The Grand Experiment of our Time

Good evening. I have a short 20 minute talk that introduces a major leap forward for mankind. I'll start with the grand experiment of America, which refers to the founding of the United States as a radical new form of government based on the principles of individual liberty, self governance and constitutional republicanism. What made it unique was that it broke away from the from the traditional systems of monarchy, aristocracy and centralized power that had dominated world history. So what were some of the things that were unique about the American grand experiment? Well, we established a government by the people republicanism. We were the first large scale democratic republic in modern history. Unlike past governments where rulers were kings, emperors or religious authorities, the US Was founded as a constitutional republic where power came from the people rather than being inherited or granted by divine right. Indeed, the idea that government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed, which was John Locke's theory, that was revolutionary at the time. We were the first with no authoritative ruling class or hereditary aristocracy. In Europe, noble families controlled politics. In America, leadership was based on elections, not birthright. Here, individual rights protected the people from government power. We created the first written constitution to enshrine the natural rights. The U.S. constitution in 1787 and the Bill of Rights in 1791 explicitly limited government power and protected individual freedoms such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, right to bear arms, due process. This was revolutionary, as most governments granted. They granted the privileges rather than recognizing rights as inalienable. In our new country, we put the rule of law over the rule of men. No person, not even the president, was above the law.

Unlike the monarchies in Europe, where kings ruled by decree. We brought to the world the separation of powers and checks and balances. This was a new system to prevent tyranny. Unlike past governments that concentrated power, America's three branches of government, executive, legislator, latif and judicial, ensure that no entity had absolute control. This was inspired by Montesquieu's.

This was originally inspired by Montesquieu. By Montesquieu, but fully implemented for the first time in a large nation. Here in America also, we implemented federalism, that's power divided between national and state governments. Before America, power was either fully centralized monarchies or it was fully localized city states. The US created a hybrid system balancing national unity with state sovereignty. We introduced free market capitalism on a large national level. We embrace laissez faire economics instead of mercantilism. Before the US European economies were mercantilist, meaning governments controlled trade and wealth. The US embraced free markets, limited government intervention and the right to Own private property. By the way, do you see the theme behind all of this? What's going on behind the Grand Experiment? Well, it's freedom. Freedom from what? Freedom from government.

In America, we eliminated state, religion and theocratic rule. Unlike Europe, where church and state were intertwined, the US Enshrined religious liberty. Now, this was not full secularism, but freedom of religion was a core principle. Now let's take a look at what was done with the Grand Experiment that had never been done before.

We reformed government. We formed a government founded entirely on Enlightenment principles.

This was the first nation built entirely on Enlightenment ideals.

We combine John Locke's natural rights, Montesquieu's separation of powers, Adam Smith's economic liberty. Our Founding Fathers were. Yes, they were master NEO thinkers who integrated all the Enlightenment principles.

They brought us the peaceful transition of power through elections. Before America, rulers were overthrown in revolutions or assassinations. The US created the first system where leadership changed peacefully based on votes. We created a written, ratified constitution as supreme law. Previous governments relied on tradition, monarchy, or vague charters. The US Codified its principles into the Constitution, ensuring a stable framework of law and governance. You see, before, well, the Enlightenment principles were guiding principles, used where possible, wherever possible. But the US Constitution pulled them all together, integrated them, and codified the Enlightenment principles into a framework, a foundation to govern an entire nation.

And soon the US became the most powerful and wealthiest nation in history. It inspired revolutions, the French Revolution, revolutions throughout Latin America and inspired new democracies all over the world. The Grand Experiment of America remains the longest lasting constitutional republic in history.

Now, the theme here is freedom. Not only had the Grand Experiment never been done before, but no one ever conceived or considered Enlightenment principles beyond theory.

In actuality, in reality, as a whole civilization.

Yes, scholars and politicians just applied those principles wherever possible in existing governments. Our Founding Fathers did the unthinkable in bringing Enlightenment principles, all of them together and to life as a nation.

