Table of ContentsPrevious – Introduction 1 Persuasion versus Force by Mark Skousen & Jo Ann Skousen Sometimes a single book or even a short cogent essay can change an individual’s entire outlook on life. For Christians, it is the New Testament. For radical socialists, Karl Marx’ and Friedrich Engels’ The Communist Manifesto is revolutionary. For…
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Everything Voluntary – Preface
Table of ContentsPrevious – Foreword Preface If I may take a personal route, this book is the culmination of the last 7 years of my academic life. It’s been quite the intellectual journey. I’ve evolved from a progressive liberal to a free-market conservative to a laissez faire libertarian, and finally, a voluntaryist (or voluntarist). Of…
Everything Voluntary – Foreword
Previous – Table of Contents Foreword Voluntaryism is a simple concept and one many people agree with superficially. Ask most people if they believe in forcing an individual to act according to another’s whim and they are likely to say “No.” “Live and let live,” or “Do unto others as you would have them do…
Everything Voluntary – Introduction
Table of ContentsPrevious – Preface Introduction by Skyler J. Collins, Editor The mainstream political, education, and parenting philosophies all have one thing in common: promoting the domination of one group of people over another. In politics, this is the ruling class, ie. the politicians and bureaucrats, over the ruled. In education and parenting, this is…
Chapter 2 – Coercivists and Voluntarists
Table of ContentsPrevious – Section One – Chapter 1, “Persuasion versus Force” by Mark & Jo Ann Skousen 2 Coercivists and Voluntarists by Donald J. Boudreaux Categorizing a political position according to some simple left-right scale of values leaves something to be desired. Political views cover such a wide variety of issues that it is…
Do Your Children Deserve Your Hostility?
No. They don’t. But what can you do? Jennifer Lehr has some productive thoughts on the matter. My son “pushes my buttons” from time to time, and I’ve yelled. But I don’t justify it, nor fail to apologize for such unjustified and unacceptable behavior on my part. I take a knee and tell him how…
The Bible, the Rod, and Spanking Children
I’ve finished a heavy perusal of a book on what many Christians have misinterpreted as a defense and admonishment of the spanking of children in the Old Testament of the Bible, by Samuel Martin. He looks at the original text and Hebrew scholarship to easily conclude that the OT and Proverbs is not telling us to…
15 Ways You Are Probably Wrong About Voluntaryists
Beautiful list by Kyle Bennett: 1. We don’t want to turn your government anarchist. That makes as much sense as accusing you of wanting to dye your hair “bald”. 2. We get it, there’s no historical precedent. That tends to be a common problem with new things, yet new things are created every day. 3.…
Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School
Jessica Hagy at Forbes.com lists 9 things that schooling teaches that are quite dangerous (in my opinion) to your future happiness and success in life. Must read.
The Gold Standard
“What is the meaning of a gold standard and a redeemable currency? It represents integrity. It insures the people’s control over the government’s use of the public purse. It is the best guarantee against the socialization of a nation. It enables a people to keep the government and banks in check. It prevents currency expansion…