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.

Hospital Prices, Pakistani Pilots, Confederate Flags, & Aunt Jemima (31m) – Episode 314

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 314 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the court forcing medical and insurance providers to reveal their privately negotiated prices; 40% of pilots being unlicensed in Pakistan; Walmart, et al, removing resemblances of the Confederate flag from their property; the causes of the American Civil War; the unfortunate disappearing of Aunt Jemima syrup; Indiana Supreme Court blocking police from forcing people to unlock their smartphones; Seattle businesses and residents suing the city over its handling of CHAZ; and more.

On Labor Unions

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

There’s nothing wrong with collective bargaining from the voluntaryist perspective. Where labor unions go wrong is in their use of coercion. When collective bargaining breaks down and employers wish to hire competing labor, that is well within their liberty to do so.

Middle Ground, Victimology, Cancel Culture, & Fighting Racism (38m) – Episode 312

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 312 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/unpopularopinions: HotAshDeadMatch writes, “The ideological middle ground is gone and that’s a terrible development”; snub-nosedmonkey writes, “Constantly telling people they are victims is harmful and disempowers them”; _ImperialCereal_ writes, “Getting people fired from their jobs for posting ignorant/racist bs is too far”; wishinonaprayer writes, “I know you guys absolutely live for it but believe it or not, beating the shit out of racists doesn’t make them any less racist”; SOwED writes, “Racism is a useful tool the upper class uses to keep the middle class and lower class fighting each other rather than disrupting the upper class”; and MimikyuMimikyu writes, “The growing obsession with racism is influencing more people to become less interested in addressing it.”

Toxic Personal Freedom & Labor Theory of Value (34m) – Episode 310

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 310 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/shitstatistssay: Little-Bears_11-2-16 writes, “I’m an American and I’m fed up with this bullshit. Our country is beyond selfish and it’s destroying the nation.”; and Pascal Morimacil writes, “Why is the labor theory of value no longer considered correct? Because it is inconvenient.”

Aphorisms in Honor of Liberty, Part One (20m) – Episode 309

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 309 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following aphorisms written by Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski: “A bad economist believes that he knows what to do to make the world prosperous. A good economist believes that he knows what to do to let the world make itself prosperous.”; “A barbarian believes in coercion as a means to establish cooperation. A civilized person believes in cooperation as a means to eliminate coercion.”; “A civilized person believes that what matters is not whether wealth is equally distributed, but whether it is justly acquired. A barbarian believes that the latter depends on the former.”; “Achieving peace of mind is the dual process of maximizing self-awareness and minimizing self-consciousness.”; “A commercial culture is a tautology. A political culture is an oxymoron.”; and “A civilized person uses reason to evaluate his instincts. A barbarian uses reason to justify his instincts.”