The Free State Project: How New Hampshire Escaped the Progressive Plantation

This episode of Metamodernism Uncensored features a deep-dive conversation between Sean Dempsey and Claire Brooks on the strategy, mechanics, and concrete victories of the Free State Project (FSP) in New Hampshire. Moving past the frustration of national politics—which the hosts liken to a "rooster crowing the sun into existence"—they argue that the physical concentration of liberty-minded activists is the only mathematically viable way to counter the creeping expansion of federal and state-level socialism. By centering their efforts on New Hampshire's unique 400-member volunteer citizen legislature, FSP migrants and local liberty coalitions have successfully translated political temperament into neighborhood and state law, establishing a blueprint for decentralized resistance.The hosts back up this philosophical framework with an exhaustive review of the FSP's legislative ledger, detailing how targeted activism has dismantled state monopolies piece by piece. They discuss major civil liberties victories, including Constitutional Carry (SB12), Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (SB522), and Jury Nullification (HB146), alongside sweeping economic reforms like the total repeal of the Interest and Dividends Tax (HB2) and the creation of Education Freedom Accounts (SB130). Finally, the episode explores the advanced frontiers of state-level sovereignty, highlighting the groundbreaking gold and crypto strategic reserve law (HB302), the repeal of the annual passenger vehicle inspection (HB649), and localized deregulation battles over food freedom and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).