Kinsella On Liberty

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 020. This is lecture 3 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes. Video, Transcript and Slides below. This lecture's topic is "Applications I: Legal Systems, Contract, Fraud," and discusses: Legislation and Law The significance of Roman Law Contract Theory “written” agreements Inalienability Breach of contract Debtor’s Prison For slides for all six lectures, plus extensive hyperlinked suggested reading material, see this Libertarian Standard post. For a listing of the syllabus and topics covered in each lecture, see this Mises Academy Course Page (archived). For more information, see my Mises Daily article “Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory,” and Danny Sanchez’s post Study Libertarian Legal Theory Online with Stephan Kinsella.) Video: Slides: The videos of all six lectures are also available on this playlist. TRANSCRIPT

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 019. This is lecture 2 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes. Video, Transcript and Slides below. This lecture's topic is "Libertarian Basics: Rights and Law-Continued," and discusses: Anarcho-libertarianism (cont.) Justice: Punishment and Restitution The Case of Threats Stalking Spam Torts and Negligence Legal Positivism and Logical Positivism For slides for all six lectures, plus extensive hyperlinked suggested reading material, see this Libertarian Standard post. For a listing of the syllabus and topics covered in each lecture, see this Mises Academy Course Page (archived). For more information, see my Mises Daily article “Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory,” and Danny Sanchez’s post Study Libertarian Legal Theory Online with Stephan Kinsella.) Video: Slides: The videos of all six lectures are also available on th

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 018. This is lecture 1 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes. Video, Transcript and Slides below. For the Mid-Term Test and Final Exam given during the course, see "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society": Mid-Term Test and Final Exam (Mises Academy 2011). [Update: Lecture 5b, Q&A (KOL022b), has just been added] This lecture's topic is "Libertarian Basics: Rights and Law," and discusses: Legal Theory and Austrian Economics Scarcity and Property Rights Rights as property rights The Nature of rights the Is-Ought Problem Argumentation Ethics and Estoppel Universalizability Essence of Libertarianism Self-ownership Homesteading Lockean proviso Labor ownership and mixing Anarcho-libertarianism For slides for all six lectures, plus extensive hyperlinked suggested reading material, see this Libert

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 017. I was interviewed last night on the Liberty Beat podcast, episode 33 (Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013). Hosts Daniel Benoy, David Shepherd, and Chinaman. We had a nice, long, in-depth discussion about IP, and also the Ron Paul v. ronpaul.com dispute, and other topics as noted below. Notes from the Liberty Beat release: Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 33 - Stephan Kinsella Intellectual Property Attorney and outspoken libertarian Stephan Kinsella joins us today to give the most eloquent opposition to concept of ‘Intellectual Property’ we’ve ever had on the show.  Listen in while we explore the complex distortions created by this destructive system! Topics: State Versus Freedom & Technology Special Guest: Stephan Kinsella Locke-ian Ideas & Intellectual Property Patent & Copyright First Sale Doctrine (Omega v. Costco) Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel & Trademarks WTO Antigua $25m Ideas Who owns the copyrights of a picture? Linking to copyrighted material Aaron Swartz, PAC

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 016. I appeared last night on Adam vs. the Man (episode 192) to discuss the Ron Paul v. Ronpaul.com dispute. Our segment goes from about 1:30:30 to about 1:54:30, which is excerpted here. Excerpt: Full show: See also: Mike Masnick, Ron Paul, UN Hater, Asks UN To Take RonPaul.com Forcefully From Ron Paul's Biggest Supporters, TechDirt Jeff Tucker and Stefan Molyneux, FreeDomainRadio (Feb. 11, 2013, Youtube, FDR episode 2327) Brad R, DOES RON PAUL OWN HIS NAME?, C4SIF Andrew Ian Dodge, Ron Paul Turns on Grassroots Supports Sites With Help of UN Organization, Huffington Post Nancy Scola, Ron Paul vs. RonPaul.com: How Coalitions Crack Up in the Internet Age, The Atlantic

