What’s worse than a 5-year-old being hog-tied for 2 hours for acting like a 5-year-old? How ’bout a 6-year-old facing 60 years in prison for acting like a 6-year-old?
Category: Items of Note
How an Economy Grows
Through savings and production. The below picture “speaks volumes”. Unfortunately, coercivist institutions, such as these fellas’ government, put restrictions on or completely destroy savings, production, and entrepreneurial innovation. We live in a sad world, but it’s in creative people like this that I have hope.
Upgraded Comment System
I’ve upgraded the commenting system to a Facebook social plugin. You must have a Facebook, AOL, Hotmail, or Yahoo account to leave a comment. If using your Facebook account, replies to your comments will create Facebook notifications. Check it out below!
Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom
I’ve added this organization to the Resource section of the Free Market page. Here’s what they’re all about: The Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF) is dedicated to building public awareness of the manner in which laws and policies impede innovation, creativity, communication, learning, knowledge, emulation, and information sharing. We are for property…
Center for Consumer Freedom
I just discovered this organization that’s dedicated to fighting paternal busybodies in government. I’ve added it to the Resource section on the Free Market page. Here’s an introductory video:
Voluntaryist Trials by Jury
People claim that “trial by jury” is a right. Well, obviously, rights can’t require a service from someone else to qualify as a right. “Trial by jury” is no right at all, traditionally understood. However, that doesn’t mean that one cannot have a trial by jury. Wendy McElroy shares some interesting thoughts on how a…
How Children Really React to Control
Violent control is at the heart of modern parenting. It’s counter-productive, harmful, and unethical in my estimation. My wife and I only recently abandoned violent parenting, opting instead for loving, gentle guidance, and we’ve found nothing but confirmation every day since. “When one person tries to control another, you can always expect some kind of…
Re: Religion and Kids
Guest post by Trent Oliphant. Excellent post, Skyler. I have often had discussions with a friend of mine on this exact subject. He had children that didn’t want to go to church and he felt that he needed to force them (cajole or guilt when they got too big to physically force). I tried to…
Re: 5-year-old Arrested…
Says Christopher Wulf, the lesson for kids here is dont let strangers touch you unless its a cop. then just let it happen, it will all be over soon. badges have “extra rights”. Good point. Agents of coercivist institutions should not be resisted, unless you want to be hurt, or worse.
Religion and Kids
A comment to me in a Facebook group, “I hope your child’s participation in religious stuff is voluntary.” Indeed, I’m happy to report that it is. I’d be a big fat hypocrite if it wasn’t. This brings me to share a few thoughts on the subject. As a Latter-day Saint, I believe the following scriptures…