A Voluntary View - Voluntaryism In Action

Jeff sits down with super voluntaryist and repeat guest Jack Lloyd! This wide-ranging discussion covers Jack’s efforts as The Honest Teacher, a deep discussion of the type of stable family life that enables human flourishing, and the recent doings of Jack and The Pholosopher.

We welcome Connor Boyack back to the show! Connor and Jeff discuss some deep flaws with government schooling, how these flaws contaminate other areas of society, and what can be done to start to change things for the better.  

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Iconic liberty couple Jack and Pho appear on the scene! Comics, music, videos, conventions, events—they’re doing everything they can to spread the message of liberty. We talk with them about how they got involved in the liberty movement, what they’re doing now, and their plans for the future.

Elijah Stanfield, the illustrator of the groundbreaking and immensely popular Tuttle Twins series joins us to discuss the process of developing and illustrating the Tuttle Twins. He shares plans on where the series is going in the future, and how his experiences and values have impacted his work.

Meet VIA’s Chief Tech Officer: David! Find out what brought him to the philosophy of liberty, how he got involved with VIA, and how he practices liberty and charity in his everyday life.

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Meet VIA’s Project Manager: DJ. Find out what brought him to the philosophy of liberty, how he got involved with VIA, and how he practices liberty and charity in his everyday life.

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Ian Miller discusses how he came to produce almost daily charts that showed the government and media narratives around COVID were dead wrong. We discuss what went wrong for the government response to COVID, and whether there are any steps you and I can take to stop it from happening again.

Is there anything about being in the armed forces that might make someone more libertarian? Braxton and Will from the Veterans Caucus of the Libertarian party join the show to discuss the military-to-libertarian pipeline.

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We talk with Maj Toure, originator of the hashtag #BlackGunsMatter and founder of the Solutionary Center, a community support center located in Philadelphia PA. The center hosts free classes around trades, skills, firearm purchasing and safety, conflict resolution, employment and other areas that improve neighborhoods and quality of life.

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Drew Cook is with the Sober Caucus, an organization within the Libertarian Party that focuses on getting clean from addictive substances.  Think that it’s only druggies who want to end the war on drugs? Think again.

Check out the Sober Caucus: https://t.co/2HO9sLa5cT

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Drew’s Podcast: https://twitter.com/clean_podcast

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Guests Draeth and Luna join us to talk about ARRR, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that’s shaking up the crypto world.

Between inflation, supply chain disruption, food production facility destruction, and more, it’s a good idea to take some simple precautions to make sure you and your family have some food stored away. Our resident prepper, Thomas, gives some quick tips on how to make sure you aren’t caught without food.

Remember—if you aren’t in a position to help yourself, you can’t help others.

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The Freedom Center of Missouri is a non-profit public interest litigation organization that focuses on freedom of expression, economic liberty, property rights, religious liberties, limited government, and government transparency. What exactly does that mean, and what do they actually do? Jeff talks to Director of Litigation and co-founder Dave Roland to find out.

Mike Nimetz is one of the brains behind Agorapulco, an adjunct to the yearly Anarchapulco conference. Mike and Jeff talk life and culture in Acapulco (and Mexico generally); natural law; freedom; and what’s going on at Agorapulcho and Anarchalupco.  Agorapulco will kick off with a two-day event February 12-13 called Respirar Acapulco ("Breathe, Acapulco").

We’ve got a wild episode today—but a very important one. Etienne de la Boetie2 (the 2 means "squared") and Grant Ellman have launched a no-holds-barred philosophical assault on the “scam” of the organization called the government. Find out why they consider the government a scam, rather than the common view that the government is a necessary organization that protects our rights.

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Special guest today is Jack V Lloyd, the author of the Voluntaryist comic series. How did he come to create a superhero avatar of voluntaryism? What can be done to fight back against the tide of tyranny enveloping the real world? Find out on this episode of A Voluntary View!

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Just how bad is the vaxx passport problem?

Why is being compelled to get injections to be part of society a bad thing?