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 015. YAL interview (October 7, 2009) by Matt Cockerill of Young Americans for Liberty. Our interview covered several topics, such as minarchism vs. anarcho-libertarianism, the non-aggression principle, gay marriage, restitution vs. retribution, intellectual property, and pessimism and activism. (YouTube version) For more on some of these topics, see my posts/articles: California Gay Marriage Law Overturned: What Should Libertarians Think?; Fraud, Restitution, and Retaliation: The Libertarian Approach; IP-related resources at C4SIF; The Trouble with Libertarian Activism; What Libertarianism Is; What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist; Why I’m a Libertarian — or, Why Libertarianism is Beautiful.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 014. I published a controversial article, New Israel: A Win-Win-Win Proposal, back in 2001 on LewRockwell.com, in which I proposed relocating Israel to U.S. public lands such as Utah or the Anwar area of Alaska. I was interviewed about this topic by the bizarro quasi-libertarian Eric Dondero on Libertarian Politics Live on Aug. 27, 2007 (Israelis vs. Arabs: What’s the solution?). For updates and related articles, see: Israeli TV Decision Picking on Israel–Matthew Bargainer Yet more on “New Israel" Ken Layne, FoxNews.com, How 'Bout Relocating Israel to Mexico? “Fight World War IV” - Or Let Israelis Immigrate?, by Paul Craig Roberts, VDARE Israel's end-times gamble, by Gary DeMar, WorldNetDaily.com Ronald Bailey, “New Exodus: Let Jews leave Europe for America," April 2, 2003 issue of ReasonOnline A Jewish State  

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 013. “Intellectual Property and Libertarianism,” speech presented at Mises University 2009 (July 30, 2009; audio & video; Youtube version embedded below); speech podcast on The Lew Rockwell Show, #131, as The Intellectual Property Racket (Aug. 19, 2009). This presentation was different than others I've done in the past on IP, partly because, as it for students, I tried to start from the ground up, and also to integrate the proper approach to IP with the essential principles of libertarian political philosophy. Thus part of the talk summarized my view of what libertarianism is, and then applied it to IP; this summary view of the libertarian framework was distilled from a more elaborated version, contained in my "What Libertarianism Is." My article “Intellectual Property and Libertarianism,” Mises Daily (Nov. 17, 2009), was based in part on this speech, and also on “What Libertarianism Is.” An earlier version (without endnotes) was published as “Intellectual Property an

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 012. This is my Rothbard Memorial Lecture at the Mises Institute's Austrian Scholars Conference (2008),  “The Intellectual Property Quagmire, or, The Perils of Libertarian Creationism" [Originally entitled Rethinking IP Completely"]  (Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn AL, March 13, 2008; Powerpoint; Slideshare.net Presentation; PDF version; Video). [Mises audio] Youtube: Mirros version:

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 011. This is an interview I did with Lew Rockwell, from 2008: “Intellectual ‘Property’” (2), The Lew Rockwell Show (Sept. 24, 2008)

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 010. I appeared recently on Decline to State, discussing Locke, property rights, intellectual property, anarchy, and so on; see KOL009. I also participated in the Aftershow. From their description: Show #39.1: Aftershow for January 23 2013 Stephan Kinsella joins us for the aftershow. He answers some listener questions, talks about dispute resolution and contract, and shares his many insights into the liberty movement at large. Enjoy this special bonus content, everyone! Around 3:30, Rudd-O mentions that his having his eyes opened on IP helped him become a full-fledged libertarian/anarchist. It's interesting to me that there are so many paths to liberty: Rand, Read, Bastiat, Milton Friedman, Mises, Hayek, Rothbard, Ron Paul, and even IP abolitionism. Amazing.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 009. I appeared recently on Decline to State, discussing Locke, property rights, intellectual property, anarchy, and so on. From their description: Show #39: January 23 2013 with Stephan Kinsella — by The Decline to State team — last modified Jan 29, 2013 02:15 PM The Decline to State team sits down with patent lawyer and libertarian author Stephan Kinsella. We delve deep into the roots of property rights - where do they come from? Was Locke wrong? Why is intellectual property fundamentally different from normal property? How long does it take Decline to State to bring up bitcoins? Listen to find out answers to these perplexing questions! The Aftershow appears in KOL010. One interesting thing we discuss is the fact that in libertarian discussions nowadays, it's only a matter of time before Bitcoin comes up—or, in my case, intellectual property. Sort of a libertarian version of Godwin's Law. So it was funny that after this was discussed, we went for a long stretch avoidi

