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, pre-TSA world traveler, domestic traveler. Archived columns can be found here. FTC-only RSS…
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The Voluntaryist Vision
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing sporadically at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. What does the voluntaryist see when his values and principles have been realized in larger society? What does the voluntaryist paradise look…
Rude Awakening
Nobody asked but … Statists fear that some morning they may wake up in a cold, dreary world, an utopian anarchia like the worlds in The Walking Dead, or Falling Skies, or The Last Ship. Not to fear. Anarchy in a society would at best be a flash in a pan. In fact, all of…
Words Poorly Used# 38 — Utopian
The people who would gainsay voluntaryism would claim it is utopian. First of all, everything is utopian in that it is moving in a direction that someone sees as good, and it may or may not be based on false premises. It may come to pass, and it may end well or end badly. But…
On Utopia
Utopia means, literally, “nowhere.” This idea is thrown at voluntaryists and anarchists as an argument that their vision for society could never exist. Because Utopia is and will always be “nowhere,” then the Utopians are those who champion a vision for society that can never exist. Stateless, anarchistic societies have existed before, proving their compatibility…
Crime and Punishment in a Free Society
Would a free society be a crime-free society? We have good reason to anticipate it. Don’t accuse me of utopianism. I don’t foresee a future of new human beings who consistently respect the rights of others. Rather, I’m drawing attention to the distinction between crime and tort — between offenses against the state (or society) and offenses against individual persons or their justly held property.
Equality and the American Public
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…
False Burdens of Voluntaryism: The Utopian Presumption
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. In this week’s column I’d like to address…
False Burdens of Voluntaryism: The Utilitarian Presumption
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. Now that we’ve systematically come all the way…
Who is The One Who Advocates for a Utopia?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Rollo McFloogle. One of the recurring criticisms I hear regarding libertarianism is this: “What you’re describing is utopia.” Is it? To me, this dismissal demonstrates a basic lack of understanding of liberty, economics, and praxeology. Then there’s also the irony that those who feel this way and advocate for some degree…