Free Cities Podcast 028 - Marek Tatała: Decentralising Nation States, Economic Freedom & Polish Politics
Timothy Allen talks with Marek Tatała.
Marek is the VP of the Economic Freedom Foundation which is a Polish grant giving organisation in a similar vein to Atlas Network. Alongside funding relevant projects they also work on advocacy and political lobbying, believing in any way that bridges can be built to help integrate free market and classical liberal ideals into general society.
Our discussion revolves around the work of the foundation and we touch upon many related subjects including the decentralisation of nation states, Polish Political trends, global free market success stories and whether or not membership to the EU is a net benefit or not.
Enjoy the conversation.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:10 - Introduction of the episode. 02:17 - What is the political landscape like in Warsaw? 03:51 - What is the role of the Economic Freedom Foundation? 09:50 - Pension reforms in Poland. 15:56 - How do you reach out to people outside the free market bubble? 20:57 - The ruling party in Poland. 26:57 - Is it fair to expect a classical liberal party to win elections? 31:50 - The idea of decentralization. 34:55 - What is the incentive for a state to decentralize? 41:21 - Polarization in society. 47:18 - The difference between classical liberalism and libertarianism. 53:47 - Poland's integration into the EU. 59:47 - Free trade in the EU and trade wars.
TWITTER:
Marek Tatała: https://twitter.com/MarekTatala
Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen
Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound
WEBSITES:
Economic Freedom Foundation: https://wolnagospodarka.pl/en/
Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/