I received this feedback on the EVC Podcast: “Skyler, Thank you for the consistency with the podcast. We are new parents, but hope that we are light years ahead of where we would have been had we not followed this philosophy with as much intellectual honesty as possible. We are starting now as peaceful parents.…
Category: Items of Note
The Art of Thinking Clearly
I just finished The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, and highly recommend it. It has 99 chapters of a page and half each and made for perfect restroom ready. It was very enlightening and I have already started noticing my own and others’ cognitive errors. I hope to read it again every few years…
Hip-Hop’s Genius
This infographic is based on a study of hip-hop’s vocabulary. I am amazed at the creativity (anarchy) and genius that goes into so many different hip-hop albums. Eminem’s my personal favorite, but I thought he would have been much higher on the scale of lyrical diversity. In any event, it’s amazing. Skyler.
Rogue Crosswalk Makers
I’m unconvinced that any government anywhere legitimately owns the roads they steal from others to build. So do residents of a given area have the right to paint their own crosswalks after repeated failed attempts to get the powers-at-be to do so? Of course. Paint away! Skyler.
Scammer’s Gonna Scam
An “argument” against total free markets is that without regulation by central planning, scammers will get away with their scams and customers would continue to fall victim. Interestingly, in the totally free, albeit illegal, market that is the Internet/bitcoin drug trade, we see customers falling victim to scammers, learning, and then being smarter about where…
Teen Lib
When teens fight against their parents for the right to read whatever the hell they want, that’s progress. Kudos to the individuals involved in this. Skyler.
Archists, Actually
A group of so-called “anarchists” are violently interfering in the peaceful pursuit of cheap transportation-based profits. Read all about it, and then ask yourself, what exactly is “without rulers” about a group of individuals violent ruling over the property and actions of innocent market participants? Skyler.
Yes, Legalize Polygamy
Adults associating with each other peacefully. What right do I have to stop it with violence? None. And neither do you. *wink* Skyler.
Guy Shoots Guy
What do you think would happen if the shooter in this story were a civilian? Jail time? Life-long jail time? You have no idea if some random person walking by has any connection to a gunshot noise you heard. You know you’re in a “sketchy” neighborhood, and when he runs, your first thought is to…
IRS Pays Bonuses to Tax-Delinquents
I don’t think anybody owes taxes to anybody else. Ever. But this story out of the LA Times is hilarious for it’s irony. The US Internal Revenue Service paid 1,100 tax-delinquent employees bonuses for performance. “Though you owe us taxes, and you will pay come hell or high water, here’s a bonus that’s funded by taxes you…