u/DanteDarius

I recently watched the Kant lectures by Robert Paul Wolff on youtube and found them very insightful. I then learned that he defends a form of anarchism, which I found surprising. What puzzles me is how this position can be justified in a serious philosophical way. My initial reaction is to associate anarchism with cases where state structures have collapsed (for example, Somalia). So I'm wondering: what is the strongest version of the argument for anarchism? I'd especially like to know how defenders of anarchism respond to the concern that the absence of a state leads to violence, criminality, and disorder in practice.