/332/ The Zone (pt. 2) ft. Quinn Slobodian (Patreon)

On cracked-up capitalism.

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We continue our discussion with Quinn Slobodian on his book, Crack-Up Capitalism. Is the movement for police abolitionism a case of left-neoliberalism, and if so would the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) be one of those 'zones' Slobodian analyses?

What is the notion of 'soft secession', and is that what everyone is moving towards – or have we passed 'peak zone'? And how best to understand Brexit - a move to create just such a low-tax, low-regulation zone in the heart of Europe, or a breakaway from a low-democracy zone, the EU?

Readings:

• Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy, Quinn Slobodian
• The Ciskei experiment: a libertarian fantasy in apartheid South Africa, Quinn Slobodian, The Guardian
• /115/ Singapore Shangri-La ft. Lee Jones
• As special enclaves proliferate, what are the consequences for democracy?, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, The Spectator
• Dominic Cummings understands Singapore. The Tories still don’t, Quinn Slobodian, The Spectator
• Crack-up Capitalism video trailer, Twitter