Send him mail. “Finding the Challenges” is an original column appearing every other Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Verbal Vol. Verbal is a software engineer, college professor, corporate information officer, life long student, farmer, libertarian, literarian, student of computer science and self-ordering phenomena. Archived columns can be found here. FTC-only RSS feed available here. I never…
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On Utopia
Utopia means, literally, “nowhere.” This idea is thrown at voluntaryists and anarchists as an argument that their vision for society could never exist. Because Utopia is and will always be “nowhere,” then the Utopians are those who champion a vision for society that can never exist. Stateless, anarchistic societies have existed before, proving their compatibility…
Is Anarchy a System?
Nobody asked but … Yes and no. There are physical systems or logical systems, but the physical is a subsystem of the logical. Anarchy is a logical, dynamic, intersticial system, a subsystem of natural order with no particular, predetermined, physical, systemic outcomes. You can’t possibly arrive at a better system unless you can abandon a…
Words Poorly Used #3 — Anarchy (Continued)
Anarchy is not a political stance. Here is a good example of anarchy: that which has prevailed at the crater of Haleakala, Maui, HI, USA since its inception. The National Park Service may have built a road, and may presume to lock a gate at night, but Haleakala will be there for millions more years. …
Words Poorly Used #2 — Anarchy
I’m wondering if there is another word that is so difficult to explain so that those who abuse it will stop. Like “chaos,” “anarchy” is misused in the media, by politicians, and in the vernacular. I still get an image (vaguely tied in with Natasha Fatale and Boris Badinoff) of guys in black raincoats with…
Social Coercion, or Humans as Means
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. Traditionally, voluntaryism has only been concerned with physical coercion, or physical aggression. In “Voluntaryism Transcends Anarchism” I gave my thoughts on…
Does Anarchism Conflict with Human Nature?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Nathan Goodman. “I know enough about human nature to know that it’s [anarchism] a naively flawed concept.” “Anarchy’s a lovely idea, but it conflicts with human nature.” Anarchists are used to hearing objections like these incessantly. It seems everyone is certain that stateless society built around left-libertarian principles is incompatible with…
Animals and the NAP
The Facebook page “V is for Voluntary” asked the question, “Do you extend the NAP to animals? Why or why not?” And I responded, Personally, in a way, yes. I don’t think we should go around half-killing animals and then letting them suffer toward either health or death. If there’s a more humane way to…
The Anarchy of Attachment Parenting
Send her mail. “Balancing on My Toes” is an original column appearing every other Friday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Angel M. Ethell. Angel lives in the Chicagoland area with her family: sons Teen (13) and Lil G (2) along with their little sister Cassie Pie (dog), her partner Daddy G and father-in-law Grandpa G. She loves…
Politics is LARPing
Send him mail. “The Self Owner” is an original column appearing every Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Spencer W. Morgan. Spencer is a husband and father, and has studied History and Philosophy at the University of Utah. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Many have reached the conclusion that the state…