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.

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Evolution to Voluntaryism
by Kurt Fuller -- #115

Non-Voting as an Act of Secession
by Hans Sherrer -- #114

Libertarians and Corporations
by Jim Russell -- #113

The Plunderers
by Michael Coughlin -- #112

Titles in Search of Property : Should Fractional-Reserve Banking Come to an End?
by Carl Watner - #112

"I'm Spartacus"
by Ronald Neff -- #111

Just Say "NO!"
by Carl Watner -- #111

Protection by Voluntary Means
by Harry Hoiles -- #106

Freedom or Government
by Harry Hoiles -- #106

Is Voting an Act of Violence?
by Carl Watner -- #103

Ropes of Sand : Voluntaryism & Secessionism
by Carl Watner -- #102

"The Illusion is Liberty, the Reality is Leviathan" : A Voluntaryist Perspective on The Bill of Rights
by Carl Watner -- #101

No Conceivable Reform
by Alvin Lowi -- #101

Why I Refuse to Register (To Vote or Pay Taxes)
by Anonymous -- #100

What Holds The System Together?
by Harold Barclay -- #97

Challenge or Tragedy : A Government Raid at Sublimity, Oregon
by Carl Watner -- #94

Why I Write & Publish The Voluntaryist
by Carl Watner -- #93

A Short History of Highway & Vehicle Regulations
by Carl Watner -- #92

The Double Edge of the Computer
by Anonymous -- #87

Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler
by Wendy McElroy -- #85

Harry Browne - Have You Forgotten? : "The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil"
by Carl Watner -- #85

Stateless, Not Lawless : Voluntaryism & Arbitration
by Carl Watner -- #84

Pursuing Justice in a Free Society : Part II The Liberty Approach
by Randy E. Barnett -- #83

Pursuing Justice in a Free Society : Part I The Power Principle
by Randy E. Barnett -- #82

In Search of a Word : Limited Government versus 'Anarchy'
by Spencer H. MacCallum -- #82

"Beyond the Wit of Man to Foresee" : Voluntaryism & Land Use Controls
by Carl Watner -- #80

The Historical Origins of Voluntaryism
by James Luther Adams -- #79

The Tragedy of Political Government
by Carl Watner -- #79

Plunderers of Public Revenue : Voluntaryism & the Mails
by Carl Watner -- #76

How Can Governments Be Abolished ?
by Lyoff N. Tolstoy -- #73

Early Government Legislation in The United States : The Constitution, Direct Taxation, & Seamen
by Carl Watner -- #71

Highway Tax vs. Poll Tax : Some Thoreau Tax Trivia
by Carl Watner -- #71

States of Mind
by David McKells -- #71

A Definition of Freedom
by Julie Watner -- #70

Un-Licensed - Un-Numbered - Un-Taxed
by Carl Watner -- #68

Thoughts on Nonviolence
by Karl Meyer -- #64

Philosophy of Immunization
by Mark Moyers, D.C. -- #59

Who Controls the Children?
by Carl Watner -- #59

Flint & Steel : The Memoirs Of A Superfluous Spark
by Kevin Cullinane -- #59

Drawing the Line
by Blair Adams -- #59

Limited Government : A Moral Issue ?
by Chet W. Anderson -- #57

Persuasion versus Force
by Mark Skousen -- #54

Chaos in the Air : Voluntaryism or Statism in the Early Radio Industry?
by Carl Watner -- #51

Personal Anarchy
by Michael Ziesing -- #51

Some FREE LIFE Sayings
by Auberon Herbert -- #45

Freer is Safer
by John Semmens -- #42

Cultivate Your Own Garden : No Truck with Politics!
by Carl Watner -- #40

The Fundamentals of Voluntaryism
by Carl Watner -- #40

Freedom Works Both Ways
by Dean Russell -- #38

Does Freedom Need to be Organized ?
by Carl Watner -- #34

Make Money, Not War!
by Lorne Strider -- #32

The Power of Non-Violent Resistance
by Jerry M. Tinker -- #27

What is Political "Extremism"?
by Laird Wilcox -- #27

"Hard Money" in the Voluntaryist Tradition
by Carl Watner -- #23

Copy Wrongs
by S. E. K. III -- #20

To Thine Own Self Be True : The Story of Raymond Cyrus Hoiles & His Freedom Newspapers
by Carl Watner -- #18

Living Slavery & All That
by Alan P. Koontz -- #17

Unlimited Voluntary Exchanges
by R.C. Hoiles -- #17

Climbing Off the Bandwagon
by Wendy McElroy -- #03

Potpourri from the Editor's Desk
An assortment from past issues

Baloo
by Rex May

Voluntary Musings
by Charles Curley

Neither Bullets Nor Ballots
Essays by McElroy, Smith, Watner

Introduction to Neither Bullets Nor Ballots
by Wendy McElroy -- NBNB

Party Dialogue
by George H. Smith -- NBNB

Voluntaryism in the Libertarian Tradition
by Carl Watner -- NBNB

Demystifying the State
by Wendy McElroy -- NBNB

A Voluntaryist Bibliography, Annotated
by Carl Watner -- NBNB

Voluntaryism in the European Anarchist Tradition
by Carl Watner -- NBNB

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Truth is Not a Half-way Place
Bob LeFevre biography by Carl Watner

The Right to Ignore the State
by Herbert Spencer -- Social Statics

The Politics of Obedience
by Étienne de la Boétie

Aggression is Wrong
by Robert Lefevre

A Voluntary Political Government
Letters by Charles Lane

Silence as the Ultimate Protector of Individual Rights
by Carl Watner

Businessmen versus Neocheaters
by Carl Watner

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