Country Living, Pelatarchy, Privatization, & Policing (22m) – Editor’s Break 042

Editor’s Break 042 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: submitting questions or comments for the podcast at the top of Everything-Voluntary.com, country living vs. city living, a new word coined by Skyler: pelatarchy, hyperbolic criticisms of privatizing government services, trusting people with power vs. trusting people with freedom, and why policing is an insult to justice.

Only the Rich

The government gives an excludable good away for free: roads, parks, education, medicine, whatever.  Then some economist advocates privatization of one of these freebies.  Technocrats may offer some technical objections to privatization.  Normal people, however, will respond with a disgusted rhetorical question: “So only the rich should have roads / parks / education / medicine / whatever?”

Obligations, Ideologies, Misogyny, & Regifting (33m) – Editor’s Break 041

Editor’s Break 041 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the coercive nature of customs and the obligations they create, when friends change ideologies and accuse you of being the one who’s changed, an accepted form of misogyny in marriage, individualism, the economics of regifting, what to do when a friend or family member becomes a cop, and more.

Polite Pirates

A: “Greetings. How are you this fine evening?” B: “Well, I was good. Who are you, and why are you pointing a gun at me?” A: “I’m your friendly neighborhood car-jacker, and I will be robbing you tonight.” B: “Is this a joke?” A: “Oh, I assure you this is no joke. I’m a respectable…