Kinsella On Liberty

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 028. My old friend Jack Criss (ProBizMS, Ready, Aim, Right!) and I had a discussion reminiscing about how we became friends 25 years ago, our early Objectivist phases, how communication and the movement has changed over the years, his 1980s libertarian radio talk show in Jackson, MS. We touched on many issues including where the liberty movement stands today, optimism vs. cynicism, entrepreneurs and government interference, Ayn Rand's best novel, why politics is futile and much more...

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 027. I was invited to be a guest on The Peter Mac Show in late 2009 and ended up staying on for both hours. It was a pretty in-depth interview. The host asked impressively intelligent questions for someone who had just started coming around to the anti-IP position (after reading my Intellectual Property and Libertarianism just the day before—impressive).

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 026. This is FreeDomain Radio episode 2336, in which host Stefan Molyneux and I discussed libertarian aspects of corporations and limited liability law. (Originally recorded Feb. 22, 2013, released by FDR on Feb. 26.) For more on this issue see my Libertarian Standard post Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation; and KOL100 | The Role of the Corporation and Limited Liability In a Free Society (PFS 2013).

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 025. This is my appearance on Michael Shanklin's Triple-V: Voluntary Virtues Vodcast with Michael Shanklin (Feb. 26, 2013; originally recorded Feb. 25, 2013). We discussed intellectual property and a few other matters, such as the Ron Paul vs RonPaul.Com dispute, Aaron Swartz, Corporatism, and the like. For the initial discussion of IP and what is wrong with it, I relied on the type of explanation I provide in Intellectual Property Rights as Negative Servitudes.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 024. I previously podcasted my speech from September 2012 at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey (KOL001 | "The (State's) Corruption of (Private) Law" (PFS 2012)). Later that day I and the other speakers from that day, including Jeff Tucker and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, participated in a general panel discussion and Q&A session, which is included in this podcast episode. Topics discussed include the issue of preemptive attacks and standing threats, spanking and libertarianism, Gresham's law and law and legislation, strategies for liberty in life and how to avoid corruption in an unfree world. On the latter topic, I talked about the power of attraction and also vocally objecting, speaking out, when hearing statist sentiments from friends, co-workers, etc. There were also questions about how victims of aggression can achieve restitution from the aggressor, what does he have the right to do to the aggressor—issues such as proportionality,

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 023. This is lecture 6 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” Video, Transcript and Slides below. This lecture's topic is "Applications Continued; Common Libertarian Mistakes (Fraud Etc.)," and discusses: Defense of corporations Common libertarian mistakes Self-ownership Positive obligations Fraud 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 Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 6: Applications Continue

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 022. This is lecture 5b (in addition to the 6 main lectures) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The main lectures start at KOL018. Video, Transcript and Slides below. This lecture's topic is "Q&A" For slides for the six main 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: The videos of all six lectures plus this Q&A are also available on this playlist. TRANSCRIPT Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 5b: Q&A Stephan Kinsella Mises Academy, Feb. 28, 2011 00:00:03 STEPHAN KINSELLA: I’m reading Matt’s comment now.  I don’t understand

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 022. This is lecture 5 (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. SEE ALSO Lecture 5b: Q&A [KOL022b]. This lecture's topic is "Intellectual Property and Related," and discusses: Overview of types of IP Origins of IP The nature of property rights, role of scarcity, and the function of the market. Pro-IP arguments: utilitarian and deontological Defamation Free Speech and Property Rights (Rothbard) Proposed Reforms Imagining a post-IP world 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 Libert

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 021. This is lecture 4 (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 "Causation, Aggression, Responsibility," and discusses: Conspiracies and Incitement Strict Liability. Responsibility for Property. “Limitations” on property versus limitations on action 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 Libertarian Legal Theory: P

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,’” 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.