Whether the government-based practice of taxation is theft depends on whether said government has jurisdiction over those they tax. Whether said government has jurisdiction over those they tax depends on whether said government’s laws outlining jurisdiction apply to anyone.
Category: Items of Note
Unschooled Kids Will Be Different
A concern I’ve heard regarding unschooled kids is that “they’ll be different”. What is meant by this is that they won’t have the same education, the same experiences, the same memories, the same cultural influences, yadda, yadda, yadda, as their “peers”. In my opinion, that’s just dandy.
Is the Non-Aggression Principle Self-Negating? You Decide!
A person named Jared emailed me out of the blue about a week ago with the following letter. It contains a request for feedback followed by an argument that the Non-Aggression Principle as made popular by Murray Rothbard was self-negating on the grounds that the creation of private property is an act of aggression. What ensued were several letters back and forth in which we both flesh out the other’s argument and offer our critique. In the end we understood each other better, but alas no consensus was reach.
Skyler Collins on “For the Love of Learning” Internet Show
I was recently one of four unschooling dads on a panel for the “For the Love of Learning” internet show hosted by Lainie Liberti.
Become an EVC Patron!
By popular demand (one reader, anyway) I’ve added a widget on the right side of the page to make it simple to subscribe as an EVC patron. This doesn’t entitle you to any additional perks, but it does allow you to donate to EVC on a monthly or annual basis in a “set it and forget it” sort of way.
Anarcho-Capitalist Perspectives on Left Anarchism
A redditor recently asked for sources of anarcho-capitalist perspectives on [what I call] left anarchism, the ideologies of anarcho-communism, -socialism, -syndicalism, libertarian-socialism, and the like. I shared several and thought I’d list them here as well.
New Logo for EVC
The EVC – Everything-Voluntary.com logo has been updated to reflect my growing desire to be more inclusive of all people who, while gathering under the umbrella of voluntaryism, bring with them ideologies outside of the classical liberal, austro-libertarian, and anarcho-capitalist traditions (the right). I am referring to ideologies such as historical anarchism, left or socialist anarchism, anarcho-communism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-[you name it], mutualism, market anarchism, et cetera (the left).
Is Suicide Criminal?
I know this can be seen as insensitive, but this is solely an intellectual exercise. I’m totally just spit-balling here. I saw something while browsing Facebook on suicide and the thought came to me that sometimes, for the libertarian / voluntaryist, suicide is criminal behavior. Now I may be completely wrong on this, but here’s my logic.
Businesses Will Build the Roads
The pro-state position has been accurately characterized by the question “but who will build the road?” And now we have definitive, in my opinion, proof that without the state, without government, businesses will build the roads.
Valid Complaints Against Abortion?
How valid is a complaint against abortion if the one making it is unwilling to bear the burden that not having an abortion creates?