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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Patriotism, the Anti-Nationalism
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. “One’s country” is not synonymous with “one’s nation.” Many are confused on this point. To equate the two is to confuse…
Re: Burzynski
Kilgore, I think you’ll like Stan Burzynski. He’s a cancer doctor who has nearly cured cancer and is continually attacked by the state for it. See this praise post I made in 2011. The documentary is a must watch. Skyler.
In Praise of Illegal Immigrants
Most conservatives and many “libertarians” decry the presence of illegal immigrants in the United States and elsewhere. They seemingly consider them to be less than human, calling them “illegals” with an air of contempt. It also seems that, to them, one of the worst crimes one could commit is the act of immigrating, that is “moving,” without permission from the state. Are “illegals” less than human? Is their crime among the worst that can be committed? I give a resounding “NO!” in answer to both questions. In fact, I consider “illegals” to be the best residents a country can have. Here’s why.
My Sons: I Want To Be Your Friend And Your Parent
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…
Undermining the Perception that is 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. Last week I addressed the act of voting,…
Getting Kids to Help with the Chores
Editor’s Pick. Written by Sue Elvis. It took me years to work out how to encourage my children to help with the household chores. Before that happened, I tried all the usual methods: I designed rosters with jobs for each child for each day of the week. I wrote out lists of chores and let…
Are Individuals The Property Of The Collective?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Brandon Smith. Mankind has faced a bewildering multitude of self-made catastrophes and self-made terrors over the past few millennium, most of which stem from a single solitary conflict between two opposing social qualities: individualism vs. collectivism. These two forces of organizational mechanics have gone through evolution after evolution over the years,…
What’s Immoral for the Private Goose Is Moral for the Government Gander?
Written by Robert Higgs for Independent.org. Why do so many people consider certain actions to be immoral if taken by private persons, but not immoral—perhaps even morally praiseworthy—if taken by government officials? One possibility is that people have become accustomed to government officials’ taking certain actions (e.g., getting income by insisting that people either hand…
Why Be an Anarchist?
Written by Free Your Kids. Why be an anarchist? Going with the flow would be much easier. The path is far less daunting. If one speaks of ending the state, he is immediately dismissed as naive, out-of-touch, and, quite possibly, a terrorist. So many regard government as sacrosanct. Calling the state immoral is a fine…