In December 1976 and December 1977, in his New Libertarian Weekly publication, Samuel Edward Konkin III wrote a two-part fictional fable about the unknown rebel son of Santa Claus. This little episode in libertarian fiction has been nearly impossible to find for three decades. Revised and expanded by three-time Prometheus Award-winning author Victor Koman, the tale of Anarcho Claus once more is available through Koman's publishing venture, KoPubCo, accompanied by some anarchist re-renderings of famous Christmas carols written by Konkin and Victor Koman (such as “Smashing through the State/In the Anarchist Brigade/Non-Coercive folk/Freeing all the way” to the tune of Jingle Bells).

Little Janie White is a young girl who still believes in Santa Claus. Christmas Eve finds her desperate to stay up until midnight so that she can declare her wishes to the benevolent gift dispenser directly, as these run contrary to her own parents' strict desires for her. She instead encounters Santa's very subversive son, and finds out the truth about Santa, alternate dimensions, and Counter Economics.

Anarcho Claus, as Santa's son calls himself, teleports into Janie's living room as she waits for the real Santa. Anarcho Claus hands her a chemistry set, something she always wanted but her parents refused as being too dangerous for a pre-teen girl. Not a problem says the black clad elf. He enlightens Janie that the real Santa uses Christmas to dump the elves waste product and re-packages it as “objects of human amusement.” But the real danger, Anarcho states, is that lately old red Coat has been bringing back human ideas about government and taxation to their alternate universe, and is determined to control everything.

This control includes very watchful eyes in the sky, especially tracking his son's activities. When Anarcho's accomplices warn him of impending discovery, he transports back to his sleigh, with Janie inadvertently in tow. In a rush to return to his hideout he takes Janie with him, and she gets a tour and description of the whole operation.

The original story, written by Konkin in the mid-70s, is infused with his theory of counter economics, or agorism, where black market activity may eventually lead to the destruction of the state. Koman makes slight changes to the original text, though he does not excise some of the cultural references and slang of that era. The story remains fairly slim at short-story length. The message is one of joyous liberty. The kids are just as able as adults to understand the concept of individual liberty, and that life should not be compressed into tidy, safe little boxes. The Legend of Anarcho Claus is a delightful little tale, both for young and old audiences.