On a barren patch of desert 14 miles southwest of the Salton Sea, a large green sign protrudes from the dirt.* It reads: "The Republic of Slowjamastan," proclaiming the existence of a new micronation ...

San Diego-based slow jams radio DJ Randy “R Dub!” Williams has visited every country in the world. That inspired him to create his own “micronation” in the desert about 100 miles from San Diego. On ...

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Sculptor Zaq Landsberg came across one of those elusive "Big Ideas" in 2005. After it arrived, he invested his time and his money and then more of his time into it. And today, the project he created ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Sultan of Slowjamastan, a ...

Vít Jedlička, a Czech libertarian activist and president of the would-be libertarian micronation he founded called Liberland, remains cheery about the future of his project. He has aspired since April ...

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sixty acres of land along Stanley Valley Road in Hawkins County were recently purchased by NewEarth Nation Coalition, which plans to build a “micronation” on the property ...

No man is an island, but many men can pool their cash and buy one. When a group of travel enthusiasts set their sights on buying an island, they knew they couldn’t afford the endeavor on their own, so ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited Sealand, the smallest area in the world to claim itself as a sovereign nation. Getting there—and staying overnight — was its own adventure.

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — Neighbors of Stanley Valley in Hawkins County have organized a ‘Days of Prayer’ campaign to bring the community together to speak out against the micronation NewEarth which ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — A San Diego-based slow ...