Net States Rule the World; We Need to Recognize Their Power

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 7:59 a.m.

\u201cWe reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code.\u201d So declared MIT professorDavid D. Clarkin 1992. Twenty-five years later, this sentiment mirrors the global zeitgeist more than ever. TheAmerican public distrusts governmentin record numbers. Other nation-states disdain the USto world-historical degrees.