Kinsella On Liberty
Kinsella On Liberty is a podcast hosted by attorney and author Stephan Kinsella, exploring Austro-anarchist libertarian legal theory. Episodes dig into topics such as intellectual property, patents, contract and property theory, and the foundations of a stateless legal order. Kinsella draws on Austrian economics and libertarian thought to argue against IP and to sketch how law could function without a state. The show is aimed at listeners interested in radical libertarian and anarcho-capitalist ideas about law and rights.
Episodes
KOL502 | Abolish Intellectual Property? Stephan Kinsella on Objectively Speaking: Scarcity, Negative Servitudes, IP, Objectivism, AI Copyright, and Bitcoin Ownership
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 502.
Cross-posted at PFS Blog.
This is my conversation on Liquid Zulu's Twitter Space (@PunishedZulu), recorded Oct. 12, 2026. Topics discussed include why property rights require scarcity, the case against IP as non-consensual negative servitudes, critiques of Locke, Rand, and utilitarian arguments, Objectivism and Atlas Shrugged, AI training and copyright l
KOL501 | Stephan Kinsella (The Kinsellanator) returns to dispense some White Pills, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox: Próspera and Free Cities, PFS, Helsinki, Bitcoin, Why the State Is Fragile, Way-Station Libertarians, Anarchism, and IP
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 501.
This is my discussion with Mark Maresca, of The White Pillbox, about my recent travels: episode. (Previous episode: Kinsella as “White Pill”: Maresca, “From the White-PillBox: Part 29. Achilles Heel edition 3”; KOL473 | The Universal Principles of Liberty, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox.)
My shirt (from the PFS Merch Store):
Mark's Shownote
KOL500 | Libertad Individual Interview: Rothbard’s Framework, Legal Theory, Property Rights, Contract, Intellectual Property, Corporations, and More
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 500.
Jorge Muñoz, host of the Libertad Individual Youtube channel, interviewed me recently: The Case Against Intellectual Property (Sept. 3, 2026; recorded Sept. 1, 2026). Shownotes and transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaylVL2ptc
Shownotes:
Join us for a live conversation with renowned libertarian legal scholar, patent attorney, and author
KOL499 | “Why is Austrian Economics Important?” BTCHEL Helsinki
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 499.
I was invited by Knut Svanholm months ago (I appeared on his show earlier this year; see KOL484 | Praxeology, Property Rights & Bitcoin: Bitcoin Infinity Show #192, with Knut Svanholm) to participate in the Nordic Bitcoin Conference, or BTCHEL (perma) in Helsinki. I appeared earlier this morning on the panel "Why is Austrian Economics Important?" [bio], a
KOL498 | Adolf Reinach and his “On the Concept of Causality in the Criminal Law”
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 498
This is my speech delivered this morning at the 2026 Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Adolf Reinach and his "On the Concept of Causality in the Criminal Law." It is based in part on Kinsella, "Causation and Aggression," Hoppe, “Property, Causality, and Liability,” and Reinach, “On The Concept of Causality in the Criminal Law.”
KOL497 | Debate: “Should Free Cities Protect Intellectual Property?” Free Cities Foundation Annual Conference — Próspera, Honduras 2026
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 497.
Yesterday (Sep. 5, 2026) I participated in the debate: “Should Free Cities Protect Intellectual Property?” with IP attorney Brian O’Beirne, moderated by Tipolis CFO Alex Voss, at the Free Cities Foundation annual Conference, Próspera, Honduras, Sept. 4–7 (Sat. Sept. 5, 2026) (SK profile; O'Beirne profile) (see Free Cities Foundation Annual Conference — Pr
KOL496 | Matt Sands and Kinsella on the Universal Principles of Liberty and the Nations of Sanity “Peace Agreement”
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 496.
Matt Sands of the Nations of Sanity project and I discuss the possible interrelationship between his project and my The Universal Principles of Liberty. Recorded Aug. 14, 2026.
https://youtu.be/ET2ucqFU7Ak?si=VVcdipDX-umElPxR
Related
The Universal Principles of Liberty
Supplemental Principles | Kinsella’s Annotations and Commentary
KOL442 | T
KOL495 | “Rothbard’s Revolutionary Contract Theory,” Sociedad de la Libertad Latam (Peru): Rothbard 100: A Legacy for Future Generations
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 495.
Lecture, "Rothbard’s Revolutionary Contract Theory," "Liberté Tribute to Rothbard on his Centenary: Rothbard 100: A Legacy for Future Generations," Sociedad de la Libertad Latam (SdL) (a Latin American think tank based in Lima, Peru) and the 5th American Youth for Liberty Forum (Aug. 12, 2026, International Youth Day; via Youtube). Attendees included yo
KOL494 | Schweizer Monat with Alex Buxeda Interview: Intellectual Property and Property Rights
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 494.
