Guest post by Spencer Morgan. It’s a trap! The question “show me how the free market will do this” is usually just a desperate attempt to create a diversion from the moral issue surrounding the use of force, and it is most likely not being presented to you by a sincere person likely to accept…
Tag: action
Should Voluntaryists Vote?
Guest post by Spencer Morgan. Earlier this week, I was asked a question by a local libertarian who is taking a close look at the philosophy of voluntaryism. His question as follows: “Should voluntaryists vote? The issue, as I see it, is that on the one hand, voting could be construed as a tacit recognition…
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Says Veresapiens, If the guiding principle shaping a society was “Thou Shalt Not Steal” (TSNS), what kind of government, legal, and social systems would the society have? Before we begin to answer that question, we need to review one important aspect of TSNS. If you ‘own’ something, it means that you have total control over…
Exploitation Defined
I’ve often encountered when in discussion of “sweatshops” the charge that those who own them are exploiting those they employ. But I think it all depends on one’s definition of exploitation. The common definition is similar to: the act of employing to the greatest possible advantage. If that is all there is to exploitation, it…
Kings of Unintended Consequences
Guest post by Nicholas Hooton. In a turn of events that has surprised all but those who learn from history, San Francisco’s ban on Happy Meals is resulting in the opposite of the intended effect: an increase in “unhealthy” food sales. The legislation prohibits the inclusion of a toy with any meal that does not…
How Children Really React to Control
Violent control is at the heart of modern parenting. It’s counter-productive, harmful, and unethical in my estimation. My wife and I only recently abandoned violent parenting, opting instead for loving, gentle guidance, and we’ve found nothing but confirmation every day since. “When one person tries to control another, you can always expect some kind of…
Voluntary Communism
I’m reading a book by Walter Block, ie. libertarian extraordinaire, titled “The Case for Discrimination“. In chapter 17, he gives a wonderful defense for all things voluntary, including voluntary communism, worthy of a place here at Everything-Voluntary: [There] is nothing at all wrong with the form of communism practiced by the Hutterites! As a long-time…
Re: Anti-Social?
Carl, a beautiful video! Indeed, state action is the epitome of anti-social behavior. It should also be recognized that state-owned schools, public schools, are where kids learn to be anti-social. Stuck in a chair 8 hours, with kids their own age (the blind leading the blind), and not allowed to speak unless spoken too. Consider…