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Latest — Nov 10, 2026

The Obedient Machine: Why AI Alignment Is a Problem of Human Governance

AI safety asks whether a machine will do what its owner intends. It does not ask whether the owner answers to anyone. This thesis argues alignment is a governance problem, solved by enforceable rules, independent institutions, and citizens who own a stake in the tools and the gains.

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Ordered Liberty - 2027

After the 2026 midterms, how do Americans secure real freedom? Ordered Liberty maps a nonpartisan path: restore lawmaking to Congress, adopt the Hawaii and Montana corporate power reset in every state, and build AI fast while owning it broadly and protecting human rights.

Our Hardware. Our AI. Our Right to Participate

Liberty in the AI age requires owning the tools of thought: open weights, strong encryption, and repairable hardware. This thesis maps a sovereign hybrid AI model and an Ordered Liberty policy plan so communities share in AI’s gains instead of renting intelligence.

The Moral Algorithm 120th Congressional Accountability Plan

How can Congress hold power accountable fairly? This 12-step plan uses five Moral Algorithm tests, public evidence, independent review, and measured outcomes to protect rights under any majority.

026 Montana General Election

The Moral Algorithm examines Montana's November 2026 statewide ballot. See how each aligns or conflicts with Ordered Liberty principles of individual rights, economic fairness, citizen sovereignty, and government accountability.

2026 Missouri General Election

The Moral Algorithm examines Missouri's November 2026 ballot, including candidates, amendments, local measures, and judges. See how each aligns or conflicts with Ordered Liberty principles of individual rights, economic fairness, citizen sovereignty, and government accountability.

Missouri's Redistricting Crisis

How Missouri conducted its August 4, 2026 congressional primary under a map (HB 1) the state Supreme Court ruled never became law, and the constitutional fix.

Abundance Is Not Access

Can the economic model of the 1980s and 1990s survive the age of artificial intelligence? In this open reply to Peter Diamandis, Darin Lawson Hosking argues that it cannot, and that the reason is a distinction those decades taught us to ignore: abundance is not access.

We the People, Not We the Corporations

Corporations aren't citizens. They're tools we charter, and they answer to everyone who builds them: workers, customers, communities, and the nation. Here's the case for stakeholders over shareholders, why the founders feared corporate power, and how the 1970s quietly rewrote the rules.

Musings from Missouri

On one August ballot, Missouri showed the machinery of political manipulation in daylight, and voters rejected it four to one. A look at gerrymandering, shareholder primacy, and the founders' unkept promise: a free people no patron can buy.