A Nomos Model of Social Change: Where Human Action Meets Cultural Theory Anthony J. Evans * PhD Candidate Department of Economics, MSN 3G4 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 Graduate Fellow Mercatus Center George Mason University 3301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 450 Arlington, VA 22201-4433 * Email: anthonyjevans@gmail.com. I am grateful to the Earhart Foundation and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for providing financial support. I also appreciate the comments, suggestions and encouragement of Paul Dragos Aligica, Peter Boettke, Richard Wagner, and participants of the HCS Circle. Failure to incorporate all of their insights, and remaining errors of content and delivery are my own responsibility. 1