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. Most understand that criminals, like thieves, rapists, and murderers, are, among other things, risks to be mitigated. If we have an…
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On Mass Murder
Murder is “unlawful killing.” Unlawful is not lawful, or not legitimus (latin). Legitimus is “in line with the law,” and laws are rules. Rules can be either decreed by a ruler, or discovered by legal theorists observing norms, conventions, and mores. Murder is unlawful killing both in the sense that rulers have declared it such and most individuals…
On Jury Nullification
Ben Swann just launched a project to promote the concept of “jury nullification” called JUST US. That’s fantastic. I wholeheartedly agree with the promotion of this very important tool for liberty and justice. However, in his video announcing the project, he wanted to be clear that jury nullification should not be used to acquit violators…
War is Hell
There is no honor in the shedding of innocent blood — it’s birthplace or proximity to truly guilty individuals notwithstanding. Those who engaged in the carpet bombing of cities (including the intentional targeting of civilian neighborhoods), the use of nuclear weapons, indiscriminate chemical warfare, the invading and occupying of homes and villages, and the murdering…
Remember, Remember the 5th of November
As the 5th of November dawns and we remember the “gunpowder treason and plot,” I can’t help but muse about the ethics of intentionally killing politicians or other government officials. Was Guy Fawkes’ justified in attempting to blow up Parliament? If so, would similar actions be justified in the present day? It’s easy to pretend…
Leviathan and its Enforcers
People are finally waking up to the realities of the growing (and already well-established) police state that this country and many others have become, but they by and large still don’t seem to grasp that it is not just the tools and training of the enforcers that are to blame, but also the nature of…
WoD, WoT, Lies
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. Are you…
Benevolent Government
Send him mail. “Food for Thought” is an original column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Norman Imberman. Norman is a retired podiatrist who loves playing piano, writing music, lawn bowling, bridge, reading, classical music, going to movies, plays, concerts and traveling. He is not a member of any social network, nor does he…
Theft and Hypocrisy
Those who support government theft and redistribution in any form or for any reason can hardly claim to be indignant when that principle of plunder is extended to include goods or services they consider unnecessary or excessive. Republicans, in particular, are frequently guilty of this hypocrisy. How many Republicans who have recently mocked ‘Obama phones’…
Crime and Punishment
Send her mail. “Love Perspective” is an original column appearing every other Thursday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Serenity. Serenity is the mother of 4 boys and both a recovering mainstream parent and statist. She seeks to share what she has learned along her journey to voluntaryism, radical unschooling, and living a counter-culture lifestyle. Archived columns can…