050 - Titus Gebel: Free Private Cities Book Update
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Timothy Allen talks with Titus Gebel. Today we have Titus Gebel back on the show. This time we’re talking about the update to his classic book ‘Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete for You’. What’s new? What’s gone and what lessons have we learnt since the last edition was published just over 5 years ago. Of particular interest to me were questions that I had about the preferred architecture and design of Free Private Cities along with culture, ethics and a run down of the main innovations that have emerged since the last book. We end by discussing the COVID pandemic and how Titus predicts that a Free Private City operator would respond to something similar in the future. If you’re interested in the other 2 podcasts I’ve done with Titus, Try episode 036 for a deep dive into medieval city states and episode 034 for a broader discussion about the movement in general. Enjoy the conversation. LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE Prague, 14-15 October, 2023 https://libertyinourlifetime.org/ TIMESTAMPS: (0:30) Introduction (4:24) What is new in the latest book. (9:53) Architecture and aesthetics in Free Private City models. (13:51) The problem with Modernism. (19:33) What does Free City Urban planning look like. (26:10) Remote work, culture, and Free Cities. (33:28) The natural evolution of Free Cities. (38:31) Ethics and morality in Free Cities. (43:47) Freedom must be the backbone of a Free City. (49:12) Free Private Cities and economic zones in real life. (53:29) Private governance systems and territorial disputes. (58:13) Seasteading, Prospera and disputes with the State. (1:04:25) Saudi Arabia's proposed $500 billion mega city. (1:11:56) Why does Saudi Arabia want to build new jurisdictions? (1:11:56) Governance models, pandemics, and contracts in a Free Private City. (1:17:40) Balancing individual freedom with public health measures during a pandemic. (1:25:13) Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. (1:30:07) Contracts and their role in decision-making. (1:36:08) Why are Free Cities so relevant now? TWITTER: Titus Gebel: https://twitter.com/titusgebel Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound OTHER LINKS: Free Cities Foundation Books: https://free-cities.org/books Tipolis: https://tipolis.com/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/
