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How do institutions shape human behaviour, and what would it take to build better alternatives? These conversations examine political philosophy through the practical questions of ownership, consent and the freedom to leave.
"Autonomous cities will develop naturally if they're given the legal framework to do so. At the moment, most special economic zones have policies that apply to businesses and they're targeted at creating space that is focused on a particular sector. I think if you allow that to be extended to residential components...
"Last year our largest growth was in the Middle East. Our business has grown three times in the Middle East. And it's not just us. All the big architecture firms are now working a lot here. Because as I said, it's easier to build a city here than one small building somewhere in the European Union. "
"This is the project of my life. I want to live and I want to die in that place, in a free place because as libertarians, we need a physical place to live. I mean, things like Network States are fine, but in the end we are people living in a three dimensional world. We need to have our feet on some soil and I want...
"There is this famous quote that you can never change things by fighting the existing reality and that you have to start something new. I think that's pretty much valid. It might be much easier to start a new country than it is to fix an existing one. "
