In the episode, Jarrad Hope talks to Professor Tom W. Bell about the process of shifting from traditional nation-states to more flexible, innovative, specialized jurisdictions. They also dive into the practical mechanisms for establishing such jurisdictions, the importance of foundational legal systems like Ulex, and the challenges posed by traditional copyright hindrances. Overall, Tom and Jarrad reflect on the need for resilient and adaptive models that can withstand the challenges of the future while promoting human flourishing and the benefits of technology like blockchain in achieving these aims.

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READING:
The Forecast for Anarchy, in Routledge Handbook of Anarchy 309-34 (Gary Chartier & Chad Van Schoelandt, eds.; Routledge: 2021), available at https://www.routledge.com/The-Routled...

Distributed Self-Government in Protocol Communities: An Introduction and Index of Examples, 25:2 Independent Review 293 (Fall 2020), available at https://www.independent.org/publicati...

Ulex: Open Source Law for Non-Territorial Governance, 1 J. of Special Jurisdictions 1 (2020), available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=3605807 on SSRN or from the source: https://journalofspecialjurisdictions....

"Intellectual Privilege: Copyright, Common Law, and the Common Good" (Mercatus Center 2014): https://www.mercatus..org/research/books/intellectual-privilege.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:17 Introduction and Background

02:25 Motivations and the Journey to Law and Special Jurisdictions

05:16 Ideals of Libertarianism and the Importance of Consent

07:47 Polycentric Law, Special Jurisdictions, and the Future of Governance

15:34 The Political Systems Project and the Infeasibility of Total Anonymity in Communities

25:03 Copyright Issues and Implementing Legal Systems in Special Jurisdictions

37:04 Legal Systems, Copyright, and the Future of Ulex

50:50 Nation States’ Shortcomings and the Forecast for Anarchy

01:02:04 Final Thoughts