Throughout history, there have been inventions that have shifted the balance of power from the rulers to the subjects–for example, the invention of the crossbow, guns, and now, crypto-anarchism–that is, encryption, crypto-currencies, and blockchain technology more generally. That said, what did Rayo have to say about it? What sorts of…
This past week, I received an original copy of VONULIFE, March 1973. It is an 80,000+ word issue of the publication and is full of new articles by Rayo. It also provides “us” with an actual idea of the discussions that were had in it. I’ve been hyping this for…
On this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle conclude their miniseries on what Rayo called Local Areas of Liberty. They recap ethical enclaves, free isles/free ports, local congregations, and intentional communities, order them based off their subjective preferences, and more. Please enjoy and share!
In this miniseries on what Rayo called localized areas of liberty, Shane and Kyle have covered ethical enclaves, free isles/free ports, and intentional communities. His fourth and final proposal was something called a local congregation, which can be defined as: A geographical area where libertarians have strategically relocated so as…
An intentional community can be defined as, “…a group of people who have chosen to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects their shared core values. The people may live together on a piece of rural land, in a suburban home, or in…
As one solution in becoming more invulnerable to coercion, Rayo proposed the founding of free isles/free ports, or new libertarian nations on floating platforms or uninhabited islands. Last week, you heard what Rayo had to say about them, both the potential advantages and disadvantages–but what about in reality? Well, Preform-Inform…
What are free isles and freeports? What did Rayo have to say about them? What are the obstacles to overcome in setting them up? Advantages? Where do they fall within mean-time to harassment? Those are all questions Shane and Kyle set out to answer in this episode of The Vonu…
As was discussed in part one of this episode, with each new law and regulation, the opportunities to profit from black and grey market trading increase. Rayo put it this way: Big Brother already has 60 million laws and regulations or so. If all laws were consistently enforced, almost every…
With each new law and regulation passed, the opportunities to profit from black and grey market trading increase. The practice of this is more commonly known as agorism, but it didn’t originate from Samuel Edward Konkin III. Rather, it originated from Rayo with what he called ethical enclaves: “An ethical…
In this episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane and Kyle conclude the subject of financial independence (FI), which lays a great foundation for everything else to come in season 2. Specifically, they discuss what role crypto-currencies play in FI, why security culture and keeping your own counsel is important when…
Editor’s Note: The following is an article from Reason Magazine, originally published in the December 1972 issue. It covers multiple case studies of attempts at founding new libertarian countries in the 1960s and 70s, most inspired by the Free Isles Project, something Rayo was involved in early on. All credit…
In this debut episode of season 2, Shane and Kyle discuss financial independence (FI), which is defined as making a livelihood without a steady employer. You have to have the money first, before you can invest it in your vonu ventures. FI is crucial to a vonuan, as it would…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. “I often encourage folks who are preparedness-minded to develop a second income stream with a home-based business. Once you have that business started, then start another one…[a] successfully recession-proof home-based business is…