# New Technologies of Freedom **URL:** **By** Chris Berg, Darcy W. E. Allen, Matthew Feeney, Paul Matzko **Published:** September 3, 2020 --- Don't ask the State for permission to innovate; and don't bother begging for forgiveness either. ## Shownotes: It's time to stop politely asking the State to give us our freedoms back. We can just...take them. New technologies like smart contracts, cryptocurrency, and anonymized identification systems are challenging the State's near monopoly on jurisprudence, currency, and trust provision. Two of the authors of _The New Technologies of Freedom_, economists Chris Berg and Darcy Allen, join the show to discuss the radical transformation that is already under way. What is adversarial liberty? Why do even libertarian think tanks get caught in a statist mindset? How do new blockchain based technologies work together to challenge State control? ## Further Reading: [The New Technologies of Freedom](https://www.amazon.com/New-Technologies-Freedom-Chris-Berg/dp/1630692077), written by Chris Berg and Darcy Allen [Evasive Entrepreneurs and the Future of Governance: How Innovation Improves Economies and Governments](https://www.amazon.com/Evasive-Entrepreneurs-Innovation-Economies-Governments/dp/1948647761/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DCEM4QISUVPK&dchild=1&keywords=evasive+entrepreneurs&qid=1599058367&sprefix=evasive%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1), written by Adam Thierer