Dang, I forgot this thread was here. Anyways, you're spot-on; I focused in political theory but also took classes in PoliEcon and statistics. I also took a number of international politics classes, though mostly because I was interested in specific regions/countries, not because I wanted to focus on IP as a major. Hardest class I took in the Poli Sci department was easily Data Analysis and Quantitative Methods; that shit is bananas.
I haven't read his books, but I am familiar with Black Swan theory and (from what I've gleaned) the arguments he makes are sound. Building a "robust society" that can withstand these kinds of things is easier said than done, though. I acknowledge that part of the problem with a libertarian state is that it lacks the resources and efficiency to quickly confront these kinds of crises when they arise. In order to deal with Black Swan events in the long term, we have to rethink the basics of how our hierarchies operate.
