Episode 055 is a recent interview of Skyler by Nathan Fraser on the LiveFreeFM podcast. They talk about how Skyler came to voluntaryism, and spend quite a bit of time on peaceful parenting and radical unschooling. Listen to Episode 055 (0h55m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Nathan Fraser’s Podcast, LiveFreeFM.comSkyler’s Book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingSkyler’s…
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On Anarchy IV
Anarchy is the absence of rulers. In my opinion, rulers are initiators of aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, or trespass. But this begs the question: what counts as a boundary? This comes down to one’s theory of property. This seems to me to be the greatest schism within anarchist thought. Left anarchists oppose…
On Anarchism
In my opinion, anarchism is the philosophy of non-aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, a trespass. Rulers, by definition, are initiators of aggression. They trespass on the bodies and property of those they rule. Hence, anarchism, as the philosophy of “without rulers”, is the philosophy of non-aggression. The initiation of aggression is incompatible with…
Why Negotiate with Children?
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Friday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Learning to live with others can be challenging. When their attempts to meet their needs interferes with our attempts to…
Toward a Free Society – Full Book
Toward a Free Society A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty by Skyler J. Collins, Published 2015 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalPaperback ($6) and other digital formats found here. Preface This isn’t my first publication, but it is my first publication that I authored entirely. Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting…
Voluntaryism among Other Philosophies
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. Voluntaryism is the philosophy based on the voluntary principle, that all human relations should happen voluntarily or not at all. In…
Booklet Release – Toward a Free Society
I’m happy to announce that my new booklet Toward a Free Society: A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty is now available in paperback ($6) and several free digital formats. This booklet contains chapters on parenting, unschooling, and agorism. A must read for anyone who desires to build and live in a free…
The Pitfalls of Net Neutrality
Dan Pratt once again gives us a simple explanation, this time of net neutrality. Its pitfalls are obvious: Think of the internet as all the roadways and sidewalks that you enjoy and use to get from point A to point B. If you don’t have a car and are not willing to make any kind…
Spanking is Always Unnecessary IV: Discipline and Toughness
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Thursday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Spanking is Always Unnecessary I: IntroductionSpanking is Always Unnecessary II: Preventing MisbehaviorSpanking is Always Unnecessary III: Hurting Themselves or Others…
An Open Letter to Anarcho-Socialists
Socialism is an economic system based on the collectivist ownership (e.g., co-ops, worker-management, the people as a whole, etc.) of the means of production (i.e., capital). Anarcho-socialism (a.k.a., social anarchism) is likewise, except ownership is voluntary, without a state. Different schools of thought make up this ansoc philosophy; such as anarcho-collectivism, anarcho-communism, anarcho-syndicalism, mutualism, libertarian…