Episode 280 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: what’s wrong with the phrase “give back”; how the concept of antifragile applies to markets; why we’re just automatons if there is no free will; the costs of freedom; the worst examples of toxic masculinity, which are the armed forces and law enforcement; and more.
Category: Everything Voluntary
Super Bowl 53, The Meaning of Taxation (15m) – Episode 279
Episode 279 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the waste of time that was Super Bowl 53; his commitment to remaining a teetotaler; what the existence of and toleration toward the practice of taxation (and other forms of coercion by government) means in your society; and more.
Why Capitalism is Preferable to Socialism (22m) – Episode 278
Episode 278 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the difference between capitalism and socialism as economic systems; a short blog post by Mark Perry at FEE.org which features 6 quotes on why capitalism is preferable to socialism; and more.
Generations, Vices or Crimes, American Letter Mail Company (29m) – Episode 277
Episode 277 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: generational whining about the symptoms of multi-generational statist beliefs; Lysander Spooner’s essay “Vices are Not Crimes” as written about in a November 2009 essay; Lysander Spooner’s battle with the US Federal government over first-class letter delivery; and more.
Common Law, Toxic Masculinity, Motivation, Entitlements, & Empathy (28m) – Episode 276
Episode 276 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the development of common law in a free society; the communication problems surrounding the phrase “toxic masculinity”; the superiority of intrinsic motivation; the preferred entitlements of both small government and big government proponents; whether or not our ability to empathize with others has been stunted; and more.
The Best Things to Learn about Raising Children (37m) – Episode 275
Episode 275 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: using an essay by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net, he looks at 18 of the best things to learn about raising children; loving your children unconditionally; helicopter parenting; the harmful effects of harsh discipline; self-directed education; learning independence; democratic family decision-making; leading your children by example; parental contrition; shielding children from sex, drugs, and technology; giving children space; recognizing that your children should be allowed to become their own person; and more.
EVC Podcast Network & The Voluntaryist Premise (19m) – Episode 274
Episode 274 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the launch of the Everything-Voluntary.com podcast network; his forthcoming podcasts on logic, stoicism, personal belief, and unschooling; an article he wrote in August 2018 explaining the premises and hypotheses of voluntaryism; and more.
Self-Defense, Children Cussing, Yoga Pants, Entitlements, & Freedom (22m) – Episode 273
Episode 273 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: teaching children to defend themselves from bullies; allowing children to use cuss words; the emergence of yoga pants fashion; how entitlements are antithetical to liberty; the dumb phrase “freedom is not free”; and more.
Shit and Rainbows & The Proper Role of Government (17m) – Episode 272
Episode 272 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: his one simple trick to combat anxiety; remembering that life is shit and rainbows; the proper role of government and why “the state” is without legitimate and justified authority on that basis; and more.
NFL Football, Voluntaryist Voices Podcast, & Toxic Masculinity (25m) – Episode 271
Episode 271 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: enjoying the NFL’s NFC and AFC Conference championship games; his prediction for the coming Super Bowl winner; the new podcast by EVC featuring lectures and interviews by voluntaryist giants past and present; understanding toxic masculinity by live-reading an essay shared by a friend; and more.