In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Eight: Love Without Strings Attached in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/The process of administering rewards and punishments doesn't treat individuals as equals; authoritarian power imbalances are inherentSound property rights enable jurisdiction, whereas "public property" enables constant injustices by the coercive (and communistic) monopoly of statist police and courts About Ian Freeman's unjust incarceration and the nature of the system of injustice...http://freekeene.com/2011/08/11/what-can-you-do-when-you-dont-approve-of-police-actions/The practice of self-acceptance is a key component of self-esteem, of embracing one's fundamental worthiness, being fit to existThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteemhttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35Unschooling: What is Deschooling?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9meP3a64MzY"Authority," given its unreasonable nature, will never respect reason and choice in individualsInfo about unschooling and John Holt's books...http://www.holtgws.com/bumper music "Nothing Left To Give" by Sarah McLachlanhttp://www.sarahmclachlan.com/to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697