Episode 267 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: adding calisthenics to his morning routine; the push by a minority of gig economy workers to force Uber, GrubHub, et al, to designate their drivers as employees, and why this is a big mistake; and more.
Category: Podcast
The Importance of Governance, and Why The State Fails (34m) – Episode 266
Episode 266 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an article by C Jay Engel titled, “Governance As A Role Vs. The State As An Entity”; challenging jurisdiction; and more.
Corporatism, Social Media Dangers, Self-Enslavement, Back Talk, Forced Egalitarianism (27m) – Episode 265
Episode 265 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the effects of corporatism on growing businesses and industries; the dangers of social media to schooled preteens, particular girls; how property is a form of self-enslavement; why he doesn’t punish his children for talking back to him; how egalitarians are like the Communists and Fascists in their creation of a “New Man”; and more.
Maybe Prosperity is Not What You Think (11m) – Episode 264
Episode 264 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an article he wrote in August 2018 on his rethinking of the concept of prosperity by divorcing it from the concept of material abundance.
Reorganization, Commitment to Freedom, Rights vs. Wants (19m) – Episode 263
Episode 263 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the new title of the podcast and some reorganization; two new podcasts he’d like to start recording; an essay he wrote in June of 2008 on gauging your commitment to freedom; an essay he wrote in October of 2008 on the concept of rights, and confusing them with wants; and more.
Patents, Social Justice Warriors, Co-Sleeping, & Tribalism (35m) – Editor’s Break 130
Editor’s Break 130 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: a bizarre occurrence in food delivery; the absurdity that is the stato-legal concept of “first-to-file” and patents; how social justice warriors infantilize their peers; the origin of putting kids in separate bedrooms; confusing nationalism with patriotism and tribalism; why he writes and podcasts, primarily, plus a look at possible podcasts he’d like to start; and more.
Personal Views on Abortion & Evictionism (23m) – Editor’s Break 129
Editor’s Break 129 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an essay he wrote in October 2018 outlining his personal views on the controversial practice of abortion; what evictionism is and how its a compromise to the abortion debate; and more.
Thanos, Renegades, Working, Anarcho-Capitalism, & Technology (32m) – Editor’s Break 128
Editor’s Break 128 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: what New Years means to him; why Thanos is a villain; the importance of cultural and economic renegades pushing boundaries toward the fight for liberty; the necessity of working to prevent starvation; how anarcho-capitalism explains reality; who the so-called “addictive” qualities of technology is a problem for; and more. Happy New Year 2019!
The Guarantor of Freedom & Just/Unjust Government (15m) – Editor’s Break 127
Editor’s Break 127 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: two articles, one he wrote in April of 2008 on the right to own firearms, and one he wrote in June of 2008 on delineating between justified and unjustified government action.
Voluntaryists, Determinism, Regulation, Progressivism, & Tantrums (23m) – Editor’s Break 126
Editor’s Break 126 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: voluntaryists who prefer coercive solutions to socio- or politico-economic problems; the delusional thinking required in accepting determinism (vs. free will); why government regulation is unnecessary; what true progressivism is; how to handle violent tantrums by toddlers; and more.