Bureau of Reciprocal Liberty · Est. MDCCLXXVI A patriotic satire · Not a government service
Form FEP-1776 · Public notice
In the unfree world, people risk a border for a grocery store and a Bill of Rights. In America, some people risk a seminar for the committee. The Freedom Exchange Program matches them. Governments may request a swap. Citizens may volunteer.
E Pluribus Libertas
12,847
American departure requests
94,201
Freedom applications pending
3
Partner governments
1776
The standard we keep
The premise
Column A
In Cuba, North Korea, and a Britain that forgot how to speak, people already live under rules some Americans recite for credit. They want speech without a handler, property with a deed, and a grocery store that restocks because someone owns it.
Column B
In America, a smaller choir wants the state to assign housing, referee truth, and retire the landlord. They have never stood in the line they are advertising. The Program is prepared to introduce them to the original.
How an exchange works
01
Take the quiz. We measure how much of the Bill of Rights you are prepared to donate.
02
We pair you with a destination and a person who wants the country you are leaving.
03
Beijing, Havana, Pyongyang — or a city council — may request or approve a swap.
04
You pack the manifesto. They pack the hope. The Constitution stays here with the grateful.
Partner destinations
Cuba
Free health care, empty shelves, and a 1957 Chevrolet that is not a lifestyle choice.
North Korea
Total equality. Total loyalty. Total silence. The most honest product on the menu.
Filed applicants
Wants freedomLondon, United Kingdom
Publican, 46
“I can lose the pub to the rates. I can lose the joke to a visit from the police. I would like a country that still knows the difference.”
Wants freedomHavana, Cuba
Mechanic, 41
“I can keep a 1958 engine alive. I am not allowed to own the garage.”
Wants freedomHyesan, North Korea
Textile worker, 28
“I have never chosen a meal, a book, or a quiet hour. I would like to try all three.”
Wants the systemPortland, Oregon
Graduate student, sociology, 24
“Late capitalism is a violence. I should not have to earn the right to exist.”
Wants the systemMadison, Wisconsin
Graduate instructor, 23
“If speech can wound, the state should have a sharper knife than the First Amendment.”
Wants the systemPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Nonprofit caseworker, 27
“America is a harm factory. I want a country that plans the grocery and the truth.”
Begin the inventory
Ten questions. One assignment. If you still love liberty, we will reject you on the spot and tell you to stay.
Start the quiz