Keith Preston’s presentation, ‘Anarchist Political Economy and Power Elite Theory: How States, Ruling Classes, and Empires Intersect’, at the Commonwealth of Free Spirits 1st International Conference in Porto, Portugal, June 2024. Keith Preston is a self-identified “anarcho-pluralist” who has published six books, including Attack the System: A New Anarchist Perspective for the 21st Century (2016). Keith resides in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Religious Studies, History, and Sociology from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has been a professor of sociology at Virginia Union University, among others. He is the founder and chief editor of AttacktheSystem.Com and has written for Chronicles, LewRockwell.Com, and Taki’s Magazine. Keith has spoken to conferences of the National Policy Institute, the H. L. Mencken Club, Anarchapulco, and the National-Anarchist Movement. He has been interviewed on numerous radio programs, podcasts, and internet broadcasts, and appeared as a guest analyst on Russia Today, Sputnik, Mint Press News, Press TV, and the BBC.