Guest post by Frank Chodorov. Originally published in The Voluntaryist, October 1988. Peace is the business of Society. Society is a cooperative effort, springing spontaneously from man’s urge to improve on his circumstances. It is voluntary, completely free of force. It comes because man has learned that the task of life is easier of accomplishment…
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A Real Look at Preventing Sexual Abuse
Guest post by Darci L. Walker. Sexual abuse prevention is an issue close to my heart and something I have worked with for many years in various capacities. I have written about protecting our children from sexual abuse numerous times, and while these posts are not usually popular, several things occurred over the past few…
I, Pencil: The Movie
Guest post by CEI.
How Can We Do It?
Guest post by Robert LeFevre. Originally published in The Voluntaryist, October 1988. Since I have repeatedly opposed the belief that one can advance the cause of liberty by political action, I have been asked on several occasions for an outline of the practical steps to be taken outside the political arena. How do we move…
I Let My Children Do Whatever They Want
Guest post by Dayna Martin. No school, no exams, no bed time, no meal times, and certainly no rules. It sounds like every child’s wildest dream, but for Dayna Martin’s four children – Devin, 13, Tiffany, 11, Ivy, seven, and Orion, four – it’s a daily reality. The controversial 39-year-old mum and her husband Joe,…
Methodological Individualism
Guest post by Warren C. Gibson. Let’s start with what methodological individualism is not. It has nothing to do with “rugged individualism.” It is not ideology at all. It is a term that describes the essential nature of human thought and action. It is a bedrock principle on which Mises grounds his entire exposition of…
Make Money, Not War!
Guest post by Lorne Strider. Originally published in The Voluntaryist, June 1988. I have argued that business people, those who create and produce wealth, are acting morally, and that people who pretend to act in the public interest, i.e., government people, are the bad guys whose actions not only create no wealth, but actually destroy…
The Unschooled Life
Guest post by Astra Taylor.
A Manifesto of the Private Property Anarchists
Guest post by Kevin W. Cornell. Many are likely to at least partly subscribe to the philosophical ideal of individual liberty that is at the heart of private property anarchism but still think that the application of private property anarchist ideology to society would necessarily lead to chaos. However, such a belief is entirely unfounded…
My Peace
Guest post by R. S. Jaggard. Originally published in The Voluntaryist, June 1988. My Peace is more than just the absence of war. My Peace is that positive attitude in which I recognize that you are an individual person. I respect you, I respect your right to live in Peace, and, I want to work…