Source: The New Republic
by Laurie Clarke
“The radical libertarian city builders of the tech-bro set have an audacious new proposal: They want to convert Guantánamo Bay, host to the infamous prison, into the high-tech charter city of their wildest imaginations, which will double as a ‘proving ground’ for migrants seeking to enter the United States. The Charter Cities Institute, or CCI, which has lobbied the Trump administration on setting up so-called freedom cities in the U.S, suggests the president take advantage of Guantánamo’s special legal status to convert the controversial detention camp into ‘a beacon of 21st-century prosperity.’ … Charter cities have long been a fascination of Silicon Valley’s libertarian right. Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an early investor in ‘seasteading,’ the dream of seaborne libertarian enclaves floating beyond sovereign jurisdiction.” [editor’s note: As soon as she invokes Thiel, it becomes obvious that Clarke doesn’t know what the word “libertarian” means – TLK] (05/08/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/194515/freedom-city-guantanamo-bay-prison