Episode 346 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the Florida unemployment payout process designed to be such a hassle that it deters almost everyone from claiming unemployment funds; the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County getting back nearly 1200 acres of land originally taken through Spanish conquest 250 years ago in the Big Sur area of California; and the ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut Lebanon which killed over 150 people, injured over 6,000, and left over 300,000 homeless.
Author: Skyler J. Collins (Editor)
Founder and editor of Everything-Voluntary.com and UnschoolingDads.com, Skyler is a husband and unschooling father of three beautiful children. His writings include the column series “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” and “One Improved Unit,” and blog series “Two Cents“. Skyler also wrote the books No Hitting! and Toward a Free Society, and edited the books Everything Voluntary and Unschooling Dads. You can hear Skyler chatting away on his podcasts, Everything Voluntary and Thinking & Doing.
Radical Button Pushing & Progressive/Conservative Fundamentals (16m) – Episode 345
Episode 345 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an article he wrote in August 2011 titled, “Button Pushing and the Radical Libertarian”; and an article he wrote in July 2018 titled, “Progressives and Conservatives are Allies on a Fundamental Level”.
David Feige: The Untouchable Sex Offender Registry (1h28m)
This episode features an interview of lawyer, legal commentator, author, and filmmaker David Feige from 2017 by Thaddeus Russell, host of the Unregistered Podcast. The 800,000 registered sex offenders in the United States live under a totalitarian regime. They are legally barred from living in large portions of the country and denied access to employment, housing, and public spaces. Their movements and even their thoughts are monitored and controlled by law enforcement officers. Their names and faces are reported to the public, and vigilante groups hound them out of their homes. They are considered by nearly everyone in America to be the worst and most dangerous creatures in the world. Feige considers this “the darkest part of the criminal justice system” and made a film about it, which can be seen here.
Contra The Short, Simple Dismissal Of Libertarianism: Plutocracy (15m) – Episode 344
Episode 344 has Skyler giving his commentary on the subtopic “Plutocracy” from Mike Huben’s “The Short, Simple Dismissal of Libertarianism”. He writes, “99% of libertarianism is obviously untrue or unacceptable for one or more of these reasons… How can we know that so easily? Here are some simple principles that make it obvious.”
Reification of the Possible & Petitio Principii (10m) – Episode 015
Episode 015 looks at logical fallacies Reification of the Possible and Petitio Principii.
Educational Neglect, Fatherhood Relevance, & Disliking Our Grown Kids (34m) – Episode 343
Episode 343 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following questions from Quora: “Is unschooling educational neglect?”; “Do you think that fatherhood is relevant or irrelevant in general?”; and “Is it normal to get to the point where you can’t stand your own grown children?”
Banning TikTok, Australian News, & Soviet China (32m) – Episode 342
Episode 342 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: The Trump Administration’s threat to ban social media app TikTok, where that draconian authority comes from (the obviously unconstitutional IEEPA) and Microsoft’s plan to purchase it; Australia requiring companies Google and Facebook to pay licensing fees for sharing news headlines from Australian news sources; and China blocking Hong Kong citizens from leaving with a British overseas passport.
Power, Impregnation, & Identity (18m) – Episode 341
Episode 341 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the triple-edged sword that is vying for the government to assist you against your employer; impregnating others with ideas through writing and podcasting; what identity is and the absurdity of basing it commonalities with others instead of on what makes you unique; and more.
David Beito: The Voluntary City & Mutual Aid Societies (41m)
This episode features a talk by historian and professor of history David Beito from 2010. He looks at the history of mutual aid and fraternal societies long before the welfare state replaced them.
Economics 101: Economic Sense & Wizard’s Tenth Rule: Treason to One’s Self (45m) – Episode 340
Episode 340 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: continuation of the Economics 101 mini-series concluding Walter Williams’ Economics for the Citizen series; continuation of the Wizard’s Rules mini-series, Wizard’s Tenth Rule: “Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one’s self”; and more.