This is not an official endorsement of the strategy of voting, but the below has certainly caused me to rethink my position. Our first foray into the topic of voting was made by Spencer Morgan. Here’s our next: I’ve heard many good arguments in opposition to voting. The arguments were so compelling that I adopted…
Tag: logic
The Socialization of Children
From time to time when asked, I tell someone who doesn’t already know, usually extended family or new acquaintances, that we are keeping our kids home from school. They look puzzled until I use the word “homeschooling”. Like clockwork, sooner or later, they mention the social aspect of schooling and why it’s important that kids…
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…
Re: In an Ideal Nation
I wanted say a thing or two about this piece by Leonard Read. Though Read was not a complete voluntaryist, you could call him a minarchist, this list of ideals are entirely voluntaryist. In fact, “to buy or not to buy any service or product offered for sale, even if the refusal displeases the seller”…
Exploitation Defined
I’ve often encountered when in discussion of “sweatshops” the charge that those who own them are exploiting those they employ. But I think it all depends on one’s definition of exploitation. The common definition is similar to: the act of employing to the greatest possible advantage. If that is all there is to exploitation, it…
Kings of Unintended Consequences
Guest post by Nicholas Hooton. In a turn of events that has surprised all but those who learn from history, San Francisco’s ban on Happy Meals is resulting in the opposite of the intended effect: an increase in “unhealthy” food sales. The legislation prohibits the inclusion of a toy with any meal that does not…
Origin of Everything-Voluntary
Post by Skyler J. Collins. Alright so, I’ve started this website and listed out the topics I’d like it to cover, all really without any explanation of how they relate or why I believe they’re all important. Let’s do that. Once-upon-a-time, I was what I consider now to be a Socialist-Democrat. I was a “teenager”…