050 - Titus Gebel: Free Private Cities Book Update

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Titus Gebel.</p> <p>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’. </p> <p>What’s new? What’s gone and what lessons have we learnt since the last edition was published just over 5 years ago.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>If you’re interested in the other 2 podcasts I’ve done with Titus, Try <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-free-cities-pod/episodes/036---Titus-Gebel-Medieval-City-States-e27fp8t">episode 036</a> for a deep dive into medieval city states and <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-free-cities-pod/episodes/034---Titus-Gebel-Breaking-the-Political-Cycle-e26udar">episode 034</a> for a broader discussion about the movement in general.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p>Prague, 14-15 October, 2023</p> <p>⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <ul> <li>(0:30) Introduction</li> <li>(4:24) What is new in the latest book.</li> <li>(9:53) Architecture and aesthetics in Free Private City models.</li> <li>(13:51) The problem with Modernism.</li> <li>(19:33) What does Free City Urban planning look like.</li> <li>(26:10) Remote work, culture, and Free Cities.</li> <li>(33:28) The natural evolution of Free Cities.</li> <li>(38:31) Ethics and morality in Free Cities.</li> <li>(43:47) Freedom must be the backbone of a Free City.</li> <li>(49:12) Free Private Cities and economic zones in real life.</li> <li>(53:29) Private governance systems and territorial disputes.</li> <li>(58:13) Seasteading, Prospera and disputes with the State.</li> <li>(1:04:25) Saudi Arabia's proposed $500 billion mega city.</li> <li>(1:11:56) Why does Saudi Arabia want to build new jurisdictions?</li> <li>(1:11:56) Governance models, pandemics, and contracts in a Free Private City.</li> <li>(1:17:40) Balancing individual freedom with public health measures during a pandemic.</li> <li>(1:25:13) Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.</li> <li>(1:30:07) Contracts and their role in decision-making.</li> <li>(1:36:08) Why are Free Cities so relevant now?</li> </ul> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Titus Gebel: ⁠https://twitter.com/titusgebel⁠</p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation Books: https://free-cities.org/⁠books</p> <p>Tipolis: ⁠https://tipolis.com/⁠</p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠</p>