Since EVC launched, I’ve been sharing blog posts, articles, columns, and videos made by others that promote either voluntaryism, free markets, peaceful parenting, or radical unschooling. I originally shared them as “guest posts”, and since that wasn’t really accurate I changed to just “written by” with a link to read the full thing. This evolved again to…
Tag: peace
Principle = Practice
Send him mail. “Food for Thought” is an original bi-weekly 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. Archived columns can be found here. FFT-only RSS feed available here.…
Libertarianism, Coercion, and Lifeboat Situations
Is libertarianism a deontological or a consequentialist theory? It can be either, but it can also be both, which, as far as I’m concerned, is the best way to think about it. Does libertarianism say that it is immoral and criminal to use coercion against peaceful individuals in the so-called “lifeboat situations” (e.g., unless I…
Cypriots and the President’s Ability to Kill
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. There are so many concepts and ideas swirling in my head this week, but nothing with enough concreteness to…
The Building Blocks of Peaceful Parenting
Writes Free Your Kids: Peaceful parenting is not permissive parenting. Our kids don’t run the house. We do not live in chaos and disarray. The fundamentals are self-ownership and the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP). We teach our kids that they own themselves. No one should be permitted to encroach on their bodies or their property. The…
Tilting the Scale
Send him mail. “Coexisting with Coercion” is an original b-weekly column appearing every other Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by qyj0L. qyj0L is a thinker, a writer, an artist, a dreamer, and a believer. Archived columns can be found here. CWC-only RSS feed available here. Hello again, freedom lovers. The time has come once again to loosen…
Living with Wild Abandon
Send her mail. “Living with Wild Abandon” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Breezy V. Stevens. Breezy is a long-time radical unschooler, an advocate for children’s rights, a crazy dog lady, a crafter in various mediums, a lover of all things tropical and beachy, and the designer of “EVC…
Breezy Stevens Enters the Columnist Ring
Our talented graphic artist Breezy Stevens of “EVC in Color” has agreed to contribute a bi-weekly column exploring voluntaryism, radical unschooling, and peaceful parenting. She’ll be exploring everything voluntary. Her inaugural runs this Tuesday under the series title “Living with Wild Abandon.” Skyler.
How We Move Forward
Writes Free Your Kids: How do we effect positive change? How do we free our kids? How do we free ourselves? We start at home. We start by raising our children in the kindest, most peaceful way possible. We teach them to follow the Non-Aggression Principle. We show them that violence is not an acceptable…
New Blog: Free Your Kids
I share a lot of what the Facebook page “Free Your Kids” has to say. I very much enjoy their insight because, like me, they’re voluntaryists, peaceful parents, and radical unschoolers. They just launched their blog, so be sure to check it out. Skyler.