How can a free society protect itself?

[ama_gi]

I wrote an answer to that question before you even asked it:

Possible exceptions to property rights

As a former conservative, I was very alarmed by the specter of Islamic terrorism. When I became a libertarian, I realized that the threat of terrorism does not justify the draconian measures conservatives propose to combat it, and that an an-cap society could defend itself better. Here are a few things to consider: A libertarian society would lack a centrally-controlled national security apparatus. There would not be a single organization designed to protect the entire country; instead, each …