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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Mach Dissens möglich! Werde jetzt Fördermitglied auf Steady und unterstütze damit die Arbeit von Dissens-Host Lukas sowie Inken und Valentin von der "Was Tun?"-Crew.

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Quinn Slobodian is the author of "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism". He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College and a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines such as the Guardian, Dissent, the Nation, the New Statesman, and the New York Times. You can find him on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he comments on current affairs.

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Dissens verlost unter allen Fördermitgliedern ein Exemplar der deutschen Ausgabe von Quinn Slobodians "Crack-Up Capitalism": »Kapitalismus ohne Demokratie. Wie Marktradikale die Welt in Mikronationen, Privatstädte und Steueroasen zerlegen wollen« .

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