Writes Stephan Kinsella: After much thought and debate about this topic over the last 25 or so years, here is my attempt at a lean, concise, precise definition of what a libertarian is: A libertarian is a person who believes that the invasion of the borders of (trespass against) others’ bodies or owned external scarce…
Category: Items of Note
Qualities That Can’t Be Quantified
Writes Kicking it Unschool: Does unschooling make you uneasy because there is less tangible evidence of learning? Because you can’t keep track of whether your child is “on track” or how they compare to other children their age? You’re not alone… “We are a nation that prefers acting to thinking, and practice to theory; we…
Authorizing the Criminal State
Writes Free Your Kids: The War on Drugs has been a colossal failure, yet still it persists. Many people defend it on the grounds that we (collectively) must do something to keep people from harming themselves. Whether one feels illegal drugs are harmful or not (I think they’re generally not harmful), we must ask ourselves…
Re: A Conscious Effort to Hurt Them
Writes Jaci Dunsford on this photo: There was a deep anxiety present in my parents as they brought me up. Sadly, because this becomes unconscious, I fear it was still there in me when I parented my children. It takes some overcoming – first by acknowledging it, then by owning it and seeing it for…
100,000 Pageviews
I thought I’d share that EVC passed 100K pageviews this weekend. The site has really grown since November 2011, when it was first launched. We have 3 full-time columnists with 1 more joining us mid-March, and a quote image designer. Keep up the good fight! Skyler.
Smaller, Weaker
Writes Free Your Kids: The vast majority of humans do not hit those who may hit them back. Most men, even when terribly angry and enraged, will not hit another man because, in part, they fear being struck back. Same thing goes for women hitting other women (or men). Getting into physical altercations is not…
Government Credit Rating
Writes Pete Earle: Government credit ratings are, in one sense, an outside observer’s assessment of how eagerly a given state will expropriate, impoverish, and ultimately murder their constituent populations to keep the lifeblood of power – treasure – flowing into them. Make no mistake: all currencies are ultimately backed by metal: if not gold, silver,…
Want to Be a Columnist?
I am always looking for writers interested in contributing a weekly or bi-weekly column to EVC. I have found writing a weekly column to be both educational and therapeutic. If you have something to say about one of the topics covered at EVC, I’d love to give you a space to do so. Send me a sample…
The Self-Ownership of Children
Writes Free Your Kids: Self-ownership is indispensable to freedom. We teach our kids that they own themselves and that they alone dictate what happens to them. Any force, aggression, or coercion against them is unacceptable. They own themselves; this is non-negotiable. But how to teach this to a toddler or an infant? Words are relatively…
Allowed to Percolate
Writes Pete Earle: Meanwhile, in the private sector – where real courage goes unnoticed – Maker’s Mark has backtracked on a previously announced decision to reduce the alcohol content of its whiskey. Tens of thousands of individuals reacted to the company’s stated plans with concern and anger on social media sites, prompting the quick reversal.…