by Scott Swain | Feb 7, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Originally written 2016. Updated. 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; fairness, peace, health, prosperity, a strong WiFi signal,...
by Scott Swain | Jan 25, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Originally written in 2020. Updated often. Over the past few years there has been an acceleration in what some call “cultural Marxism”, “identity politics”, tokenism, or “wokeness”. One form this has taken has been in films,...
by Scott Swain | Jan 24, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Featured: Brave New World, the mini-series, 2020, Peacock network Sexy, high budget, well-written, and – like the book by Aldous Huxley – a commentary on how tyranny can arrive via comfort, ease, and pleasure. Looking at today’s rise in the seeking...
by Scott Swain | Jan 10, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2014. 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...
by Scott Swain | Jan 10, 2022 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2015. “But… I thought we need a government to force some behaviors so the weak and poor are not trampled under the boots of those with more power?” It is a legitimate concern to worry about people taking advantage of...
by Scott Swain | Jan 10, 2022 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2015. “What if, in a society run on voluntary principles, corporations were to become warlords by enslaving the entire population in a military style dictatorship? And… how do we protect ourselves against other governments...
by Scott Swain | Sep 13, 2021 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
All of us want and may see pragmatic or “practical” solutions, issue by issue. On the surface that may sound more effective than a principled approach, if you even understand what “principled approach” is. Example that I hope helps clarify the...
by Scott Swain | Jul 20, 2021 | All Articles, Climate, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Voluntaryism |
How & why did this begin? In 1974, “The Weather Machine,” a BBC show, warned of impending climate disaster. After four decades of cooling temperatures, the idea was there was a threat of a new ice age coming. In the early 1970’s the oil crisis...
by Scott Swain | May 19, 2021 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: November 2020. Click on the following image to see larger version. Spread it around! In the video below, two evolutionary biologists – Bret Weinstein, PhD and Heather Heying, PhD discuss Ivermectin and vaccines in relation to covid,...
by Scott Swain | Nov 22, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: November 2020. Step 1 – in progress: Create fear; physical, psychological, and emotional separation; and economic ruin with a plandemic. Step 2 – preparation and propaganda stage: Remove remaining connection and stability with...
by Scott Swain | Nov 5, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: January 2020. My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would initially...
by Scott Swain | Nov 4, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Prepping, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would cause supply chain issues, followed by businesses...
by Scott Swain | Nov 3, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Prepping, Voluntaryism |
Original publication: January 2020. Any one of the ideas below, alone, may have little affect on your expenses. It’s the cumulative effect that matters. They add up. Here’s my list. I’d love to hear yours. Please share your ideas in the comments....
by Scott Swain | Oct 21, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism |
On the surface a person might believe, “If we didn’t have intellectual property laws, it would open the floodgates for copycats everywhere, reducing incentive for people to create. We would have Chinese phones that look like iPhones and poor Apple!...
by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, 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 | Jul 2, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Most people agree it’s imperative for any entity initiating harm to face consequences. The disagreements tend to be about how. Government regulation is currently the most used and acceptable method for attempting to hold businesses accountable. Unfortunately,...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, 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, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, 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, Politics, 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 for as many people as possible. Also, I...
by Scott Swain | May 24, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Liberty, Politics, 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...
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