A Peter Thiel-linked startup is plotting a libertarian paradise

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 8, 2023 New York City is perpetually in crisis. Inadequate mayors plague us. So do rat tours for [people hoping to encounter]( furry little demons. Now we've got enormously rich libertarians partying in our venues. My colleague Ali Breland just published [a fascinating story]( about the Praxis Society, a Peter Thiel-backed startup that has been hosting opulent events for the "anti-woke," radically pro-free market set. Sometimes characters from Dimes Square show up. There, members discuss the ultimate goal of Praxis, which is to build a libertarian mecca in the Mediterranean. They've got a ton of cash to get there. Now only if they could get passed the [dysfunctional workplace described in Ali's reporting](. Not to be NIMBY on main but can’t these people take their weird libertarian fantasies somewhere else? New Yorkers have enough going on. In fact, what happened to rich people’s obsession with outer space? You can always be a libertarian on Mars! Until then, I highly recommend you read Ali's feature. [It's both endlessly absurd and amusing](. —Sophie Hayssen Advertisement [Icarus Films, Inc.]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Was Convicted, Really Fast, of Contempt of Congress]( "Executive privilege" is not a magical incantation. BY DAN FRIEDMAN FROM THE MOTHER JONES STORE   Mother Jones Store Are you a Mother Funder? If you are, buy the shirt as well! Go to the official Mother Jones Store and show your support beyond the pages. [Check us out!]( [Trending] ["Elon is learning the hard way": Taylor Lorenz on Twitter's collapse (and more)]( BY JULIA MÉTRAUX   [Bill Clinton campaigned as a progressive. Why didn't he govern like one?]( BY JUDITH STEIN AND NELSON LICHTENSTEIN   [Fossil fuels beget climate chaos, a win-win for private equity]( BY NINA LAKHANI   [Body camera footage shows Ohio police fatally shooting a pregnant mother of two]( BY ARIANNA COGHILL Advertisement [Icarus Films, Inc.]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [A Peter Thiel-linked startup is courting New York scenesters and plotting a libertarian paradise]( The Praxis Society envisions a Mediterranean enclave—with just the Right kind of people. BY ALI BRELAND [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755