Here are the first endorsements I’ve received for the book: “A wonderful selection of first-rate essays on one of the most important principles of civilized life—cooperating with people instead of controlling, taxing, dragooning, bullying or bombing them. Bravo, Skyler Collins!” – Lawrence W. Reed, president, Foundation for Economic Education. “This book contains a very useful,…
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Kony 2012: A Call For Rationality
I’m sure several of you have seen this video at least once. I feel the need to address this due to its popularity. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you do so (even if you disagree with it). It’s very well done. It’s so well done that I, in fact, supported an actual military…
What is a Libertarian?
A person on a forum I frequently visit asked the group about what a libertarian truly is, since he didn’t believe in natural rights or the non-aggression principle. For the record, he was opposed to tyranny and the government through Biblical support and his spiritual/religious beliefs. The anti-government attitude was there, but the motivation is completely…
Re: A Parental Right?
I have to say, I share Idzie D.’s feeling of uneasiness when I hear the term “parental rights”. It’s a great term when considering parental rights relative to the state, but relative to children, we should tread very lightly. My voluntaryist journey only recently lead me to consider more and more the rights of children.…
Re: The Role of War in a Voluntaryist Society
Thank you Ben for that excellent essay on Just War Theory and voluntaryism. Murray Rothbard wrote a piece on libertarian theory of war that I’d like to add to your argument. An excerpt: The fundamental axiom of libertarian theory is that no one may threaten or commit violence (“aggress”) against another man’s person or property.…
Education in The 21st Century
Originally published in September 2011. A study published in July showed that people have become less likely to remember things that they know are only a click away on the Internet. In other words, our selective memory has expanded to exclude things easily found via a web search. I interpret this revelation as meaning that…
Should Voluntaryists Vote?
Guest post by Spencer Morgan. Earlier this week, I was asked a question by a local libertarian who is taking a close look at the philosophy of voluntaryism. His question as follows: “Should voluntaryists vote? The issue, as I see it, is that on the one hand, voting could be construed as a tacit recognition…
In an Ideal Nation
Every person should be free to pursue his ambition to the full extent of his abilities, regardless of race or creed or family background. to associate with whom he pleases for any reason he pleases, even if someone else thinks it’s a stupid reason. to worship God in his own way, even if it isn’t…
Voluntary Communism
I’m reading a book by Walter Block, ie. libertarian extraordinaire, titled “The Case for Discrimination“. In chapter 17, he gives a wonderful defense for all things voluntary, including voluntary communism, worthy of a place here at Everything-Voluntary: [There] is nothing at all wrong with the form of communism practiced by the Hutterites! As a long-time…
Re: Intro. – Zen Anarchist
Glad to have you Zen! For those who don’t know, “minarchist” mean “minimal-rule” or limited-government, ie. your nightwatchman-state libertarian. Some noteworthy minarchist libertarians are Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and F.A. Hayek. I, too, was once a minarchist, a necessary step on the way to complete voluntaryism. I’m looking forward to what this young minarchist minister-in-training…