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. We are…
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Action, Life, and Learning
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. It is my understanding that the greatest contribution made by Ludwig von Mises to economic theory is his formulation of…
A Great Year, A Better Year
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Last year (2013) was a good year for me. My kids got older, their parents got wiser, our family grew by…
Episode 004 – From 2013, To 2014 (1h54m)
Episode 004 takes a look back at 2013 both personally for Skyler and Phil and at the outer world, and looks forward to 2014 and what it might mean for liberty. Listen to Episode 004 (1h54m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes 1984, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Sword of TruthSkyler’s Column, “Liberty, Freedom, and Power“Skyler’s Column,…
A Lifetime of Living and Learning
Editor’s Pick. Written by Pam Laricchia. Looking back over our years of unschooling, another big change I’ve seen is that my perspective as a parent has broadened beyond “childhood” to “life”. I no longer see childhood as focused on “learning everything you need to know to become an adult,” with my purpose being to “graduate”…
Unschooling Undefined
Editor’s Pick. Written by Eric Anderson. Unschooling is a word coined by negating the idea of schooling; it starts off with a negative definition. What, specifically, is it about schools that unschoolers want to do without? The School Organization Breaking up the day into learning time and play time. Starting and stopping learning (or shifting…
Am I Ruining My Kid’s Life?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Leo Babauta. Yes, you absolutely are. Because not getting a high school education like everyone else means your kid will know nothing useful, and be unready to get a job and unsuited for life. OK, sarcasm aside, let’s take a look at this question sincerely. It’s a legitimate worry, because unschooling…
Episode 002 – Phil’s Journey (1h22m)
Episode 002 looks at Phil’s journey through empathy and the non-aggression principle to peaceful parenting and radical unschooling. Listen to Episode 002 (1h22m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Facebook Profile, Phillip EgerJudge Napolitano on the PATRIOT ActCulture of Empathy, Wes BertrandSilent Weapons for Quiet WarsAlex Jones, Infowars.comSteve Horwitz on Conspiracy TheoriesRon Paul, A Foreign Policy of FreedomGnostic…
Action, Faith, and Voluntaryism
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. An axiom is a starting point of reasoning, or a premise. Ludwig von Mises discovered the action axiom. Paraphrased, the action…
Episode 001 – Skyler’s Journey (1h13m)
Episode 001 kicks off the Everything-Voluntary.com podcast with a look at Skyler’s journey toward voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, and radical unschooling. Listen to Episode 001 (1h13m, mp3, 96kbps) Show Notes Skyler’s Personal WebsiteFacebook Profile, Skyler J. Collins My Road to Liberty Went Through Economics Why I’m a Libertarian Post-Punitive Parenting Education in the 21st Century Origin…