Since 1789, the powerful have consistently broken that promise, as Thomas Jefferson warned they would.So what are we to do? Underthrow is dedicated to the answers. But every answer originates in consent.“We can underthrow the state one contract at a time,” writes author Michael P. Gibson.Real communities are the products of real agreements and actual social contracts—you know, the kind the people sign. If we’re right, politics, policy, and presidents won’t drive the next revolution. Technology, community, and subversion will.“Every innovation is an act of subversion,” writes Underthrow editor Max Borders. And what distinguishes Underthrow is its commitment to showcasing the ideas, innovations, and institutional experiments that challenge authority.Underthrow is dedicated to the anti-authoritarians, wherever they may be. But we can’t just sit on our hands or expect to vote our way to Shangri-La. We have to become a movement—but not just a movement of agitators and activists. We have to start new projects, write fresh code, and create new community protocols. An authoritarian arms race threatens the American Empire. Reprisal begets reprisal. Each side promises to ruin the other, but the people are the cannon fodder. Both seek domination.What would Thomas Jefferson say if he could see the state of things?Embrace the future of open-source law and governance and help Max Borders spread the word for your audience to participate in creating a constitution founded on the principles of community and freedom in balance.New Book.Interview author Max Borders.Borders’s new book Underthrow makes a case for replacing our crumbling empire with a society that realizes Jefferson’s consent of the governed.New Perspective.Discuss radical new ideas rooted in ancient wisdom.See how we can neutralize unjust power and reclaim our sovereignty by decentralizing political power and spawning new jurisdictions.New Constitution.Explore a plan to create micro-societies in America and beyond.The Constitution of Consent Contest offers $25,000 to the team(s) that submit the best anti-authoritarian constitution."One of the books I recommend the most, and secretly wish the whole world would read." - Brian Robertson"I believe Social Singularity is the greatest and most profound book of the decade." - Stephen Drake“Max's perspectives on the forward march of social structures is refreshing and welcome. … If you're interested in "what comes next" in the human collective experience, it's well worth the read. - Matt Kreinheder“I was expecting the incisive social diagnosis and the lively writing style. What I wasn't expecting was to be so carried along by the social #singularity metanarrative. … If you want an accessible and wide-reaching introduction to the 'why' of competitive governance, read this book.” - Graeme Brooks
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