"Name some sanctuary cities for individual liberties. Jeff and I are planning here. I forsee a lot of federal tyranny coming soon, more than we've ever seen before if you put Kamala or Trump in office."
What are your requirements?
Do you tolerate the cold? Do you tolerate the heat?
Are you self-employed? Or do you need to be near a particular industry?
You okay with small towns, or do you need to be near a big city?
Do you want to be politically active?
Are you open to cities outside the US? Do you mind learning a new language?
If a pro-liberty culture is your primary criteria, New Hampshire is probably your best bet. Due to the Free State Project @freestatenh, it has the highest concentration of liberty lovers, gun lovers, crypto enthusiasts, agorists, and preppers in the country.
New Hampshire ranks #1 on the Freedom In The 50 States survey. There are dozens of pro-liberty organizations throughout the state, such as:
The NH government has already nullified Federal gun laws, created one of the best school choice programs, and passed a bunch of other pro-liberty legislation.
There's a movement in the works to nullify Federal tax collection.
Here's a few cities to consider:
Manchester, NH - biggest city in NH; probably has highest concentration of Free State Project members
Keane, NH - locus of Free Staters, location of Free Talk Live studios.
Berlin, NH - cold, economically depressed, but the least expensive housing in New Hampshire
Grafton, NH - no zoning, tiny town
Concord, NH - Democrat-controlled capital city, but a good place to be if you want to lobby the state government
Nashua, NH - a liberal stronghold, but close to Boston
New Hampshire doesn't respect basic individual rights still. I don't believe the hype.
Recreational weed hasn't been fully decriminalized yet, it's true. But not for lack of trying! The House has put forward many decrim bills. However, they've been killed in the Senate, which is still controlled by hidebound anti-drug warrior Republicans.
New Hampshire doesn't have a ballot initiative (the mechanism by which all other states have decriminalized cannabis), so it has to be passed through the Congress. And you have to be a resident for seven years before you can run for the Senate. So it has taken a while for the Free Staters to rack up enough years in state to be eligible to run.
However, it's only a matter of time. Public surveys show that cannabis decriminalization has the support of 68% of NH citizens. One of the drug warriors has recently been knocked out, and two more seats are in the cross hairs.
Cannabis decriminalization also been stymied because some of the pro-decrim folks want it to be put under the state liquor monopoly. Others want it to be completely free, and not a state monopoly. The anti-monopoly faction wants to wait until there's a clean bill with no monopoly state control.
So, ironically, it's because the principled liberty movement is so strong that progress has been slower than it might otherwise have been. Medical marijuana is legal, in any case, and it's not difficult to get a weed card. Practically speaking, I think there's little risk of prosecution, unless you get nabbed for some other crime.
IMO, no other place in the US comes close to New Hampshire for liberty friendliness. However, here are some other options:
Austin, TX - a bunch of pro-liberty folks such as @mightyheaton, @michaelmalice, @joerogan, @makesmarty have moved to Austin. @elonmusk is planning to move Twitter/X and his other operations to Texas. Texas also has a very active secessionist movement @TexasNatMov. However, even if Texas secedes, it will still be a conservative state for the foreseeable future.
Bastrop, TX - home of John Bush @JohnBLiveFree, a founder of founders of the Freedom Cell movement
Houston, TX - home of Derick Broze @DBrozeLiveFree another founder of the Freedom Cell movement (Though I believe Broze is planning to move to Mexico).
If you're open to International cities, you might check out these cities:
Dubai, UAE - A low tax, low (business) regulation, no welfare state. @ZubyMusic has relocated to Dubai.
Ciudad Morazán, Honduras @ciudadmorazan - another free private city on the Honduras mainland that aims to appeal primaily to native Hondurans. Ciudad Morazán is being developed by @MassimoMazzone4. @AlexUgorji_ is also a very active ambassador for Morazán. Check out this great essay about Ciudad Morazán by the Charter Cities Institute. @CCIdotCity
Prosperá, Honduras @prosperaglobal- currently the most prominent example of the free private cities movement, and home of @niklasanzinger. Niklas is a very active pro-liberty VC, and attracts many good people around him.
Both are governed by Honduras ZEDES legislation, which gives them a great deal of legal autonomy. However, the ZEDES are under attack by the communists who currently control the Honduran government. While I think they'll prevail, it's still an uncertain time right now:
Fumba Town, Zanzibar -- A new charter city under development in Africa:
Linton Bay, Panama - If you're into seasteading, @OceanBuilders has their headquarters and manufacturing facility in Linton. (However, I believe they're planning to move to Miami.)
Prague, Czech Republic - home to a bunch of pro-privacy Bitcoin enthusiasts, such as @SatoshiLabs (creators of the @Trezor hardware wallet, and the @vexl P2P fiat/BTC exchange). Having been under Soviet domination for many years, Czechs are pretty hostile to statism.
Veritas, Panama - @ThorupMikkel creator of the Expat Money Show is developing a private pro-liberty community in Veritas. It's relatively easy to get residency in Panama, and there is a large pro-liberty expat community.
US Virgin Islands - The Arawa Island Project a Free Nation Project is modeled after the Free State Project, except that the destination state is US Virgin Islands instead of New Hampshire.
I'm sure I'm missing many other worthy projects. The free cities movement is rapidly gathering momentum right now, and there are several thousand projects in the works around the globe
Follow the Free Private Cites Foundation @freecitiesfound and the Charter Cities Institute @CCIdotCity for updates in the free cities movement.