Bungacast4 Apr 2023

/331/ The Zone (pt. 1) ft. Quinn Slobodian

On cracked-up capitalism.

Historian of ideas Quinn Slobodian joins us again, this time to discuss his latest book, Crack-up Capitalism – the vision of a global capitalism with its constituent nation-states perforated by ‘zones’ shorn of any national oversight or democratic accountability. We talk through these archetypal zones encompassing deregulation, investment and sweatshop labour, ranging from the glittering city scapes of Hong Kong, Singapore and Canary Wharf to forgotten zones such as Ciskei in apartheid South Africa as well as the gated communities of California and bit-coin paradise Honduras.

We also talk about archetypal crack-up capitalists such as Peter Thiel, William Rees-Mogg and Milton Friedman’s offspring. How did crack-up capitalism feature in the Tory vision of Brexit? Plus, why is Dominic Cummings the one true Singaporean, and why do crack-up capitalists love medieval LARPing?

For part two, sign up at patreon.com/bungacast

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

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