But then a friend loaned me Milton & Rose Friedman's Free to Choose, Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson, Callahan's Economics for Real People, and most importantly David D. Friedman's Machinery of Freedom in the early 2000s. I was already a libertarian by that time after a neverending series of disappointments from the two mainstream political parties, but it wasn't until I learned a bit more about economics that I could really reason or argue coherently for a libertarian position. These days I'd categorize myself more as a voluntaryist or crypto-anarchist.

This was my favorite part of your post. You are a most welcome friend! I hope you come and join us in the Libertarian Chat room.