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Four Cents 016 – On Capitalism (0h13m)
Four Cents 016 is a conversation on capitalism in relation to anarchism and statism. Listen to Four Cents 016 (0h13m, mp3, 96kbps) Contact Email a comment or question to everythingvoluntary @ gmail.com. Record up to a 3 minute comment or question by calling 385-313-0565. Subscribe via RSS here. via iTunes here. via Stitcher here. via…
On the Nauglers
Having participated in the support effort for the Joe and Nicole Naugler family, whose ten children were kidnapped by sheriffs and then passed off to child protective services, and followed online discussions of the ongoing incident, it seems to me that, like all controversial topics, this is a battle of ideologies. The ideological battles that…
Rulers vs. Leaders
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. An oft-tackled question by anarchists is on the difference between rulers and leaders. In general usage, the difference seems clear, but…
What is Anarchism?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Cory Massimino. Anarchism is a broad tradition of historical ideas that contain common elements that are nevertheless, sometimes, conflicting. There is no set of positions that you must hold in order to count as a real anarchist. Rather, in my view, anarchism involves three main points of conceptual analysis. That is…
On Anarchy V
Anarchy is the absence of rulers, but what “ruler” means depends on one’s theory of rulers. Likewise for theories of property, authority, coercion, autonomy, occupancy, use, abandonment, appropriation, and on and on. What’s important, I think, is to remember that for whatever our theories of these concepts amount to, rather than imposing them on others,…
On Anarchy IV
Anarchy is the absence of rulers. In my opinion, rulers are initiators of aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, or trespass. But this begs the question: what counts as a boundary? This comes down to one’s theory of property. This seems to me to be the greatest schism within anarchist thought. Left anarchists oppose…
Episode 054 – A Conversation on Anarchism (0h49m)
Episode 054 is a conversation on the philosophy of anarchism, including the contrast between left and right anarchists on property norms and how this relates to voluntaryism, as well as the application of Phil’s allegorical imperative to anarchism. Listen to Episode 054 (0h49m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Blog Post, “On Anarchism“Wikipedia.org, “Anarchism“Skyler’s Column, “Voluntaryism: One…
On Anarchism
In my opinion, anarchism is the philosophy of non-aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, a trespass. Rulers, by definition, are initiators of aggression. They trespass on the bodies and property of those they rule. Hence, anarchism, as the philosophy of “without rulers”, is the philosophy of non-aggression. The initiation of aggression is incompatible with…
On Anarchists
Some anarchists seem more opposed to capitalism than to statism. This makes sense in light of the fact that they view capitalism as a type of statism. But many who identify as anarchist don’t see capitalism as a type of statism. This really irks the anarchists who do. Some advice to these anarchists: rather than…