Now, I want to give you a very brief history of classical liberalism and libertarianism and their impact on countries and special economic zones. SCCs classical liberalism and libertarianism share a core belief in individual liberty, free markets, limited government and rule of law. While classical liberalism emerged in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, libertarianism evolved in the 20th century as a more radical extension of its principles. Let's start with classical liberalism 17, 18th and 19th centuries. It's rooted in Enlightenment philosophy challenging the monarchy and feudalism. Some key thinkers were John Locke, natural rights, limited government, Adam Smith, wealth of nations, free markets, laissez faire economics, John Stuart Mill on liberty, individual rights, minimal state interference. They had major impacts on countries such as the United States in 1776 to the present. In Great Britain, the 19th century, the industrial revolution and repeal of mercantilist policies which led to great economic growth. And France after The Revolution of 1789, that was inspired by classical liberalism. But later, unfortunately, it shifted toward nationalism and socialism. Now we saw the decline of classical liberalism in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Government expanded through welfare programs, regulations and central banking. Classical liberalism gave way to progressivism, social democracy, social democracy and Keynesian economics. So in the fall of liberalism, classical liberalism and the rise of government power.

That brought about and then so rose libertarianism. In the 20th century to the present, it emerged as a reaction to growing state control such as the New Deal, socialism, central banking. Some of the key thinkers were Ludwig von Mises.

Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and they articulated free market economics with critiques of government intervention. Then you had David Friedman, Milton Friedman's son and Murray Rothbard, who were anarcho capitalists. No state, pure voluntary markets and the evolution of the libertarian non aggression principle.

Ayn Rand, you had her with her objectivist philosophy, promotes radical individualism and capitalism. Those libertarian principles had a major impact on countries. The United States from 17, from 1971 to the present, with free markets, low taxes, minimal government, although that's been very violated. But we see a trend today, starting today back moving in that libertarian direction. We saw Chile in 1973-1990. Milton Friedman's free market reforms transformed Chile into Latin America's strongest economy at the time. And today we have Estonia, Baltic state since the 90s with low taxes, digital governance and pro business policies. And of course, as we all know, Argentina from 2023 to the present with our good friend President Xavier Milei, who's saving his country, his country's economy through libertarian principles with his chainsaw.

All right, so.

Today we also have special economic zones that are rising around the globe and they're inspired by libertarianism.

And we have to ask ourselves, why are they all inspired by libertarianism? Think back to my theme earlier, Freedom. All right, so some examples of special economic zones. Hong Kong, particularly pre1997 when it was a British colony, it was based on laissez faire capitalism. Free trade, low taxes became a huge financial hub. We have Singapore today with independent free markets, low regulation. It's a wealthy global city, beautiful city. We have Dubai with its free market policies and its business zones as several business zones. And they're experiencing an economic boom and Then we do have Prospera which is a Honduras libertarian inspired special economic zone with minimal taxation with incredible promise.

However, you know the loop I've talked to you about or before the loop of the anti civilization. The Honduran government now is giving a very difficult time which is holding back all the potential of prosperity. So first we had classical liberalism that shaped the founding of free market economies in the us, the UK and early France. Now we have libertarian ideas that continue to influence economic policies and special economic zones around the world. But full libertarian societies do not yet exist.

We see hybrid models like Singapore, Dubai, Estonia and other secs. They balance the economic freedom with some government structure, but no fully libertarian societies.

Now I ask you, can you begin to see a parallel to the grand experiment?

Let me explain. Before the Grand Experiment, the birth of the United States of America. The Enlightenment principles were around and applied to policies here and there, within countries, bit by bit, policy by policy. But people never even conceived or conceptualized an entire nation built on Enlightenment principles.

Built solely on those Enlightenment principles. But then the Founding Fathers come along and they integrated and codified those Enlightenment principles, right? And formed a foundation, a solid framework.

For law and governance upon which to build an entire country, a new country, the United States.

