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…
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Words Poorly Used #7 — Nation
Many people use the word “nation” interchangeably with “country,” “state,” or “government.” This gives rise to confusion among those who are inhabitants of the latter three. The origin of the word nation is in its use to identify a group of people of common birth experience. An example would be the “Cherokee Nation.” An example…
Equality in Illinois
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…
Libraries
Nobody asked but … There are, I confess, two state-provided services I like — public libraries anywhere, and public restrooms in little villages in places like New Zealand and the Dolomite Alps. In the USA, We combine the two. I think the Library of Congress is the one federal government artifact I might argue for…
Compliance Training
The government is calling it a “federal survey,” but when cars are stopped at a police roadblock, directed into a parking lot, and asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva, and even blood, I would suggest that there is a lot more than a “survey” going on! American citizens (and indeed, individuals…
Talismans and Tiger Repellent, the Religion of the State
Send him mail. “The Self Owner” is an original column appearing every Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Spencer W. Morgan. Spencer is a husband and father, and has studied History and Philosophy at the University of Utah. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. As adult humans, we hold a lot of…
Top Winnie, Around Town, The Ring
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. In this…
Assassination Politics?
According to no less than Forbes magazine, an anonymous individual (naturally) has decided to move forward with this 1990s idea. What is everyone’s take on this, especially now that it’s actually here? ~ Alex
The Meat Puppet Theory
The Meat Puppet Theory It is my conviction that for any group of 100 people, relatively, eighty of them will be natural meat puppets. Of the remaining twenty, sixteen will have become the equivalent of meat puppets through bad choices such as addiction, romantic misfortune, or politics. That leaves four, of whom some combination of…
The Law is Mere Risk
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…