There is nothing that brings me more fulfillment and joy than the idea of coming back to our truest, cellular, DNA-imprinted nature in a world where so many of the odds are stacked up against that very reality.
Tag: change
Trump and No Silver Lining
I had naively hoped that might change into a principled disgust with power in the wake of Trump’s ascension to the pinnacle of government. Unless I’ve missed something, I see no sign that those who properly despise Trump are beginning to understand that the only real solution lies in radically shrinking the state.
Moral Relativism, Presidential Lottery, & Conversations (26m) – Editor’s Break 048
Editor’s Break 048 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: what’s the deal with moral relativism?, two alternative proposals to electing the President of the United States, using conversation to dig for truth and to change hearts and minds through bonding, and more.
Unschooling Dads with Skyler Collins, an Interview
“Skyler is an unschooling dad of three children and is the editor of the book Unschooling Dads: Twenty-two Testimonials on Their Unconventional Approach to Education. It’s not often that we get to hear about unschooling from the dad’s perspective and I really love that you took the time and effort to pull this book together. I really enjoyed reading their perspectives.”
Two Modest Proposals for Choosing Better Presidents
America’s fifty governors and 535 members of Congress seem to constitute the worst possible pool from which to select a president. Their collective record of corruption, incompetence, scandal, etc. is probably an order of magnitude worse than the record of any 585 randomly selected regular Americans.
Get Better at Dealing with Anger
Yesterday a loved one asked me about dealing with anger — he lashed out at someone he loves in a way that hurt her and filled him with shame and regret. I think we can all related to this — most of us have lashed out in anger and regretted it later.
If You Want To Learn the Value of a Dollar, Don’t Get a Job
You’d think that when you become an adult, taking good care of your money becomes easier. It doesn’t. And, to the contrary of what we expect, getting a job somewhere does a bad job of teaching us the value of our dollars.
Climate Change, Biases, Nukes, & Class Warfare (39m) – Editor’s Break 046
Editor’s Break 046 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: what, if anything, government can do about so-called climate change, the reasons for his biases against government solutions, why the possession of nuclear weapons are a violation of the non-aggression principle, his new website, UnschoolingDads.com, the incessant nature of class warfare, and more.
Liars First
This morning, I heard a BBC report, wherein an American journalist was being interviewed about the weather in New York City. This was a fever pitch affair, for there has never before been snow and cold in NYC — right?
The Sweet, Animating Contest of Freedom
Where you live in large part determines the type of people with whom you associate, you raise your family, and you interact through mutually beneficial work, trade, business and consumption. What a very important aspect of your life! Shouldn’t this be something we choose instead of ignorantly accepting the conditioning of the state?