# AT86 - Joyce Brand, Free Cities

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Podcast: [Access Tribe's Bitcoin Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/access-tribe-s-bitcoin-podcast-6670770)
Published: 2025-03-01T20:52:49+00:00
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## Resource

I caught up with Joyce Brand this week, Free Cities blogger and resident of Morazan , a Free City in Honduras. We had a great conversation in 2024, and given that so much has happened on the political scene in the last few months, I thought it was a great opportunity to get Joyce’s take on the latest. She has incredible, balanced insights, and has lived much of she advocates for. We covered: * Technocracy (are we headed for a digital panopticon?) * Discussed this article by Am I crazy here? Joyce Brand offers a few rebuttals. * USAID * US Tariffs - how do they work and are they actually any good? Joyce shared a TikTok with a good explainer HERE * Is there a global conspiracy? * How do Free Cities actually work? * What about “public lands” * and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation! About Joyce Joyce Brand is a multifaceted professional with extensive experience as a writer, editor, film editor, manager, consultant, and free city pioneer. She is dedicated to the promotion of voluntary, contractual communities with governance as a service, emphasizing the potential of special jurisdictions to enhance freedom and prosperity. Joyce is the author of "Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazan Model for Free Cities," a seminal work that explores the innovative governance model of Ciudad Morazan. Additionally, she co-authored "Economics and the Spiritual Life of Free Men" with Spencer Heath, further establishing her expertise in the intersection of economics and human freedom. Currently, Joyce serves as a writer and editor for the Free Cities Foundation, where she contributes to the discourse on special jurisdictions and better governance. She also consults with the Adrianople Group, providing geopolitical market research and business intelligence solutions. Her profess…

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