The first guest essay on the Anthemism website is by the founders of the Thomas Paine Institute (TPI): Kevin Osborne and Alex Bleier.
About the authors:
The authors have produced two works that are prequels to the vision advanced in this essay: the 2014 nonfiction book, "The Prometheus Connection," and the 2021 novel, "The Prometheus Frontier." Kevin Osborne holds a PhD in Philosophy from the City University of New York, and serves as the principal author and the lead member of the Philosophy Team. Alex Bleier, with degrees in Math, Philosophy, and Technical Communication has an extensive career in computer consulting, spanning the gamut from Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups and now to the newly formed Thomas Paine Institute, as Executive Director.
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Guest essay:
https://anthemism.org/article/tpi-begin-the-world-over-again/
The book "The Prometheus Connection":
https://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Connection-Kevin-Osborne/dp/1500793868/
The book "The Prometheus Frontier":
https://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Frontier-Kevin-Osborne/dp/B095GQG2TK/
About the authors:
The authors have produced two works that are prequels to the vision advanced in this essay: the 2014 nonfiction book, "The Prometheus Connection," and the 2021 novel, "The Prometheus Frontier." Kevin Osborne holds a PhD in Philosophy from the City University of New York, and serves as the principal author and the lead member of the Philosophy Team. Alex Bleier, with degrees in Math, Philosophy, and Technical Communication has an extensive career in computer consulting, spanning the gamut from Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups and now to the newly formed Thomas Paine Institute, as Executive Director.
thomaspaineinstitute.com
Guest essay:
https://anthemism.org/article/tpi-begin-the-world-over-again/
The book "The Prometheus Connection":
https://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Connection-Kevin-Osborne/dp/1500793868/
The book "The Prometheus Frontier":
https://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Frontier-Kevin-Osborne/dp/B095GQG2TK/
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To Begin the World Over Again
Excerpt from the Thomas Paine Institute booklet To Begin the World Over Again (September 19, 2025).
In the world news today are Alberta separatists. They have collected 300k signatures in favour of referendum, which is twice as much as was ask for to be considered by court. I’m surprised that such a minority of the Canadian population can ask for secession.
This is the of the websites pertaining the movement: https://www.freealbertastrategy.com
This is the of the websites pertaining the movement: https://www.freealbertastrategy.com
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The Free Alberta Strategy is a series of initiatives our Provincial Government can implement today, without needing any permission from Ottawa, to make Alberta a sovereign jurisdiction within Canada.
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Here is the origininal Olivier Jansenns Reddit post from 9 years ago, where he announced the plan to buy sovereignty. There are 400 comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/71bfbz/were_planning_to_purchase_sovereignty_from_a/
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From the btc community on Reddit: We're planning to purchase sovereignty from a government to create the world's first Free Society!
Explore this post and more from the btc community
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Comparison between ideas floated in the comment thread under Olivier Janssens post, with Anthemism positions.
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Here's an outline of my upcoming exciting article geared against anarchists libertarians, titled "Voting With Your Feet Won’t Work": https://chatgpt.com/share/6a036f1b-6e70-83e8-a9ee-c9586b18b6f1
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Today on CNN is in the news a private island in Philippines trying to be independent: https://www.cnn.com/travel/country-governed-by-ai-sensay-philippines
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He declared a new country governed by AI. He’s not sure it will end well
A tech founder wants to build a bot-led utopia in the Philippines, replacing real politicians with AI-powered historical figures. Some say it’s a bold vision, others a very bad idea.
I have written and spoken many times about Theodore Herzl and the importance to study what he did, for anyone with an aspiration for a new country. Here's a website I stumbled into, completely dedicated to Herzl. It's called Herzl Online. https://www.herzlonline.org/en/