Our Founding Fathers were master neo thinkers with high inte integrating quotients. Their brilliant US Constitution integrated and codified and brought order to the Enlightenment principles that had been around for a hundred years. And then it turned, turned that into and brought life to classical liberal theory. Theory. They made theory a real life civilization. Our new country, the United States of America.

No one could before our Founding Fathers even conceive of or conceptualize an entire country built solely on Enlightenment principles. It had never been so much as conceptualized as a whole. There were Locke's natural rights. There were Montesquieu's separations of powers and rule of law. There was Adam Smith's economic liberty. There was John Stuart Mill's individual rights and free speech. Some of these principles, as I said, have been around for 100 years. But no country ever formed on these principles. These incredible beautiful principles.

To hoist a full country upon them could not even be envisioned back then, no less built and brought to life without codification of all those Enlightenment principles with our U.S. constitution, which brought forth a a foundation upon which to build the greatest country that's ever existed.

Our U.S. constitution codified classical liberalism and its Enlightenment principles of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Today, approaching 250 years after the U.S. constitution codified classical liberalism, I announce that the immortalis Constitution has codified libertarianism of the 20th century and its non aggression principles. So here's the parallel you see. Prior to the formation of our country, the world could not see or consider an entire civilization built upon pure classical liberal theory. It's just theory and and principles. Until the founding fathers integrated and codified those principles, giving us a foundation for law and governance. Similarly today, before the formation of Immortalis, the world cannot see or even consider an entire civilization built upon pure libertarian theory and its non aggression principles. Until now. Until we codified the non aggression principle as the Constitution of Immortalis, which for those who are new here, is a network state hoping to unlock a special economic zone, or perhaps more accurately, a special autonomous zone.

Until now, libertarians did their very best pushing forth their libertarian and non aggression principles stuck in the Keynesian government, or worse. A libertarian hero today is President Xavier Milei of Argentina, fighting the Keynesian politics of his country with his libertarian principles. Now I see a strong parallel today with the time prior to the birth of our country. There is a magnificent leap for mankind coming in the codification of the libertarians beautiful non aggression principle via the Constitution of Immortalis.

Giving us a solid foundation for law and governance to start a new civilization, a special autonomous zone of pure libertarianism.

A new civilization of never before seen prosperity is now possible.

And will rise with Immortalis.

Just as the United States of America soared beyond all nations on earth, an Immortalis Special Economic Zone or special Autonomous Zone would soar beyond all special economic zones on Earth. Freedom is the theme to prosperity. The U.S. constitution brought the greatest freedom to Earth at that time when it codified classical liberalism's Enlightenment principles.

An Immortalis special autonomous zone will bring the greatest freedom to earth today as it codifies libertarianism's non aggression principle.

There is much to be learned from the parallels between the first experiment, the first grand experiment and the founding of our country 250 years ago to what is now upon us, our second grand experiment in the founding of our immortalisation. Special autonomous zone.

Indeed, much to be learned in the parallels of codifying classical liberalism back then to codifying libertarianism now. Today.

We live in an exciting time. Now to discover the Constitution of immortalis go to joinimortalis.com there you'll see the Immortalis Constitution known as the Prime Law, the foundation of law and governance, upon which to build a mighty scc, a mighty Special Economic Zone, or perhaps more accurately, a special autonomous zone with the precise goal of rapidly curing fatal diseases such as heart disease, cancer and ultimately aging itself.

As my friend Jose Codero writes in his amazing book, the Death of Death, the anti aging industry is soon to become the world's largest industry. And as my longtime readers here know, my lifelong works and my lifelong goal is to cure aging and death. Our Immortalis special autonomous zone will be open to all freedom loving value creators and all freedom loving industries. And our great push will be to become the medical Mecca of the world.

I leave tomorrow for Mont Pelerin Society Annual gathering in Mexico City as an invited guest. There I will discuss with my son Wallace, and with my friend Jose Codero, and with our very own Cody Dean, our direction now of reaching out to the prominent persons in the longevity movement. The time is right to introduce them to our movement, to Immortalis, the grand experiment of our time.