Editor’s Break 018 is a look at the importance of economic arguments for liberty, and why for many, including Skyler, they were the primary cause in their journey toward liberty and voluntaryism.
Category: Editor’s Break
Editor’s Break 017 – Voluntaryism Transcends Anarchism (37m)
Editor’s Break 017 is a replay of the audio Skyler recorded for YouTube about his essay, “Voluntaryism Transcends Anarchism” that he wrote and recorded in October of 2012. Does the focus of voluntaryism transcend that of anarchism in general? Skyler believes it does and explains why.
Editor’s Break 016 – What Use Are Facts in the Formation of Our Beliefs? (19m)
Editor’s Break 016 is a look at the role facts play in forming our opinions, beliefs, and convictions, and whether we should reexamine them from time to time as new facts enter our understanding. While these ideas apply to all areas of thought, Skyler focuses on the facts surrounding people who call themselves government.
Editor’s Break 015 – Flipping the Rhetoric: Predatory Taxes, Predatory Regulations! (14m)
Editor’s Break 015 is a look at how capitalists, entrepreneurs, and all around free market supporters and promoters can easily flip the rhetoric of our enemies and use it against them. How? By simply adding the adjective “predatory” to everything government does.
Editor’s Break 014 – Does Private Property Violate the Non-Aggression Principle? (24m)
Editor’s Break 014 looks at the claim that private property violates the non-aggression principle (NAP) by initiating aggression via threat against all would-be trespassers. Skyler disagrees, and shares his reasons why.
Editor’s Break 013 – Milo and Berkeley is a Property Rights Problem (12m)
Editor’s Break 013 is an analysis of the Milo Yiannopoulos and UC Berkeley issue that’s seen a protest turn into a riot. Once again, ill-defined property ownership stemming from government intervention in the lives of peaceful people is to blame. Listen to Editor’s Break 013 (12m, mp3, 96kbps) Subscribe via RSS here. via iTunes here.…
Editor’s Break 012 – How to Find Happiness as a Jaded Libertarian (20m)
Editor’s Break 012 answers these two questions submitted to Skyler: 1) “Why do so many libertarians seem so jaded?” and 2) “What can a libertarian do to be happier?” This episode is unusually long for this series clocking in at just under 20 minutes.
Editor’s Break 011 – What is So Violent About Ethnic Cleansing? (11m)
Editor’s Break 011 shares Skyler’s answer and thoughts to the question, “Does recruiting and organizing for the purposes of ethnic cleansing constitute a credible threat of violence?” It may, or may not, depending on a lot of different things.
Editor’s Break 010 – Why Do Governments License Rights? (9m)
Editor’s Break 010 answers the question “Why do governments license our rights?” In other words, why do governments force us to pay them to obtain their permission to do certain things? The answer shouldn’t surprise you.
Editor’s Break 009 – One Morbid Trick to Reduce Stress and Anxiety (19m)
Editor’s Break 009 is a condensed chronicling of Skyler’s life over the last year and a half and why he experiences more stress and anxiety than he used to. He finishes with one simple, albeit morbid, trick that helps him manage it by keeping things in perspective.