On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, we present you with an interview Shane did on Philip Frey’s Valiant Growth podcast. You’ll get another dose regarding the philosophy of vonu, as well as an examination of the strategies Rayo presented–this will give you a great idea of what to expect…
Category: Philosophy
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle close out season 1 with a brief overview. We run through the most important definitions, the crucial takeaways from each episode, as well as our reasoning for spending 3 months on the philosophy behind vonu. Season 2 is right around…
“The ethical principal of non-coercion can be stated: One should not initiate the use of physical force against a volitional being or against property created or acquired through voluntary consent. Many people espouse this principle.” -Rayo ~~~ For this first season of The Vonu Podcast, Shane Radliff and I focused…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle present you with the updated, more accurate version of Rayo’s article titled, Libertarians and Coercivists. This is a shorter episode, but we figured it would be good to show you how this article should have been written. Show Notes: TVP…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. Today’s article is a redux of Rayo’s “Libertarians & Coercivists,” which was originally published in the third issue of Eleutherian Forum on January 16th of 1967. It has been mirrored since then,…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle discuss an article from Rayo’s book titled, A Case for Non-Coercion Based on Rational Self-Interest. This article closes out section one of his book, and is one of the few where he goes into ethics at all. We found this…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle discuss three concepts Rayo formulated, namely: Servile Society: A servile society could be defined as one that does not respect self-ownership or individual liberty, but rather heralds the supremacy of government and authority; in other words, it upholds the collective…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle read and discuss one of Rayo’s articles that didn’t make it into his book, Vonu: The Search for Personal Freedom. In the article, Rayo attempts to categorize the various forms of coercivists, as well as libertarians. Unfortunately, this is one…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle cover another topic Rayo discussed in his book, “controlled schizophrenia,” although it’s more significant than you might realize. Not only does it predate the anti-libertarian “Libertarian” Party and discuss what Rayo witnessed in his days (1960s-70s), it also explains what…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle present Rayo’s position on political action. The title of the show consists of derisive terms he used in his articles and reflect our position as well. Furthermore, we discuss the most recent (s)election cycle and all of the madness that…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. “The spectacle is the ruling order’s nonstop discourse about itself, its never-ending monologue of self-praise, its self-portrait at the stage of totalitarian domination of all aspects of life…[t]he spectacle is totally dogmatic,…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle discuss a topic brought up in Rayo’s book called legal interstices. What are they? Can they be used to further personal freedom? What are the benefits? The ramifications? Kyle’s Article: Legal Interstices – Are You Exempted from Tyranny?
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. “Do you think I’m a hypocrite? Well, you should; I wouldn’t disagree with you. The road to power is paved with hypocrisy, and causalities. Never regret.” – Frank Underwood (from House of…