Patri Friedman (born July 29, 1976 in Blacksburg, Virginia) is an American activist and theorist of political economy.
Background [edit]
Friedman grew up in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Upper Merion Area High School, class of 1994, where he went by the name Patri Forwalter-Friedman. He was named after Patri J. Pugliese, a close friend of his parents.[1] He graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1998, and worked as a software engineer at Google.[2] As a poker player, he cashed in the World Series of Poker four times.[3]
The Seasteading Institute [edit]
Friedman was Executive Director of the Seasteading Institute, founded on April 15, 2008, with a half-million-dollar donation by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.[4] The Institute's mission is "to establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems".[5] This was initially a part-time project — one day a week while working as a Google engineer the rest of the time[2] — but Friedman left Google on July 29, 2008 to spend more time on seasteading.[6] He and partner Wayne Gramlich hoped to float the first prototype seastead in the San Francisco Bay by 2010.[7][8] At the October 2010 Seasteading social, it was announced that current plans were to launch a seastead by 2014.[9]
Future Cities Development [edit]
On July 31, 2011, Friedman stepped down from the position of Executive Director at The Seasteading Institute, and remained Chairman of the Board.[10] Later, he co-founded the Future Cities Development Corporation, a project to establish a self-governing charter city within the borders of Honduras.[11][12]
Family [edit]
Patri is the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman[13] and economist Rose Friedman and son of economist and physicist David D. Friedman.[13] He is divorced and has two children.[14]
References [edit]
- ^ "My namesake has a Wikipedia page". Patri's Peripatetic Peregrinations. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ a b Bowles, Nellie (June 1, 2011). "Patri Friedman makes waves with 'seasteading' plan". SFGate. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Patri Forwalter-Friedman". The Mob Poker Database. 2002–2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Mangu-Ward, Katherine (28 April 2008). "Homesteading on the High Seas". Reason (magazine). Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Madrigal, Alexis. "Peter Thiel Makes Down Payment on Libertarian Ocean Colonies" Wired, 5-19-08
- ^ Friedman, Patri. "More Time For Seasteading",Seasteading Institute: Captains Blog, 7-3-08
- ^ Frucci, Adam. "Silicon Valley Nerds Plan Sea-Based Utopian Country to Call Their Own", Gizmodo, 5-20-08
- ^ Park, Bryant. "Libertarian Island: No Rules, Just Rich Dudes", National Public Radio, 5-21-08
- ^ "Meetup.com - October 2010 Seasteading Social at the Hyatt Regency SF". Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Friedman, Patri (31 July 2011). "The Seasteading Institute – July 2011 Newsletter". The Seasteading Institute. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Free cities: Honduras shrugged". The Economist. December 10, 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (December 6, 2011). "Seasteaders Take to the Land in Honduras". Reason (magazine). Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Live Free or Drown: Floating Utopias on the Cheap". Wired. 19 January 2009.
- ^ http://patrifriedman.com/
External links [edit]
- Articles
- "The Next Frontier: 'Seasteading' the Oceans" CNet, 2-2-09
- "Live Free or Drown" Wired, 1-19-09
- Russ Roberts interview: "Patri Friedman on Seasteading", EconTalk, 10-13-08
- "Patri Friedman & Seasteading Interview", PodCrash, 8-03-08
- Podcast interview: "WS Radio: Patri Friedman Audio", Western Standard, 6-19-08
- Lee, Timothy B. "Seasteading: Engineering the Long Tail of Nations", ArsTechnica, 6-9-2008
- Anissimov, Michael. "Seasteading Institute Interview w/ Patri Friedman", Accelerating Future, 5-14-08
- Reason.com "20,000 Nations Above the Sea", 5-08-09
- Wired "Live Free or Drown: Floating Utopias on the Cheap"
- Forbes "Names You Need to Know in 2011: Patri Friedman"
- CBS News "Ocean cities? So says Milton Friedman's grandson"
- NBC LA "Direct Impact: NBC Interview with Patri Friedman"
- Documentary Appearance "On the Trail of Easy Rider"
- Documentary Appearance "How to Start Your Own Country"
- Television Series Appearance "Mega Engineering"
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