Best Books to Learn About Voluntaryism
by Openly Voluntary One
I appreciate your interest in philosophy. The path I have taken since 2008 has been a
wonderful one, and I feel so much more enlightened than I did for the first 34 years of my life. I must warn you that ignorance
IS bliss. While I feel far less
ignorant, following an honest path free of pre-conceived notions is not popular
and is not great for one’s standing in the mainstream community.
There are a number of mediums I will suggest below, from
YouTube videos of lectures, animations and rants to books, articles and audio
podcasts. I spent many
hundreds/thousands of hours sifting through things, and I will share with you
fewer than 80 hours worth of them. You are awake
5,840 hours each year, and those hours are precious. Only you can evaluate if spending 1.4% of
your waking hours on philosophical exploration is right for you.
Not everything that every person from whom I enjoy learning from says is
accurate, correct, and logical or is exactly what I believe. I like to learn from many perspectives, shake
them all up, remove what looks wrong, enjoy what looks right and form my own
opinions. As you explore voluntaryism, I
suggest not discussing it with folks or calling it “Anarchy” until you have well
over 40 hours of knowledge under your belt.
95% of arguments will go like this:
Me: “I just wonder if
we might be better off without any government at all.”
Statist: “Yeah, that sounds
good, but we have to have cops, military and who would build the roads? Some government is good, it just has to be
constitutional.”
Then, if you start to
offer solutions to their questions about how people and free market private
businesses might solve problems, defend themselves, build roads, feed the poor
etc, the statist will find a tiny hole in one of your arguments and will use
that as conclusive proof that anarchy is stupid and that you are naïve. It is better to say that you don’t know. This is a good 4-minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaKwMyrQAY
First thing, let me know if you will read it and I will get
you a copy of the best book ever, Larken Rose’s The Most Dangerous Superstition.
I think a good start is G. Edward Griffin’s 22 minute video
discussing Collectivism and Individualism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmBesHL_Es
Next, jump in all the way with this 12 minute video by
Larken Rose. You might want to watch it
again each month for a while. “Statism: The
Most Dangerous Religion.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uVV2Dcqt0
Another video by Larken that is worthy of consideration is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLNSniVSXhI
Stefan Molyneux is at times quite full of himself and is
sometimes incorrect, I don’t always like his style, and he sometimes tosses in
some illogical fallacies, but he is well worth listening to and considering his
ideas. He is an atheist and is very
straightforward about it. If you are
not, please bear with him. This is a
good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P772Eb63qIY
This is another good Molyneux video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbp6umQT58A
Read or listen to Lysander
Spooners’ piece from over 100 years ago, No
Treason, The Constitution of No Authority. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWESql2dXoc
If you like Larken Rose, he has a great podcast at https://www.connectpal.com/larken-rose
. It is only $3.79/month and I will pay
for your first 3 months if you promise to listen to the first 10 episodes.
This is a good video by Thomas Woods and Doug Casey
discussing minarchy (small government) versus anarchy (no government). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpmqy9tC4uI
Another Tom Woods with Larken Rose as a guest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jszKbJhx9I
So far, you have spent only 9 hours investigating. Interesting, huh?
So, there are different schools of thought in
macroeconomics. Most people, both
liberal and conservative in the US don’t REALLY understand or think about
economics. They mostly fall into the Keynesian
and Marxist schools. Most slightly
interested conservatives and entry-level-liberty folks like the Chicago School,
which is most famous for Milton Friedman.
As one uses logic and takes things to deeper and more philosophically
consistent conclusions, many thinkers find themselves more in agreement with
Austrian Economics. Everything you need
to know about Austrian Economics can be found at www.mises.org
and from there you will have a solid foundation to move forward. This includes many articles, free audio and
video downloads etc. Peter Schiff and
Doug Casey are “Austrian-leaning economists and investors. They are worth checking out, even though
Peter is a statist. Peter http://www.europac.com and Doug https://www.caseyresearch.com/team/staff/doug-casey
Listen to for free, or buy the book by Walter Block, Defending the Undefendable. It is available for free on Mises.org and on
YouTube.
Get the book I Must
Speak Out by Carl Watner. It is a
great collection of many years’ worth of articles from his publication, The
Voluntaryist, which is the longest running libertarian publication around. I also subscribed to it. His website has great stuff on it, including
my story of coming to Voluntaryism. http://voluntaryist.com/howibecame/gunner.html#.VVIN7qly9Xk
Get the book, or listen to the 6-hour series on YouTube of
John Taylor Gatto, The Underground
History of American Education. Take
everything he says with a grain of salt, it is not the most scholarly book
ever, buy it is an incredible eye opener.
The book is way better than the YouTube series. If you watch the
YouTube, skip ahead 20 minutes into the first video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQiW_l848t8
Get the book Everyday
Anarchy by Stephan Molyneux.
For kicks and giggle, watch the movie Guns & Weed, the Road to Freedom by Michael Dean and Neema
Vedadi, whom I introduced to each other.
I have a short part in the movie.
J They now do a podcast, Freedom Feens.
Some people to research and watch on youtube, buy books
from, listen to podcasts etc…
·
Larken Rose
·
Carl Watner
·
Stefan Molyneux
·
Doug Casey -
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Adam Kokesh - http://www.adamvstheman.com
·
Marc Stevens
·
Josie The Outlaw
·
Pete Eyer
·
Jim C. Babb
As you investigate the above, follow interesting links, find
your own favorite philosophers and keep studying. I have found it to be an excellent,
frustrating and satisfying journey.
The Most Dangerous Superstition - Larken Rose
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto - Murray N. Rothbard
Everyday Anarchy - Stefan Molyneux
The Probability Broach - L.Neil Smith
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (S.F. MASTERWORKS) - Robert A. Heinlein; Hardcover
Market for Liberty - Morris Tannehill
The Law - Frederic Bastiat
The Ethics of Liberty - Murray N. Rothbard
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Our Enemy, The State--Albert J. Nock
The Machinery of Freedom--David Friedman
Economics in One Lesson--Henry Hazlitt
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