I always suggest Chaos Theory as "Intro to Anarcho-capitalism." It's a very concise, readable, and powerful argument.
I agree that "Private Defense" is a little weaker, if only because I question the ultimate necessity of it. Personally I think that technologies like Bitcoin will lead to conditions where the modern Nation State as we understand it simply can't function properly, and it withers away. Under this scenario, nobody gets conquered because nobody can pay their military to do so anymore.
However, even if this doesn't take place we have to take the example of the US's failure to "conquer" Afghanistan, one of the poorest nations in the world, as some kind of example for now difficult it would be for any other nation-state to actually "conquer" the (former in this example) USA. I really think it's a non-problem.
What do you suggest after Chaos theory? I've read Liberty Ethics but not For A New Liberty, etc.
I'd suggest Friedman's Machinery of Freedom. And imagine everything being described but "with a blockchain / smart contracts."
Do you still believe in blockchains?
I think the full vision of the DAO has (a) yet to be seen, (b) is only possible on platforms like Ethereum, and (c) is probably going to be necessary to achieve things like polycentric law that Friedman describes.
I guess I still "believe"... The tech is there but it's still very early even for BTC, let alone the real potential of DAOs.
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