Stefan Molyneux missed his opportunity to shatter Walter Block’s argument in their debate on spanking. Block’s entire premise was that the protective use of force did not violate the non-aggression principle of libertarianism. I agree to the extent that one using protective force is forgiven for their offense, which is quite likely the case in…
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Think About It
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…
Sex and Marriage
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. After the aerobics class, her husband would take her to brunch. As they sat waiting for their order, her husband…
His Next Thirty Years
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. He stood at the window in the front of his house, looking out. His two children, an 8-year-old boy and…
On Coercion
One might object to the claim that threatening to shoot someone if they don’t give up their wallet is an act of coercion because the act of parting with one’s wallet is a voluntary choice. I think that’s true, as far as it goes, but that’s not what makes the threat coercive. What makes the…
EVC Podcast, Episode 007 Transcription Notes
The following notes were transcribed by Daniel Paul Von SƏtler. Episode 007, “How to Increase Drunk Driving“ Politicians create laws that encourage DD to increase revenue stream. DRUNK DRIVING is in NO WAY an acceptable behavior. 1. Destroy the options for people trying to avoid driving drunk = the same fines are now imposed if…
Episode 006 – Bad Parenting Habits (1h40m)
Episode 006 is an analysis of parenting habits that are considered “bad” by mainstream thought, and amended from a peaceful, respectful, connection-based parenting point-of-view. Listen to Episode 006 (1h40m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Heather Kolich, “10 Bad Parenting Habits” (Mainstream Thought)Sandra Dodd, “Living by Principles Instead of by Rules“L. R. Knost, “Practical, Gentle, Effective Discipline“Jan Hunt,…
No Justice for Kelly Thomas
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, the two uniformed thugs who beat a homeless man to death, were today found not guilty of all charges. Inexplicably, the man whose life they ended is still dead, however…. How is it possible that an unarmed man ends up dead after a vicious beating, but those cretins…
Action, Life, and Learning
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. It is my understanding that the greatest contribution made by Ludwig von Mises to economic theory is his formulation of…
There are No Rules, Just Listen to Your Baby
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…