tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post5915744020687412426..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Competitive government isn't just about tax havensWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-2842950994786741502011-03-28T15:08:51.228-04:002011-03-28T15:08:51.228-04:00@Kathleen, I have never heard of these before. I&...@Kathleen, I have never heard of these before. I'll be checking them out. Thanks!KitKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920750666849384448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-17393582155314430272011-03-27T15:03:45.410-04:002011-03-27T15:03:45.410-04:00Thanks guys, you should check on these organizatio...Thanks guys, you should check on these organizations if you can... they're doing great work.Kathleen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221334826014698655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-22375147736563814602011-03-26T22:11:21.310-04:002011-03-26T22:11:21.310-04:00One word: "Retrocede" and be done with i...One word: "Retrocede" and be done with it.<br /><br />They already did it to the portion that was in Virginia.<br /><br />Then the citizens get apportioned with Maryland and they gain full representation. Full stop and we are done with the issue.The Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202296711518444493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-49294411943257909232011-03-26T18:38:11.892-04:002011-03-26T18:38:11.892-04:00An excellent reminder of the widespread cultural a...An excellent reminder of the widespread cultural and political Zeitgeist that seeks to decentralize big institutions (such as governments) and so make them more responsive and humane. As the saying goes, the future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed.<br /><br />Readers interested in this way of thinking as a broad phenomenon might enjoy this piece, "<a href="http://collegiateway.org/news/2009-charter-schools-charter-colleges" rel="nofollow">From charter schools to charter colleges?</a>" It imagines a process for decentralizing big bureaucratic state universities through the creation of independent residential colleges around them. (Note that this is not about creating degree-granting colleges, but student and faculty residential societies, like the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge.)Robert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-14394280051099569552011-03-26T17:55:02.771-04:002011-03-26T17:55:02.771-04:00Very eye opening post. I was not even aware of th...Very eye opening post. I was not even aware of the concept of charter cities. I wish we could build a charter city in upstate NY. I want to stay here because I want to be near my family, but the government has destroyed all possibility for prosperity here. This would bring hope to a region in despair. Would it even be possible in the US, or would the government just get in the way. I think this is my new mission in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-75204195615005560112011-03-26T17:47:57.260-04:002011-03-26T17:47:57.260-04:00This was an ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS post! I didn'...This was an ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS post! I didn't realize there were any serious projects trying to develop independent ocean-based cities. Even if they are decades away, the idea is inspiring and holds out hope that humanity's best days of dreaming and developing lay ahead.<br /><br />Even more important to me, was your inclusion of the Mohammed Bouazizi's story. All I had heard on the news was that some guy set himself on fire in Tunisia--for reasons which were conveniently never mentioned (I'm "sure" that was an editorial oversight)--and that caused all of these "uprisings." <br /><br />I'm really glad I signed up to follow your blog. Keep up the good work!Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539778072695038588noreply@blogger.com