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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2023 · 58 MIN

#241 "Crack-Up Capitalism": How libertarians want to free the market from democracy

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Free ports, special economic zones or private cities: In new legal spaces capitalist extremists are trying to realize their vision of a world without nations-states and democracy. In his latest book "Crack-Up Capitalism" the historian of ideas Quinn Slobodian follows radical libertarians —from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk — as they try to find spaces where market competition is unfettered by democratic government. Quinn joins Dissens to talk about the threat of ultracapitalist micronations.

Free ports, special economic zones or private cities: In new legal spaces capitalist extremists are trying to realize their vision of a world without nations-states and democracy. In his latest book "Crack-Up Capitalism" the historian of ideas Quinn Slobodian follows radical libertarians —from Peter Thiel to Elon Musk — as they try to find spaces where market competition is unfettered by democratic government. Quinn joins Dissens to talk about the threat of ultracapitalist micronations.

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