Statists’ reaction to anarcho-capitalism is usually the hackneyed: “But who will run the roads?” Yet even a toddler could do a better job than Leviathan has, as anyone traveling on the East Coast can testify. Drivers there suffer horrific congestion that worsens to a twice-daily apocalypse at rush hours; budget-breaking, jaw-dropping tolls (the George Washington Bridge into New York City extorts $15 from every car and more from trucks; driving from there to Maryland robs vehicles of another $40); and third-world conditions (potholes, streets arbitrarily closed, etc). Indeed, we might suppose that “Who will run the roads?” would be the … Continue reading The Road Not Taken