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Build the Presidio Freedom City

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In March 2023, now-President-elect Donald Trump called for the creation of up to ten “Freedom Cities,” new cities built on federal land to serve as hubs for the development of emerging technologies, revitalization of American manufacturing, and lowering the cost of housing for American families. The push to build Freedom Cities calls back to an earlier time, invoking the settling of the frontier, timely execution of ambitious megaprojects, and proliferation of breakthrough technological innovations which changed the face of American life. However, the frontier was closed long ago, state capacity is in shambles, and innovation is hamstrung by regulation. American manufacturing capacity has been seriously eroded over the past fifteen years, during which time manufacturing productivity growth has declined by 0.5 percent per year and China has surged ahead in manufacturing output. The United States desperately needs to break this malaise, both in terms of tangible innovation and in the pub

Sasha • Stories/The border between the Presidio in San Francisco and the rest of the city In March 2023, now-President-elect Donald Trump called for the creation of up to ten “Freedom Cities,” new cities built on federal land to serve as hubs for the development of emerging technologies, revitalization of American manufacturing, and lowering the cost of housing for American families. The push to build Freedom Cities calls back to an earlier time, invoking the settling of the frontier, timely execution of ambitious megaprojects, and proliferation of breakthrough technological innovations which

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