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Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch: Has there ever been a libertarian government?

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Welcome to Ask a Libertarian 2012 with Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch. They are the authors of the book, The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America, coming out in paperback with a new foreword covering Occupy Wall Street and more, on June 26.

In this first video, they answer the question:

"Has there ever been a truly libertarian government?" - sent by Walt Rollins.

Produced by Meredith Bragg, Jim Epstein, Josh Swain, and Tracy Oppenheimer with help from Katie Hooks.

To watch answers from 2011's Ask a Libertarian series, go here.