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,…
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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…
Note: The following is an article by TVP host, Kyle Rearden, published on his blog, The Last Bastille. Know thyself. Know thy adversary. Adopt and adapt their strategies – not to dominate them, but to keep yourself free. Do everything possible to postpone any sweeping countermoves your adversary may attempt…
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 Rayo, previously mirrored by Wally Conger. It was originally published in the Winter 1969 issue of 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…
For the inaugural episode of The Vonu Podcast, Shane Radliff and Kyle Rearden introduce themselves, define what “vonu” means, and explain both, the man who coined the term and birthed the concept, as well as outlining the goals of this series. Show Notes: Vonu: The Search for Personal Freedom [FREE…