I had heard about the efforts of a bunch of libertarians to move to Grafton, NH, and run it on libertarian principles. I never heard how it worked out, though.
Not too well, as it turns out.
If nothing else, theyβve given a great addition to storytelling. Every story sounds better with, βAnd then the bears came.β As a schtick, Iβve already used it once, and I think it works.