A state is born: Liberland rising?

• Author: Brown, Elizabeth Nolan
• Position: Citings - Brief article

FORGET SEASTEADING and private cities.The libertarian utopia-in-progress that's getting all the buzz now is a tiny patch of terra nullius dubbed the Free Republic of Liberland. Founded in Apri1 2015 by the 32-year-old Czech activist Vit Jedlicka, the aspiring micronation comprises 2.7 square miles of woodland nestled on the Danube river-bank between Serbia (with which it shares a land border) and Croatia.

A "constitutional republic with elements of direct democracy;' Liberland's guiding principles are individual rights, voluntary taxation, and limited government. "We have decided to start from scratch and show how little state is needed to make society work," Jedlicka--who identifies as a libertarian and anarcho-capitalist--told The Guardian lastApril.

There's just one problem: No one's allowed in. While Serbia has certified that Liberland is not situated on its territory, and Croatia doesn't claim the land on official maps either, Croatian...