Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) coined the term “voluntaryism.” Fed up with government after serving in the English Parliament, and disgusted at the effects of England’s wars, he built upon the ideas of individualist anarchist Herbert Spencer in a series of essays and speeches. In this episode, Jeff reads an excerpt from one of Herbert’s speeches that is still very applicable today. Read another of Herbert’s works on liberty and voluntaryism here: https://viaction.org/wire/philosophy/a-plea-for-voluntaryism/ Follow and support Voluntaryism In Action: - Viaction.org: https://viaction.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoluntaryismInAction/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ActVoluntarily - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voluntaryisminaction/ Also follow us on MeWe and Flote!

VIA welcomes Professor Per Bylund onto the show! Per Bylund is the Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise in the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. Jeff and Professor Bylund discuss the new book he’s writing for the Mises Institute, his work teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs, and the economics of voluntary charity vs. the welfare state. Per Bylund links: - Website: [https://perbylund.com/](https://perbylund.com/) - Twitter: [https://twitter.com/PerBylund](https://twitter.com/PerBylund) - Twitter thread referenced at 12:21: [https://twitter.com/PerBylund/status/1373707328063692806](https://twitter.com/PerBylund/status/1373707328063692806) - Info on Per Bylund’s new book: [https://mises.org/wire/primer-we-need](https://mises.org/wire/primer-we-need) Like what we do? Please like and share this video, and subscribe to our channel. You can donate to our ongoing charity efforts at [https://viaction.org/](https://viaction.org/), or join our communities on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, Instagram, and Flote!