Editor’s Pick. Written by Danilo Cuellar. The repercussions that childhood assault, more commonly known as spanking, has on the adult that emerges later in life is profound and devastating. Violence does not solve any problem in “government”, nor in parenting. It also does not justify the propagation of further violence. Warranting violence to solve violence…
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The Case for Voluntary Private Cooperation
Editor’s Pick. Written by Michael Munger. When I tell Duke freshmen my version of the argument for liberty, they often scoff, “If this is right, how come I’ve never heard it before?” I try to be conciliatory. I offer the kids time to go text their parents. They need to sue those elite private high…
How I Intend to Educate My Children
Editor’s Pick. Written by Connor Boyack. Because I’ve written several books along with hundreds of articles, op-eds, and other material all dealing with politics, economics, history, and religion, people often assume that my educational background deals with these subjects. The truth is quite different—I strongly disliked, and performed poorly in, these types of courses in…
The Conversation
Editor’s Pick. Video by The Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity.
Slavery Could Not Last in an (Otherwise) Free Market
Editor’s Pick. Written by Robert P. Murphy. With all of the hubbub recently over slavery and its (alleged) ties to Austro-libertarianism, I thought it important to point out that the very nature of a market economy is incompatible with the institution of slavery. Note, I am NOT relying on a definitional tautology; I’m not arguing,…
Child Raising In Non-violent Cultures
Editor’s Pick. Written by Sarah McElroy. Some cultures on our planet are, or have been, basically non-aggressive, non-violent. That is, adult behavior includes few, if any, examples of war, homicide or intentional injury – physically or psychically – to other human beings. Cooperation, rather than competition, is the modus operandi, in contrast to our mainstream…
How to Practice Nonviolent Communication
Editor’s Pick. Written through crowdsourcing. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) includes a simple method for clear, empathic communication, consisting of four steps: observations, feelings, needs, requests. NVC aims to find a way for all present to get what really matters to them without the use of guilt, humiliation, shame, blame, coercion, or threats. It is useful for…
The Arguments for Spanking
Editor’s Pick. Written by fk. The subject of spanking is no-no topic for polite conversation, and has, in general, been put with many other subjects in the “do what’s best for you” category of aesthetic preference. But I don’t think it really ought to be considered merely an aesthetic preference. On its face, it seems…
What Is Polycentric Law?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Tom Bell. Do you like having options when you look for a new bank, dry cleaner, or veterinarian? Of course you do. You want to find the service that will best satisfy your particular demands, after all, and you know that when banks, cleaners, and vets have to compete they have…
Why Don’t You Steal?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Wendy McElroy. As a starting point, I assume readers do not engage in the initiation of force, including theft. You may refrain from doing so because of a moral code or from a respect for rights. But, at least for me, the admonition not to steal isn’t written in stone. I…