Rees-Mogg & James Dale Davidson
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Economics
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Written in 1997, "The Sovereign Individual" eerily predicted cryptocurrencies, remote work, and social media bubbles. Peter Thiel's favorite book challenges conventional governance, asking: Will technology free individuals from nation-states, or create new power structures entirely?

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The Digital Revolution: Reshaping Power and Freedom

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Imagine waking up to discover that the nation-state - the dominant political entity for five centuries - has become obsolete. This isn't science fiction but the central prophecy of "The Sovereign Individual," a remarkably prescient book from 1997 that foresaw Bitcoin, remote work, and the decline of traditional government power decades before they materialized. Unlike most futurist works that quickly become dated, this book has become essential reading for tech titans like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk precisely because its core predictions have proven increasingly accurate with each passing year. The fundamental thesis is both simple and revolutionary: information technology will transform human organization as profoundly as the Agricultural Revolution did 10,000 years ago - but this transformation will happen within a single human lifetime. We're witnessing nothing less than the end of the Modern Age and the birth of something entirely new, where individuals gain unprecedented freedom while collective institutions lose their grip on power.

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The Transformation of Government Power

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Resistance and Neo-Luddite Reactions

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The Return of Competitive Jurisdictions

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The New Wealth Distribution

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The Moral Dimension of Digital Freedom

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