Paul Rosenberg

We’ve all seen it: Some person or group makes a notable move forward, into or in support of human liberty. Then, after some time, they begin sliding back to the old way. They have justifications for their retracement, of course, but there’s no denying that it was a retracement. (2024-07-08)

What, to us, is “winning”? And how do we attain it? We must have a clear and coherent vision of victory, and an effective path to it. Strategy, philosophy, and passion must rise together. Make no small plans. (2023-02-12)

We often think of a digital totality as a dark, oppressive thing, and for obvious reasons. The digital totality of the cypherpunks, however, had a beautiful purpose: To escape the fears, manipulations, and extortion of the present world order, and build a better realm apart from them. As time has gone on, and however erratically and imperfectly, cypherpunk technologies have developed, and there ar.. (2021-06-12)

Pavol Lupták, co-founder of Paralelní Polis and one of the organizers will one by one introduce this year's speakers and panelists. (2020-09-01)

Yes, we all want to escape the pressures and abuse of the reigning systems, but things don’t become magically wonderful just because we’ve opted-out. New structures and new ways of living have to be built outside, and even though we’ve made a nice start, it has been just a small start. We have a long, long way to go. (2019-10-16)

So, what happens if we win? The state whithers away, leaving us free to live as we wish... but what happens to the sick, the old and the disabled? And what of the millions who are now living on state pensions? What happens to them when the payments stop coming? This session will explain how life becomes better for all of these people under a free, decentralized economy. Significantly better. (2018-10-07)

CRISPR is science fiction made real. It is nature's technology for splicing genes, and we've learned that it can be used for almost any application. On top of that, it's shockingly affordable. One expert on CRISPR calls it “the biggest thing since penicillin,” and that may not be an over-statement. CRISPR puts physical evolution into our hands. (2018-01-02)

Humans are generally more evolved than their conduct would indicate, due to enforced behaviors. In addition, there are simple evolutionary steps that lie just before us - steps that we can take quickly, once we see them. This presentation will cover all this and more, ending with the topic of "How to hack your soul." (2017-02-17)