The Governance Dividend: The Story of Carmel, Indiana
How Carmel, Indiana proves that high-quality governance is cheap when a community is coherent - a case study for the Free Cities and private governance movements.Introduction: What does good governance actually cost?...
Free City Updates: Project Directory Launch, Próspera, TikTok
This edition covers the launch of our new Free Cities Project Directory, our Substack debut, and Patri Friedman's eight hard truths from 25 years of trying to build startup societies.Free Cities Project Directory...
Free City Updates: Dubai, Próspera’s flat tax and Destiny
This month, we look at what the Iran war means for Free Cities, cover Próspera's new $5,000 flat-tax residency program, and report on a bitcoin billionaire's proposal to pay every citizen of Nevis $100 a month.Can...
Quadratic Voting, Quadratic Finance & Free Cities
A Framework for Democratic Infrastructure Funding in Intentional Communities and New City DevelopmentsIntroduction Intentional communities, planned developments, and new city projects share a common challenge: how do...
Building the Bitcoin Citadel: Autris and the Case for the Most Complete Bitcoin Company in the Public Markets
Veritas Villages are the physical realization of a Bitcoin CitadelThe Bitcoin Citadel: From Meme to Mission In 2013, a Reddit post appeared under the title ‘I am a time-traveler from the future, here to beg you to stop...
Can Startup Cities Defend Themselves? Ask Dubai
It’s been a month since the Gulf war erupted. Triggered by the assassination of Iran’s leader in a U.S.-Israeli strike, the conflict has since spilled across the region. The UAE has been hit hardest: by 25 March 2026,...
For years we talked about it. This September we step inside.
Rather than our usual news roundup, we are dedicating this edition to telling you about the 2026 Free Cities Conference. September is approaching fast, and we want to make the case for why joining us in Próspera could...
Titus Debates, Step Inside and the American West
This month, we announce the theme for our 2026 Free Cities Conference, share updates from our recent visit to the United States, highlight recent media coverage, and bring you the latest episodes from the Free Cities...
Venzuela, Speaker Announcements & Seasteading Opportunities
This month, we cover the dramatic political developments in Venezuela and their implications for Free Cities, announce new speakers for our conference in Próspera, and bring you up to speed on two major seasteading...
