# Ep. 17: A Libertarian Paradise in the Golden Age of Piracy **URL:** **By** Anthony Comegna **Published:** August 22, 2017 --- By the 1720s, the Americas’ radicals existed adrift at sea; stateless people who turned their very existence into an act of rebellion. In 1716, pirates regularly declared war on all nation-states, they tested the extreme limits of life and death, and quite literally challenged God to dare pass judgment over an angry pirate. If the Lord knew what was good for him, he would mind his own damned business and move along. A true pirate had no home but Hell. ### Further Readings/References: [“The Legend of Libertalia” on Libertarianism.org](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/legend-libertalia-part-one) Captain Charles John, A General History of the Pirates, [Volume One](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40580/40580-h/40580-h.htm) and [Volume Two](http://www.history-archive.org/golden-age-of-piracy/general-history-of-the-pirates-2nd-edition-volume-II.php) [Rediker, Marcus. Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. Boston: Beacon Press. 2004.](https://www.amazon.com/Villains-All-Nations-Atlantic-Pirates/dp/0807050253)