
Joyce Brand
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Over the past few months, I’ve shared a weekly series of articles based on my book Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities. The response has been deeply encouraging—so much so that I’m pausing the final article to take a step back and reflect on something bigger:
Momentum.
This week alone, over 20 new people subscribed to the Free Cities Substack. Conversations are growing. Engagement is rising. Interest in the Free Cities movement is accelerating—because people are waking up to the reality that waiting for governments to fix themselves is no longer a viable strategy.
From Próspera’s world-class innovation hub to Ciudad Morazán’s contractual community model, people are beginning to see that governance can be peaceful, voluntary, and built by entrepreneurs—not imposed from above.
The landscape is shifting. New jurisdictions are forming on land, at sea, and online. Tools for sovereignty—like private money, privacy tech, and mutual aid—are becoming more accessible. And more people are asking not “Who should rule?” but “Why should anyone?”
This week's Substack article highlights those trends, shares what’s coming next, and offers a sneak peek at First Wave, the new membership tier launching soon for the Morazán Model Association. It will include:
• Behind-the-scenes updates from Ciudad Morazán
• Case studies from real Free Cities
• Live Q&A sessions
• A private community forum (starting on Telegram) for members to connect and collaborate
• And much more
If you're curious where this movement is headed—and how you can be part of it—this article is for you.
👉 Read the full article on Substack:
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CEO Of Morazan Model Association
I am a woman who is passionate about freedom. I understand that freedom is an overused and misunderstood word. By freedom, I mean responsibility — specifically the responsibility of living without allowing any self-proclaimed rulers to make my moral judgments for me. A coercive government can impose negative consequences on me for disobeying its edicts, but I am free to the extent that I recognize my own responsibility for the risks I choose to take in following my own moral judgments. That is what it means to live free in an unfree world.
​The label that I use to describe myself is voluntaryist because it is the clearest word I can think of to describe my most important belief — that all interactions between human beings should be voluntary. There is never any moral justification for the initiation of violence or coercion. The Morazan Model Association explores the implications of that core belief.
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