This is my interview by Alex Buxeda of at Schweizer Monat [Swiss Monthly; linktree]; recorded June 22, 2026. Youtube shownotes:
Stephan Kinsella, patent attorney, legal theorist, and one of the leading critics of intellectual property sits with Alex Buxeda to explore whether ideas can be owned. Starting from first principles, they discuss why Kinsella arg
KOL493 | Rothbard’s Greatest Hits: A Personal Mix Tape (Porto, Portugal)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 493.
This is my talk "Rothbard’s Greatest Hits: A Personal Mix Tape," delivered at “100 Years with Rothbard,” Porto, Portugal, June 27, 2026 (iPhone audio).
https://youtu.be/1hNkL_a3Pcc?si=hzYou5BvUTpZvenl
This was a simply wonderful event. As noted here, 100 Years with Rothbard was held yesterday in beautiful Porto, Portugal (June 27, 2026), sponsored b
KOL492 | Menger Institute Podcast #6: Property Rights, Patents, Anarchy, Patents, Anarchy, Technology, Long-Term Hope for Freedom and the Technological Death of the State
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 492.
https://youtu.be/wORPhS6dTv4?si=m01gSOxqjHJ3vDEW
This is my interview by Matthew Geiger of the Carl Menger Institute for Menger Institute Podcast #6 (recorded June 11, 2026). Shownotes and transcript below.
Related tweet:
at 13:20, defending the late Millennials and early Gen Z against snide criticisms of their plight--living with their parents, working
KOL491 | Trying to Persuade Paul Cwik of the Case Against IP
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 491.
https://youtu.be/lfjpoKCWBDA
I've known Paul Cwik, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Mount Olive and fellow of the Mises Institute since I started attending the Austrian Scholars Conference in 1995. He is an Austrian and libertarian of sorts but had some qualms with my anti-IP writing so presented a paper "Is There Room for Intellec
KOL490 | Libertarian Christian Institute: Rothbard at 100: Why His Ideas Still Matter, with Stephan Kinsella
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 490.
This is my interview by Cody Cook (@CantusFirmusCC) of the Libertarian Christian Institute (@LCIOfficial), whose show I've been on previously, (( KOL388 | Cantus Firmus with Cody Cook: Against Intellectual Property. )) and whose book, Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions, I endorsed, to discuss my recent book Rothbard at
KOL489 | The Problem with Intellectual Property (Audio)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 489.
“The Problem with Intellectual Property,” audio. Thanks to Jorge Besada, using AI. I think this is my best comprehensive, recent, yet concise take on IP.
From Stephan Kinsella, “The Problem with Intellectual Property,” Papinian Press Working Paper #2 (May 15, 2025), forthcoming in Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics, 2nd ed., Chr
KOL488 | My Years with the Mises Institute
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 488.
Audio version of Stephan Kinsella, “My Years with the Mises Institute,” Property and Freedom Journal (May 2, 2026). Audio prepared with AI by Jorge Besada.
Related:
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?: Postscript,” Property and Freedom Journal (April 17, 2026)
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?”, Property and Freedom Journ
KOL487 | Stephan Kinsella, “Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe: An Indispensable Framework” (Rothbard at 100)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 487.
Also podcast as Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 323.
AI-assisted audio narration of the main chapters of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) is available at this PFS Youtube Playlist; the mp3 files may also be downloaded in this zip file.
The first two chapters—my "Preface" and Hans's “Introduction”—
KOL486 | Mark Edge Show: Kinsella, Hoppe, Mises Institute
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 486.
https://youtu.be/olnDr8mDjlQ?si=mmoYBJWM_8yzmd1t
This is my appearance on the Mark Edge show. Shownotes:
Mark Edge invites libertarian legal theorist and retired patent attorney Stephan Kinsella to unpack the stunning April 1st memo from the Mises Institute announcing that Hans-Hermann Hoppe — their longtime Distinguished Senior Fellow and arguably the m
KOL485 | The Brownstone Show, with Jeffrey Tucker: Defamation and Intellectual Property
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 485.
My recent appearance on The Brownstone Show, Ep. 17 (twitter video).
https://youtu.be/n_HE_nXf3aM?si=3eYpF5jW5HadXwJD&t=1942
From Brownstone's shownotes:
Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Stephan Kinsella...libertarian attorney, author of the seminal 2001 essay "Against Intellectual Property", and the massive treatise "Legal Foundations of a Free Society"...
KOL484 | Praxeology, Property Rights & Bitcoin: Bitcoin Infinity Show #192, with Knut Svanholm
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 484.