What can and should be done to combat the rising totalitarian fascism around the globe?

Why do people who believe strongly in liberty disagree about what the solution is?

Jeff sits down with Clint Russell from Liberty Lockdown podcast to discuss these questions, and more.

For some people, the concept that good ideas don’t require force is difficult to accept. So we asked Sal The Agorist to come on the show to discuss the how and why.  Jeff also asks Sal what’s so great about agorism, and they discuss how to put this fascinating liberty philosophy into practice.

They also discuss why Sal doesn’t resemble his Twitter avatar; but neglect to discuss his suspicious resemblance to Vin Diesel.

In this episode, Jeff and Dean from the Dean-O-Files show talk about voluntary charity, and the importance of humans being able to act free from coercion in all spheres. They also compare notes on the effects of the government’s response to the coronavirus.

Today our extra-special guest is Nina Prevot, a trademark and entertainment attorney. She joins Jeff to discuss intellectual property (IP), something that is a point of contention between libertarians/anarchists and many artists, authors, and other creatives. Together, Jeff and Nina explore the US laws regulating IP, what they get right and what they get wrong, and how free market alternatives to government enforcement of IP might function.

We’ve been trying to get Nina on the show for several months, and we were finally able to connect while she was traveling. The hotel internet connection isn’t the greatest, but we decided to make it happen anyway.

Afghanistan falling to the Taliban after 20 years of American occupation, while the FDA is set to approve an injection with less than 2 years of data. Justin and Jeff discuss the voluntaryist view of the latest news.

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How long will this evil insanity persist? Until enough people say “no.”

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Today, we’re joined by Kerry McDonald, an author, researcher, and activist for education freedom. Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE and author of “Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019)”. She is also an adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute and a regular Forbes contributor. Jeff and Kerry discuss public school, homeschool, and even unschooling. They also go into the effect the government’s pandemic has had on children’s education.

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Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) coined the term “voluntaryism.” Fed up with government after serving in the English Parliament, and disgusted at the effects of England’s wars, he built upon the ideas of individualist anarchist Herbert Spencer in a series of essays and speeches. In this episode, Jeff reads an excerpt from one of Herbert’s speeches that is still very applicable today.

Are you prepared for the worst? Like a fire, earthquake, or the government shutting everything down? Thomas joins the show to talk about how you can be prepared in everyday life for when unexpected disasters strike.

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Join Justin and Jeff as they ask Libertarian politician, podcaster, and personality Larry Sharpe about running a business, running for governor, and running towards a solution for liberty in our society. 

Jeff welcomes @roadtoserfdom on to the show! Their wide-ranging discussion includes @roadtoserfdom’s experience with his controversial tweets; masks, vaccines, and COVID craziness; the dangerous direction he sees the world going in and what he thinks can be done about it; a great Star Trek TNG episode; and his experience with voluntary charity when he was in a tight spot.

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Jeff is joined by Connor Boyack, founder of the Libertas Institute and author of The Tuttle Twins books! They discuss Connor’s work promoting liberty in the real world, strategies to help people accept the ideas of freedom, and how Connor’s anti-state views interact with his conservative religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Mormon]).

Connor’s video freezes at about 17 minutes, but the audio continues fine. Sorry about that!

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VIA welcomes Professor Per Bylund onto the show! Per Bylund is the Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise in the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. Jeff and Professor Bylund discuss the new book he’s writing for the Mises Institute, his work teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs, and the economics of voluntary charity vs. the welfare state.

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Jeff sits down with Bradley Thomas from EraseTheState.com to discuss voluntaryism, liberty, and charity—and how they can make the world a better place.

In this episode, Amanda and Jeff discuss the impact that recent events have had on the elderly and needy adult community, and how Amanda came up with an idea to help them.

Drew—The Clean Libertarian—had Justin and Jeff on his podcast to talk about Voluntaryism In Action.

Happy Thanksgiving! Jeff and Logan talk about tough times, how they got through, and how it made them more interested in helping others.