Trump's Fascist Cities Reflect Tech Plan to End Public Power

Why do Donald Trump and some of his most fervent tech billionaire backers want to take land and create privately-controlled zones?

In this piece for Tech Policy Press, I explain how we are witnessing the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom:

Trump’s Gaza Fantasy and the Network State: The Tech-Fueled Future of Privatized Sovereignty | TechPolicy.Press

We’re watching the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom, writes Gil Duran.

Tech Policy PressGil Duran

Many Nerd Reich readers are already familiar with the Network State cult, which seeks to build a post-democracy, post-USA future. This piece provides a full overview and brings readers up to date on the most recent developments (including Trump's tacit embrace of the Network State via his Fascist Cities idea, aka “Freedom Cities”).

NEW: My Talk with Heather Cox Richardson

Today at 2 p.m. Pacific (5 p.m. Eastern), I will join historian Heather Cox Richardson for a live talk about Curtis Yarvin, the blogger whose extreme ideas have inspired Elon Musk's DOGE, the Network State movement, and Vice President JD Vance. This will be live on both her YouTube channel and her Facebook page. Tune in!