"Forget Orwell, read Huxley!" — Philipp Blom

Did the author of Brave New World foresee a future where freedom is crushed by the "boy gangsters" of technology?

In Time of the Oligarchs, a prophetic essay buried for nearly 80 years returns to cut to the heart of the 21st century. As early as 1946, with uncanny clarity, Aldous Huxley describes a dawning age where technological progress centralizes political power in the hands of the few.

In this searing critique, Huxley depicts a world where the law of the strongest puts our freedom at risk. He explores how, in times of social upheaval, nationalism and geopolitical games thrive while democracy and solidarity come under attack.

Originally titled Science, Liberty and Peace, this rediscovered work argues that the only way to prevent the rise of a tech-oligarchy is to decentralize power. It stands as a vital warning, urging us to reclaim our agency before the machinery of control becomes absolute.