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 | Jan 2, 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 | 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 | Aug 13, 2021 | 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 | Jul 15, 2021 | All Articles, All Videos, Culture, Liberty, Life, Marxism, Politics, Socialism, Vids-Marxism, Vids-Pinned, Vids-Racism, Vids-Voluntaryism, Voluntaryism |
From the premiere episode of Jason Whitlock’s new BlazeTV show, comes one of his patented fire-starter monologues. It’s a letter to black America that covers everything from Colin Kaepernick to George Floyd to LeBron James and the all-too-cozy relationship...
by Scott Swain | Aug 28, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
A zoom-able version of the above image is near the bottom of this article. How much time do we actually save by taking short cuts with our communication? I’m a fan of efficiency. This is why I simultaneously sympathize with and get frustrated by people using...
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 | 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...
by Scott Swain | Mar 4, 2020 | All Articles, Humor, Liberty, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
Alternate reality where governments provide food directly to refrigerators via pipes, just like water Sue: “This is getting lame! Yet another reason we need to get rid of government.” Biff: “Get rid of government?! Are you crazy? There are too many...
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