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Published since 1982, THE VOLUNTARYIST newsletter has been one of the leading representatives of those who reject voting and the legitimacy of the State, and who believe that a non-violent and stateless society is both moral and practical. As their Statement of Purpose puts it:
Voluntaryists are advocates of non-political, non-violent strategies to achieve a free society. We reject electoral politics, in theory and in practice, as incompatible with libertarian principles. Governments must cloak their actions in an aura of moral legitimacy in order to sustain their power, and political methods invariably strengthen that legitimacy. Voluntaryists seek instead to delegitimize the State through education, and we advocate withdrawal of the cooperation and tacit consent on which State power ultimately depends.
This volume should serve as rich source material for anyone interested in a fringe aspect of the late 20th Century libertarian movement. This book is a complete reprint of the first twenty-two issues of the newsletter, and includes discussions of the ethics of voting, biographies of Auberon Herbert (1838-1906, a late 19th Century disciple of voluntaryism), (R.C. Hoiles (1878-1970, publisher of The Freedom Newspapers) and Robert LeFevre (1911-1986, founder of Freedom School), a review of the history of the American Revolutionary War from a voluntaryist perspective, book reviews of two books written by Gene Sharp, the world's leading exponent of non-violence, and commentaries on Libertarian Party politics. In addition there are articles on the history of prison slavery, the origin of time zones, the anarchist response to World War I, the history of Freedom School, and discussions of copyright and abortion.
Voluntaryists are advocates of non-political, non-violent strategies to achieve a free society. We reject electoral politics, in theory and in practice, as incompatible with libertarian principles. Governments must cloak their actions in an aura of moral legitimacy in order to sustain their power, and political methods invariably strengthen that legitimacy. Voluntaryists seek instead to delegitimize the State through education, and we advocate withdrawal of the cooperation and tacit consent on which State power ultimately depends.
This volume should serve as rich source material for anyone interested in a fringe aspect of the late 20th Century libertarian movement. This book is a complete reprint of the first twenty-two issues of the newsletter, and includes discussions of the ethics of voting, biographies of Auberon Herbert (1838-1906, a late 19th Century disciple of voluntaryism), (R.C. Hoiles (1878-1970, publisher of The Freedom Newspapers) and Robert LeFevre (1911-1986, founder of Freedom School), a review of the history of the American Revolutionary War from a voluntaryist perspective, book reviews of two books written by Gene Sharp, the world's leading exponent of non-violence, and commentaries on Libertarian Party politics. In addition there are articles on the history of prison slavery, the origin of time zones, the anarchist response to World War I, the history of Freedom School, and discussions of copyright and abortion.
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Carl Watner has a long history as a libertarian writer. His first article about Lysander Spooner appeared in Reason magazine in 1972. In 1977 he discovered Lysander Spooner's “Vice Are Not Crimes,” which had not been previously attributed to Spooner. He has been published in The Journal of Libertarian Studies, and edited numerous anthologies that include: Dissenting Electorate: Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition; Homeschooling: A Hope For America; National Identification Systems: Essays in Opposition; and, Render Not: The Case Against Taxation. Watner was a co-founder of The Voluntaryist in 1982.
Wendy McElroy has written extensively on both individualist feminism and individualist anarchism, with a focus on 19th century American traditions. Her books on these subjects include XXX: A Woman’s Right to Pornography (1995) and The Debates of Liberty: An Overview of Individualist Anarchism, 1881-1908 (2002). Her compilation Liberty, 1881-1908: A Comprehensive Index (1982) opened up research and scholarship into Benjamin Tucker’s Liberty. McElroy is a critic of gender feminism and the social justice warrior movement. McElroy has written several hundred articles in this general area, and the author of Rape Culture Hysteria: Fixing the Damage Done to Men and Women (2017). McElroy has also published science fiction short stories, poems, and written for a syndicated TV show. Her book on the ideology underlying cryptocurrency, The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations, was serialized on bitcoin.com, and scheduled for 2019 release. McElroy was a co-founder of The Voluntaryist.
George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith's fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty: Themes in the History of Classical Liberalism, was published in 2013. Since 1971, more than one hundred of Smith’s articles and book reviews have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, the Arizona Daily Star, Reason Magazine, Free Inquiry, The Humanist, Inquiry, Cato Policy Report, Liberty, The Voluntaryist, Academic Associates Book News, Journal of Libertarian Studies, and Humane Studies Review. He writes a weekly column on libertarian and classical liberal thought for Libertarianism.org, a website operated by Cato. Smith was a co-founder of The Voluntaryist.
Wendy McElroy has written extensively on both individualist feminism and individualist anarchism, with a focus on 19th century American traditions. Her books on these subjects include XXX: A Woman’s Right to Pornography (1995) and The Debates of Liberty: An Overview of Individualist Anarchism, 1881-1908 (2002). Her compilation Liberty, 1881-1908: A Comprehensive Index (1982) opened up research and scholarship into Benjamin Tucker’s Liberty. McElroy is a critic of gender feminism and the social justice warrior movement. McElroy has written several hundred articles in this general area, and the author of Rape Culture Hysteria: Fixing the Damage Done to Men and Women (2017). McElroy has also published science fiction short stories, poems, and written for a syndicated TV show. Her book on the ideology underlying cryptocurrency, The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations, was serialized on bitcoin.com, and scheduled for 2019 release. McElroy was a co-founder of The Voluntaryist.
George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith's fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty: Themes in the History of Classical Liberalism, was published in 2013. Since 1971, more than one hundred of Smith’s articles and book reviews have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, the Arizona Daily Star, Reason Magazine, Free Inquiry, The Humanist, Inquiry, Cato Policy Report, Liberty, The Voluntaryist, Academic Associates Book News, Journal of Libertarian Studies, and Humane Studies Review. He writes a weekly column on libertarian and classical liberal thought for Libertarianism.org, a website operated by Cato. Smith was a co-founder of The Voluntaryist.
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