I’m happy to announce that my new booklet Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty is now available in paperback ($6) and several free digital formats. This booklet contains chapters on parenting, unschooling, and agorism. A must read for anyone who desires to build and live in a free…
Category: Items of Note
Social Coercion as Violence
I was just shared this quote by the late Marshall Rosenberg that really stuck out to me, especially as it concerns our children and those who have been denied by others the opportunity to be themselves and grow and progress, to become who they are meant to become, fully human: “Most people refer to violence…
The Pitfalls of Net Neutrality
Dan Pratt once again gives us a simple explanation, this time of net neutrality. Its pitfalls are obvious: Think of the internet as all the roadways and sidewalks that you enjoy and use to get from point A to point B. If you don’t have a car and are not willing to make any kind…
Welcome Kenny Kelly to EVC
I want to welcome Kenny Kelly as a blogger to EVC. Check out his first post on the history of anarchist thought as it relates to anarcho-capitalism. Skyler.
Toward a Free Society – Scribd Version
Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty by Skyler J. Collins
Larry Reed Endorses New Booklet
My first endorsement for Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty has just come in: “Skyler Collins’ thought-provoking essay brings to mind the voluntaryist writings of such luminaries as Auberon Herbert and Herbert Spencer. Whether you embrace a minimal state or no state because you believe in individual liberty, or…
Building a Culture of Liberty Booklet
It’s official. I’ve decided to publish my “Building a Culture of Liberty” column series as a booklet available in paperback, Kindle, EPUB, and PDF. I’m just about done with the interior and will move to the cover once I can pin down the title. Here are two contenders right now: Building a Culture of Liberty:…
RIP Marshall Rosenberg
“Violence is a tragic expression of unmet needs.” – Marshall Rosenberg, 1934-2015 RIP to someone who has been a big influence in my life these past few years. Take a moment to read an article or two of his at http://skyler.link/ncprosenberg Skyler.
Qualifying Anarchism
We can qualify our use of anarchism, such as “organizational anarchism” or “pedagogical anarchism”… in which case we’re talking about, most likely, the absence of hierarchy within an organization or educational model (respectively, which may or may not be ideas within the broader context of political anarchism). Without the qualification, anarchism, historically, has been about…
How to Stop Yelling?
The question was asked, What are your alternatives to yelling? Spanking was easy to go cold turkey, but stopping yelling has been harder then quitting smoking. It’s taken a couple of years, but I yell a lot less than I used to. My primary tool is preemption. Be your child’s partner. They ask for you…