Has there ever been a truly libertarian government?

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 later this month. Pre-order:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Declaration-Independents-Libertarian-Politics/dp/1610391004

On June 12, 2012 Gillespie and Welch used short, rapid-fire videos to answer dozens of reader questions submitted via email, Twitter, Facebook, and Reason.com.

In this episode, they answer the question:

"Has there ever been a truly libertarian government?" - 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: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32326BFC1F59AEFE