Writes Spontaneous Order: The whole reason why we form a society in the first place is to take advantage of the division of labor. We take advantage of this through exchange. Anything that coercively hinders the voluntary exchange between individuals of society is therefore anti-society. Contrary to popular belief, government, by it’s very nature, is…
Category: Items of Note
The Non-Aggression Principle
Writes Free Your Kids: We follow the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP). So do you. It says, simply: No one may initiate force against another. Note: This does not preclude self-defense. It is a beautiful, elegant, simple philosophy. We all follow the NAP in our personal relationships. You can’t *force* your neighbor to lend you his shovel.…
Outbursts and Negative Behavior
Writes Kicking it Unschool: One of the major turning points in our parenting journey was learning to see outbursts and negative behavior from the boys as signals their needs were not being met. There is no such things as negative behavior happening “for no reason”. There is always a reason. We just need to figure…
The Contradiction of Collectivist-Anarchy
Writes buffalo-samurai: It should probably be stated that every sensible man has in their heart the ultimate desire and wish for a condition of infinite abundance with peaceful harmony for their fellow man. It is my personal belief that the cause of all discord among men is the belief in how this situation can be…
Introducing “EVC in Color” by Breezy Stevens
Breezy Stevens, who makes killer quote images, has agreed to use her talents for EVC. Her work will appear on the EVC blog, and a shortcut to her archive can be found on the right-side of the website under “Features & Columns,” titled “EVC in Color”. Enjoy! SJC
Dashless Redirect
Everythingvoluntary.com has finally becoming available. I grabbed it and set it to auto-forward to everything-voluntary.com. There are too many dash-based links out there to merit changing it permanently. Thought I’d share. SJC
The Businessman
Wrote Edmund Opitz: In a genuinely free society, a laissez faire society in the early sense of this much abused phrase, the businessman is a mandatary of consumers; the customer is boss. Consumer sovereignty! Is this the way the businessman likes it? Of course not. Our businessman would like to think of himself as the…
The Truth About Anarchism
Trickle-Down Theory of Kindness
Writes Scott Noelle: In peaceful “primitive” cultures, kindness is sustained from generation to generation by a kind of “trickle-down” effect. At its core is the commonly held value of serving and delighting younger people, especially babies. Adults appreciate and support the delight of adolescents,.who delight in the joy of prepubescents,..who enjoy entertaining younger children,…who love…
What You Won’t Find at EVC
Ads! Really… I tried it a few months back, but they just interrupted the look and feel of the site. As it stands, EVC is ran completely on my and my contributor’s free time. And that time is precious. We totally love what we do here, but if you’re feeling generous, please donate either US…