The Santarchy Ball in Austin, TX

Putting the Ho Ho in Anarcho on December 2nd

At the end of every Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Santa Claus brings up the rear. As a child, I used to marvel at Santa’s generosity and joy. As an adult, instead, I marvel at his freedom.

Flying no flag of convenience, Santa Claus uses ice floes around the North Pole to generate and cloak highly mobile capital and productive labor. His superior delivery system for gifts flagrantly disregards all national borders. Santa, let's face it, is a sovereign individual.

1517 Fund would like to invite you to the first conference to celebrate Santa + Philosophical Anarchy + the Blockchain of Who’s Naughty & Nice. Welcome to The Santarchy Ball. 

We see that America’s economic and social core is shifting today, as the unprecedented mobility of people and capital is eroding governments’ traditional monopoly on lawmaking. For the Santarchy Ball, we are bringing together economists, philosophers, and social critics to discuss the new social contracts that might form once we take opt-in/opt-out governance seriously. Santa may indeed be a saint, but he’s also a political pioneer. Whereas political theorists of the past imagined hypothetical social contracts agreed upon by people in an imaginary state of nature—even more fanciful than Santa Claus—we're excited to discuss what new, real social contracts might emerge in the coming age of cryptographic governance.

Our Keynote Line-Up:

• David Friedman on “The Problem with Externality Arguments: Climate, Covid, and Population.”

• Helen Roy on “Girlboss, Interrupted”

• Michael Huemer on “The Basic Case for Anarchy”

• Christopher Freiman on “Why It’s OK to Ignore Politics”

• James Poulos on “Catechizing the Bots”

Please RSVP here. We only have room for 50 more so sign up fast!