TVP Intermission #49: On Strategy of Cultural Change by Rayo [Winter 1969 INNOVATOR]

TVP Intermission #49: On Strategy of Cultural Change by Rayo [Winter 1969 INNOVATOR]

Libertarians who choose to secure their own liberty often find themselves accused of “anti-intellectualism” by other freedom advocates. The charge goes: “Statism is basically an intellectual problem and requires an intellectual solution; liberty cannot be achieved until popular attitudes become compatible with liberty. The way to gain liberty is not…

The Philosophy of Vonu (TVP Season 1 Overview)

The Philosophy of Vonu (TVP Season 1 Overview)

“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…

TVP #9: A Primer on the Servile Society

TVP #9: A Primer on the Servile Society

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…

A Servile Society: The Value of Import-Export

A Servile Society: The Value of Import-Export

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,…