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 008. This is an audiobook version of my Against Intellectual Property (1 hr 54 min.); .mp3 format or .m4b iTunes book format (each about 57M); also available in a Mises.org version and on iTunes U. Narrated by Jock Coats.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 007. This is an audio version of my article What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist, January 20, 2004, LewRockwell.com (narrated by yours truly).

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 006. This is an audio version of my article How We Come To Own Ourselves, Mises Daily (Sep. 7, 2006) (Mises.org blog discussion; narrated by Graham Wright). Alternative version:

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 005. This is an audio version of my article, “What Libertarianism Is,” Mises Daily (August 21, 2009) (narrated by Graham Wright). The article was originally published in Hülsmann & Kinsella, eds., Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Mises Institute, 2009). Alternative youtube version: https://youtu.be/enx5AKPS67Y  

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 004. Transcript below. Walter and me at my dad's house in Prairieville, Louisiana, for a (Catholic) baptism party for my son, October 2003 My longtime friend Walter Block was recently in town (Houston) and stayed over at my house one night. While we visited we had several discussions on libertarian theory, as we usually do when we see each other. He agreed to let me record a discussion on one of the few issues we do not completely agree on: voluntary slavery; we recorded this last night (Jan. 26, 2013). Walter believes voluntary slavery contracts ought to be enforceable in a private law society, and in this I believe he is wrong and in the minority of libertarians (with Nozick, say). We touched on a variety of issues, including debtor's prison, how acquisition of body-rights differs from Lockean homesteading, and the like. Youtube: Some of my writing relevant to this topic and our discussion include: A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promi

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 003. I was interviewed recently by my friend and The Libertarian Standard co-blogger, libertarian philosopher Geoffrey Allan Plauché, and Matthew Alexander for the inaugural episode of their new Prometheus Unbound Podcast. I'm posting here as KOL episode 003. Since we discussed IP and Geoff and Matthew are both fellow anti-IP anarcho-libertarians, I'm sure they won't mind! ;) Prometheus Unbound is an original, well-done, and excellent "webzine featuring news, reviews, interviews, and commentary on speculative fiction and literature from a libertarian perspective." Libertarians and others who enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, literature, etc. should subscribe to their podcast feed. Here's an excerpt from Geoff's blog post announcing PUP001. PUP001 | Interview with Stephan Kinsella by GEOFFREY ALLAN PLAUCHÉ on JANUARY 24, 2013 @ 11:57 AM · 0 COMMENTS At long last, here is the first episode of our new, original podcast. First, Matthew and I break the ice by briefly talking about

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 002. A reading of one of my earlier IP articles by Ian Freeman on Free Talk Live, from the 8/31/07 show [FTL audio; starts around 5:25]. The article is "Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?: Yes," Insight magazine, May 21, 2001 (containing a response by CEI's James DeLong). [As noted in the first episode, I will occasionally include in the feed  older material such as interviews, speeches, and readings of various publications, interleaved between newer episodes.]

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 001. I delivered this speech in September 2012 for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey. The audio of my speech was corrupted due to a technical error, so I re-recorded a version of the speech; audio and streaming below. For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS Vimeo channel. Other speeches will be uploaded presently. (This is the inaugural entry to my new podcast, Kinsella on Liberty.) The talk was largely based on two previous papers: “Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society,” Journal of Libertarian Studies 11 (Summer 1995), p. 132 Condensed version: Legislation and Law in a Free Society,” Mises Daily (Feb. 25, 2010) Update: see also Is English Common Law Libertarian? (Powerpoint; PDF) [PFS; TLS]