7 ways Arcane Elemental Academy is libertarian fiction that bites

Arcane Elemental Academy is YA fantasy. But it’s libertarian fiction with a spine before anything else because the world needs more of it.

I wrote that I’m doubling down on libertarian fiction, and Arcane Elemental Academy is a driving force. So, if you’re sick of the Left plaguing the literary universe, I have your outlet in this young adult fiction series and all my works.

They may be rough around the edges, but you’re getting kick-ass themes, stories, and unforgettable characters. Yote Diamondback is one of those characters, and she takes center stage in Arcane.

So what makes this work libertarian AF while telling a story that could even keep the normies interested? You’ll find the seven biggest ways below.

1 – An anarcho-capitalist setting

Everything, from education to defense is privately-funded. For Yote, it’s a culture shock, because she’s so conditioned to think voluntary exchange and contractual law based on consent can’t spearhead society. Guess what? Most people in the real world also can’t, so I threw a dagger into that ill-fated mindset.

2 – Athletes who are awakened and not woke

Athletes give back to their community, their sponsors, and they can build platforms. But none of them go on woke crusades or try and let the world know how morally superior they are to the masses. This grounds them in reality and puts them on the same level as everyone else.

3 – Education tailored to the individual

The biggest libertarian fiction theme in the series: decentralized education. Property and state taxes don’t fund education and never will in Arcane Elemental Academy, and that gives educators a chance to tailor curriculums the way they see fit. Since they’re in competition with other schools at Arcane, it means they must focus on the individuals they’re serving. How is that done? Keep reading…

4 – Market-based competition in education

In Book I, The Arcane Prophecy, I have 32 schools competing against each other. That means competitive prices and customer service as they seek to gain an edge over one another. It also means they must offer something the other 31 schools aren’t. Not only do they tailor education toward individuals, individuals seek them out based on their personality and learning style that at least one school of the 32 specialize in teaching.

5 – True meritocracy shines

Those who master their elemental ability move up to the next cohort in this series. If you struggle to attain mastery, you’re gonna stagnate. That might sound harsh to some, but Arcane doesn’t hand out passing grades to anyone. Students earn the right to promotion through mastery.

6 – Secession is a key theme

Secession is a dirty word to some. But it doesn’t always mean a war will erupt. Hell, we’ve seen so much peaceful secession in the 20th century that it busts the myth. The aggressor isn’t the seceding party; it’s the party trying to force it to stick around. Arcane drives this theme home.

7 – A non-fiction book helped inspire it

Harry Potter was the catalyst, but a short nonfiction book called Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy inspired the setting and primary themes anyone would inject into a libertarian fiction work.

If you’re not familiar with the work, let me explain. It outlines how and why a stateless and voluntarist society would function and why it would function well.

I can thank Murphy for nudging me closer to Rothbardian philosophy than the Misesian mindset, which means I believe the State shouldn’t exist, as opposed to a minimalist State.

Bleeding Rothbardian

Arcane Elemental Academy echoes the Rothbardian in me, showing you that even “services” we’ve been conditioned to believe must be taxpayer-funded are rolled into the private sector, like education. Even military and defense, which I put a spotlight on.

If you find that concept shocking, don’t worry, you ain’t alone. Yote also has some what the fuck moments once she attends Arcane. But how the hell did she get to Arcane in the first place? Find out by reading the first three chapters of Book I, The Arcane Prophecy.