‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
They are drafting Congressional legislation to create “freedom cities”


I for one can't wait to move to the Network State

Trump’s 2024 campaign proposed something called “freedom cities,” a lightly rebranded version of the Network State. Yet, most news outlets mentioned the idea without providing any real explanation of the concept.

Though the story makes no mention of the Network State movement, this push for legislation aligns fully with the Network State goal of creating “startup nations” or “charter cities” ruled by tech corporations. Trey Goff, chief of staff for Próspera – a Network State city in Honduras backed by Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel – is featured prominently in the piece:

According to Goff, Freedom Cities Coalition has briefed White House officials on three options for creating freedom cities. One is through “interstate compacts.” In this scenario, two or more states could set aside territories with shared tax and regulation policies, with some state-specific carve-outs. Under existing law, these compacts can’t be revoked, though they can be dissolved under certain circumstances.

If an interstate compact is approved by Congress, it becomes valid under federal law. Goff says the coalition is considering Congressional legislation that would give “advanced consent” to any freedom city compacts. That way, Congress wouldn’t need to approve each individual city.