Anarchic Order: The Science of Proprietary Governance
The Anarchic Order program examines the foundations and viability of social order without centralized political authority. It analyzes competing systems of governance and explores how polycentric institutions produce security, resolve disputes, and adapt through competition. Taught by leading scholars, the program challenges conventional assumptions and advances a systematic understanding of governance beyond the state.
Program Structure
- Join us: In person in Los Angeles or remotely
- Duration: 1 Month, 4 Saturdays from 11 AM – 2 PM
- Apply: Seats are limited. Admission is selective.
- Tuition: Fully Funded
Fall Cohort: August 1 – August 22, 2026
- Saturday, August 1
- Saturday, August 8
- Saturday, August 15
- Saturday, August 22
Enrolled students receive targeted readings, participate in discussions, and gain access to our network of faculty and alumni. Live in-person (Los Angeles), remote, and asynchronous options available.
The Four Cornerstones of Anarchic Order
August 1
Conerstone I: Anarchy in Historical Perspective
The meaning and origins of anarchy. It shows that anarchy does not mean chaos, but the absence of sovereign political authority. It also examines how the term has been misunderstood and how anarchic ideas have appeared throughout history.
August 8
Cornerstone II: Institutions of Anarchic Order
This cornerstone examines the institutions that can produce order without a state: property, contract, arbitration, insurance, private security. It shows how rules and enforcement can emerge through voluntary arrangements rather than political command.
August 15
Cornerstone III: Proprietary Anarchic Governance
The model of governance by a proprietor. Rules are established through contractual agreements and customs, not democracy or sovereign political authority. The price mechanism and economic calculation guide the proprietor in producing order, promoting cooperation, and making peaceful exchange possible.
August 22
Cornerstone IV: Anarchy, Ethics, and Social Coordination
How moral norms, value systems, and property ownership emerge without political rule or natural-rights doctrines. In an anarchic order, ethics develops praxeonomically through human action and the desire for peace, harmony, and prosperity.
Location
Marriott Los Angeles Glendale
El Miradero Conference Room
199 N Louise St, Glendale, CA 91206
Remote participation available