Opting Out
Writing From the Woods: Surveying the Literature of Opting Out
As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland traces the American tradition of examining the outdoors with loving precision, from Henry David Thoreau to Annie Dillard.
Opting Out: What Is Homesteading, and Why Does It Matter Today?
As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland follows the evolution of “homesteading,” from historic government policy to part-time lifestyle of self-sufficiency.
Opting Out: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity
As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland spoke with Emily Matchar about her new book on how women are reviving some of the traditional skills and crafts of their grandmothers.
Opting Out: Papa Pilgrim and the Lure of Off-Grid Wilderness Living
As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland spoke with Tom Kizzia about his new book on the 17-person family that settled down in the ghost town of McCarthy, Alaska.
Opting Out: Preparing for the End of the World
As part of our week-long series on people who opt out of society, Eva Holland considers the extremes that preppers, or survivalists, are prepared for.
Opting Out: An Introduction
We're telling stories all week about people who opt out of society on some level—homesteaders, back-to-the-landers, anti-government survivalists.
The Peacemaker: Schaeffer Cox and the Sovereign Citizen Movement
Did a popular young political leader plot to commit mass murder in Alaska?