Nobody asked but … I celebrate every day voluntarily. I celebrated the 4th of July because it was a gorgeous day. But everyone celebrates the 4th, voluntarily, usually for one of four reasons: vicarious collectivism, admiration, the excellence of one’s life on a grand midsummer day, or the thrill of activity. Then I think this…
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Man’s Law, Architecture, Reason
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. As I…
Words Poorly Used #42 — Interpretation II
As we noted with religious institutions, which are far more voluntary than state institutions, the power flows to those who write the book, choose the language for the book, and appoint the attendants of the book. An even greater power flows to the oligarchy operating through the institution of the state, which is purportedly there…
Episode 025 – Krista’s Journey, and Home Birthing (0h57m)
Episode 025 welcomes Phil’s wife, Krista to the podcast as she and Phil talk about her journey toward voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, and home birthing, while Skyler is gallivanting around Chicago on family vacation. Listen to Episode 025 (0h57m, mp3, 96kbps) Show Notes Facebook Profile, Krista Eger Blog, Being Krista VBAC.com, “What is a Uturine Rupture,…
Episode 024 – A Conversation on “Everything Voluntary” (1h52m)
Episode 024 is a conversation on the origin and meaning of the phrase “everything voluntary”. Listen to Episode 024 (1h52m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Everything-Voluntary.com, “About“Skyler Collins, “Origin of Everything-Voluntary“Skyler Collins, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingEVC Podcast, Episode 001 – Skyler’s JourneyEVC Podcast, Episode 003 – Golden Rule EthicsEVC Podcast, Episode 005 – Consent of…
Jim’s Journey, Spooner Quote #1, Fallacy #8
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. Since we…
Episode 023 – Jim’s Journey (1h20m)
Episode 023 welcomes Jim Carigan, EVC columnist and blogger, to the podcast as he recounts his life-long journey toward individualism and voluntaryism.
Episode 022 – A Conversation on Intolerance (1h10m)
Episode 022 is a conversation on tolerance, intolerance, and strategic considerations on increasing intolerance toward statism and bad parenting practices. Listen to Episode 022 (1h10m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Column, “What Do You Tolerate?“Skyler’s Column, “Intolerance and Voluntaryism“Wendy McElroy, “Non-Cooperation as a One-on-One Strategy“NLP4UOnline.com, “Pattern Interrupt or State Break“ Contact Email a comment or question…
What Do You Tolerate?
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. Since I wrote my column on intolerance and voluntaryism, I’ve been thinking a lot about the beliefs, attitudes, practices, and…
Podcast Feedback
I received this feedback on the EVC Podcast: “Skyler, Thank you for the consistency with the podcast. We are new parents, but hope that we are light years ahead of where we would have been had we not followed this philosophy with as much intellectual honesty as possible. We are starting now as peaceful parents.…