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…
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 a concept Rayo formulated known as “mean-time to harassment,” which can be defined as: …the strength of vonu, usually expressed in years. MTH is typically used to gauge the profitable viability of concealing a vonuum (the place or situation…
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 the final component of the statist/servile society: collective movementism. To put this in the form of an equation, the servile society (which will be discussed at length in a future episode) consists of: POLITICAL CRUSADING + CONTROLLED SCHIZOPHRENIA +…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. For more information, listen to TVP #4. “Those comparatively few law students of those comparatively few law schools who do learn to recognize the great gap between worldly problems and legal principles…
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…