Running away from Utopia

Anyone following my blog should realize I have a strong libertarian streak, which may in fact confuse some people who've read my Hostile Takeover books and/or Prophets. The planet Bakunin plays a central role throughout, and while it has a functioning anarcho-capitalist society, its not portrayed as a shining Heinleinesque utopia of the competent man, I've described it more a Somalia with venture capital.

So why would I take a world embodying some of my deeply held ideals and portray it in...