Correspondents have suggested that the original organization of Iceland society represents a model for libertarian limited government, somewhat analogous to the original organization of our Thirteen Colonies. To learn more about this issue I consulted: ORDERED ANARCHY, STATE, AND RENT-SEEKING: THE ICELANDIC COMMONWEALTH, 930-1262 by Birgir T. Runolfsson Solvason This 1991 dissertation is about Iceland between the 10th and 13th century, the so-called Commonwealth period. Iceland was populated by people escaping the political chaos in Denmark, Norway, and maybe England and Ireland. They were mostly Viking families. As they settled the uninhabited land, they formed local and then regional governing … Continue reading Iceland