by Scott Swain | Jul 2, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Voluntaryism
By way of clearing up two myths, we’ll begin to gain a deeper understanding of regulatory capture: (1) We do not have free market Capitalism in the United States. We have what some call Corporatism and others call Crony Capitalism. (2) “Corporation”...
by Scott Swain | Jun 17, 2020 | All Videos, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
Videos are below. Short comedy skit I made showing Practical Empathy (PEQ) being used in the face of verbal personal attacks. I created the original version is as an advertisement for web hosting and cut out the advertisement part from this “remastered”...
by Scott Swain | Jun 12, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Socialism, Voluntaryism
We have all heard American Republicans and Democrats speak of each other with rancor. It is especially tragic when we realize both “sides” want the same things; peace, prosperity, a strong WiFi signal, freedom, security, sex, health, pizza, and happiness....
by Scott Swain | Jun 12, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism
Over the past few years there has been an acceleration in what some may call “Cultural Marxism”, “Identity Politics”, or “Wokeness”. One form this has taken has been in films, specifically from the most powerful franchises in...
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ
Have you experienced times when you felt you did your best and you hear only criticism. How about feeling completely misunderstood or unappreciated when your accomplishments seem to be in plain sight? Many of us spend a significant portion of our lives in an office...
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, Practical Empathy I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where...
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Voluntaryism
vir-tue [ vurchoo ] 1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good 3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality. “If you make a choice under...
by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Unschooling, Voluntaryism
You probably see the inequities and corruption in our system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel? Maybe you even see the many ways it is possible that...
by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Voluntaryism
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by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism
I bet most of us agree that there is usually a net overall loss when one person forces another person to do a thing. Sometimes, though, people “expand” the definition of force to include not doing a thing. What?! Example A person in need came to you asking...
by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism
Following is an argument for using a form of empathy I’ve developed called Practical Empathy (PEQ), based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of integrity by practicing...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Parenting
I’ve noticed a pattern. Let’s call it “bubble-wrapped people”. Most parents care about their children and justifiably want happiness for them. Unfortunately, these caring parents may not realize the benefits of allowing their children to...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Socialism, Voluntaryism
It seems that Socialism is on the rise right now; at least amongst those who have not come to the USA looking for the opposite of what socialism did to their Country. Why? Let’s speculate. I see it as a combination of factors: – Wealth largess from the...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Socialism, Voluntaryism
or “Broken Window Fallacy” simplified by Scotter A window is broken. Is this a net negative or positive for the economy? Look to your intuition. Does this sound to you like a net negative or positive? Some such as Keynes and Krugman say: The net effect on...
by Scott Swain | Jun 4, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Socialism, Voluntaryism
Voluntaryist Empathizing with and Addressing the American Democratic Socialist Perspective No matter what your philosophical / political beliefs, odds are: you have a desire to increase joy, prosperity, health, and security. Also, I propose that many have in common is...
by Scott Swain | May 30, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life
Any one of the ideas below, alone, may have little affect on your expenses. However, they add up. Here’s my list. I’d love to hear yours. Please share your ideas in the comments. Gardening for food. Raised beds are easy. Even easier: Go to a Home Depot or...
by Scott Swain | May 29, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
Video is below. Light-hearted example of Practical Empathy (PE) based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) being used in a disagreement between lovers. Sassy Strummer wants to spend time with Drummer Boy out on the town. He wants alone time with his music. She gets angry...
by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
Video is below. How to Deal with Insecurity: Watch a couple resolving conflict about spending time together and assumed obligations using Practical Empathy based on NVC (Nonviolent Communication). Written and animated by Scott Swain. 8.5 minutes....
by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
Video is below. A couple arguing about what activity to do together. She wants to go out but he wants to stay in. These “wants” are strategies to get needs/values met. They choose to go below strategies to investigate the needs-that-inform-those-strategies...
by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-Privacy, Vids-Voluntaryism
Video is below. Satire skit on liberty: Jesus is locked up for talking about love in the park. Boy is locked up for violating the new Loving Your Brother Means You Hate the State and Might Be a Terrorist law. Officer Stadenko speaks up. Script and animation by Scott...
by Scott Swain | May 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Humor, Vids-Voluntaryism
Video is below. I wrote and animated this back in 2012 (now remastered). Prophetic? What do you think? Homies in the year 2040 share rumors with Old Man Bob that on the outside, you can get food from the dirt and water from the sky. They ask him what it was like...
by Scott Swain | May 24, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Voluntaryism
Video is below. See article, analysis of the video, and more...
by Scott Swain | May 24, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Socialism, Voluntaryism
This article is a summary of the video of Scott on the right, below the Candace Owens and Thomas Sowell videos. “Where are we if we don’t have diversity of thought? How are we to have intelligent conversations with each other? How are we to learn from each...
by Scott Swain | May 22, 2020 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism
“But if I am doing nothing wrong then why worry?” What if privacy is something that makes you a human? While it is useful to deny snoopers such as Facebook, Google, US National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, Police, insurance companies, etc., from seeing your...
by Scott Swain | May 21, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Kung Fu, Vids-Voluntaryism
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