Table of ContentsPrevious – Section One – Chapter 1, “Persuasion versus Force” by Mark & Jo Ann Skousen 2 Coercivists and Voluntarists by Donald J. Boudreaux Categorizing a political position according to some simple left-right scale of values leaves something to be desired. Political views cover such a wide variety of issues that it is…
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Do Your Children Deserve Your Hostility?
No. They don’t. But what can you do? Jennifer Lehr has some productive thoughts on the matter. My son “pushes my buttons” from time to time, and I’ve yelled. But I don’t justify it, nor fail to apologize for such unjustified and unacceptable behavior on my part. I take a knee and tell him how…
Everything Voluntary – Topical Guide
Table of ContentsPrevious – Afterword Topical Guide Topic – ChapterAgorism – 3, 12, 16Arguments for Voluntaryism – 1, 3, 6Behaviorism – 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30Black/Gray Markets – 12, 16Bullying – 24, 25, 26Central Economic Planning – 13, 14, 15Charity/Welfare – 1, 6Child Abuse – 24, 25, 26Church & State – 9, 10Civil Religion…
Everything Voluntary – Afterword
Table of ContentsPrevious – Section Five – Parenting Resources Afterword by Skyler J. Collins, Editor Ahh, you have arrived! Wonderful! And now the fateful question, where do you go from here? You may decide this book is complete hogwash and toss it out the window. Or you may decide that this book is on to…
What Can Voluntaryists Do Now?
Written by Skyler J. Collins. Josh Freeman asks, “What are some actions, or some guidelines, that we can implement NOW in order to live life in accord with our principles? In the journey toward a completely voluntary society, what are the first steps that I, as an individual, can take in order to achieve that…
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…
Re: Youth vs. Teenager
Guest post by Carl Uhl. Skyler, in Butler Shaffer’s book “Boundaries of Order”, he made similar comparisons regarding teenagers and how they act when they are finally permitted to exercise some semblance of control over their lives. Following is an excerpt from “Boundaries or Order” available in .pdf format from Mises.org It has become commonplace…
Let Kids Be Themselves
I just stumbled upon this wonderful quote, “A lot of parents will do anything for their kids except let them be themselves.” – Bansky and wanted to say a thing or two about it. Both unschooling and unconditional parenting are primarily about allowing your kids to be themselves. Letting them discover things like ways of…
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…