Editor’s Break 019 is a look at the button-pushing test first given by Leonard Read, then Murray Rothbard, but also considered by Robert LeFevre and Carl Watner. If there were a button to remove all injustice in the world in one fell swoop, would you push it? Skyler answers.
Day: February 27, 2017
Liberty: Enemy of Crony Capitalism
Most people now deeply distrust the government, quite understandably. And many of these same folks have become aware of the extent to which crony capitalism is messing up their lives. Up to this point, libertarians such as myself can only say “welcome to the club.” But here is where things oft go awry.
A Mindful Guide to Email in 20 Minutes a Day
I recently did a challenge with my friend Jesse of Samovar Tea: check email just twice a day (at 10am and 4pm) for 30 minutes a session. In addition, we couldn’t check email in the morning unless we did an hour on a specific project that morning. It ended up that on most mornings, I couldn’t do an hour of that project, so I only checked email in the afternoons. What amazed me is that I only needed about 20 minutes a day to process email, if I focused and worked efficiently. I’d like to share how to do that, if you’re interested.
The USA—Best Not to Go There Unless You Have an Urgent Reason to Do So
The USA is simply not a welcoming place. It is a police state, and a hostile one at that. It makes virtually no attempt to distinguish potentially threatening people from ordinary people who, to anyone with a trace of brain, obviously pose no threat to national security or the personal well-being of current U.S. residents. So, be smart, amigos: don’t go there unless your have a very important reason to do so.
Episode 064 – Skyler Interviewed on the Living Joyfully Unschooling Podcast (48m)
Episode 064 features an interview of Skyler by Living Joyfully host Pam Laricchia from February 2016. They talk about his latest book, “Unschooling Dads: Twenty-two Testimonials on Their Unconventional Approach to Education,” and how Skyler and his family came to unschooling. LivingJoyfully.ca is a fantastic resource and podcast on unschooling.
Our Trip to Ireland
This past Autumn, we finally made a trip to Ireland. It was so overwhelming that I could not decide where to start in writing about it. I’ve been fermenting the tale for nearly 4 months now.
Dealing with Princess Snowflake, a Government Employee
The woman sends home a list of math words, stripped of context, and defined with other words the kids probably don’t know. And my daughter has a much better vocabulary than most of her classmates, so if she has trouble understanding what is being said, I can only imagine the trouble other kids are having.
Socialization is Normal
The most common question for home educators, by far, is “What about socialization?” I’m always shocked. Socialization was always the least of my concerns.
The Back Story 003 – Borders Are Not Your Front Door (2m)
The Back Story 003 has Morgan answering the following questions: Is closing the border like locking your front door? Do you have a right to restrict another hard working person’s rights? Why? If you have a problem with immigrants coming in and getting on welfare, then your problem is with socialism, not immigration.