Praxeology, Property Rights & Bitcoin with Stephan Kinsella | Bitcoin Infinity Show #192. With Knut Svanholm. Recorded Jan. 20, 2026. My shownotes and transcript below.
Knut's Shownotes:
Stephan Kinsella joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why praxeology is the hardest science in economics, how Austrian theory explains Bitcoin's unique monetary
KOL483 | The Economics and Ethics of Intellectual Property, Loyola University—New Orleans
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 483.
I delivered the following lecture yesterday: “The Economics and Ethics of Intellectual Property,” Loyola Economics Club and Louisiana Mu chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, Loyola University—New Orleans, Miller Hall (12:30 pm–1:45 pm, Feb. 24, 2026). Hosts were the aforementioned Econ club and econ honor society, as well as Walter Block and Leo Krasnozhon.
KOL482 | A Tour Through Walter Block’s Oeuvre: Audio
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 482.
Audio version of “A Tour Through Walter Block’s Oeuvre,” in Walter Block – Anarcho-Capitalist Austro-Libertarian, Elvira Nica & Gheorghe H. Popescu, eds. (Addleton Academic Publishers, 2025). Thanks to George Besada.
Made this audio version:https://t.co/dxc81hv00Z
— Jorge Besada (@hayekian) February 19, 2026
https://rumble.com/v75zpme-a-tour-through-wa
KOL481 | Haman Nature Hn 200: 200th Episode Livestream Celebration!
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 481.
This is my appearance on Adam Haman’s podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack), a special 200th Episode Livestream Celebration! It features regular hosts Adam Haman and Tyrone, and other previous guests (recorded Feb. 7, 2026; official episode: Replay of 200th Episode Livestream Celebration! | Hn 200). I and some other previous gu
KOL480 | The Liberland Constitution and Libertarian Principles (Liberland Prague, 2025)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 480.
This is my talk at the Liberland Constitution Christmas Party Prague 2025, Dec. 19, 2025, based on the article below, which will be included in the book based on the proceedings, First Constitutional Convention of the Free Republic of Liberland, Vít Jedlička, ed. (Dec. 19, 2025; forthcoming). The transcript is also below. Pictures of the event may be be f
KOL479 | Co-Ownership Revisited: Property Rights, Exclusion, Contracts, and Edge Cases, with Nick Sinard
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 479.
Related:
Libertarian Answer Man: Restrictive Covenants and Homeowners Associations (HOAs)
Libertarian Answer Man: Restrictive Covenants, Reserved Rights, and Copyright
KOL479 | Co-Ownership Revisited: Property Rights, Exclusion, Contracts, and Edge Cases, with Nick Sinard
KOL354 | CDA §230, Being “Part of the State,” Co-ownership, Causation, Defa
KOL478 | Haman Nature Hn 185: The Universal Principles of Liberty
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 478.
Related:
The Universal Principles of Liberty
Announcing the Universal Principles of Liberty
Fusillo on the Universal Principles of Liberty and Liberland
KOL473 | The Universal Principles of Liberty, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox
Selling Does Not Imply Ownership, and Vice-Versa: A Dissection, in Legal Foundations of a Free Society
A L
KOL477 | Alex Anarcho Reads and Comments on Against Intellectual Property: Libertarian Perspectives on IP (Part 2)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 477.
As mentioned in the previous episode (KOL476), Alex Anarcho has begun a narration of Against Intellectual Property, with interspersed commentary. He has so far narrated the first two sections the first of which, "Summary of IP Law," was in KOL476. This episode is Part 2, "Libertarian Perspectives on IP." I have posted a Youtube video containing both parts
KOL476 | Alex Anarcho Reads and Comments on Against Intellectual Property: Summary of IP Law (Part 1)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 476.
Alex Anarcho has begun a narration of Against Intellectual Property, with interspersed commentary. (I appeared on his podcast previously; see KOL444 | Property Rights, Bitcoin, Ideas & Fungibility, with AlexAnarcho.) He has so far narrated the first two sections, the first of which, "Summary of IP Law," is in this episode. "Libertarian Perspectives on IP"
KOL475 | Guest Lecture: Intellectual Property: Principles of Austrian Economics II | ECON104 (Saifedean Ammous and Saylor Academy)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 475.
This is my guest lecture for Saifedean Ammous's course Principles of Austrian Economics II | ECON104 (recorded May 7, 2020, I believe), also now on Saylor Academy. Transcript and summary and other notes below.
KOL441 | The Bitcoin Standard Podcast with Saifedean Ammous: Legal Foundations of a Free Society, Property Rights, Intellectual Property
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KOL474 | Where The Common Law Goes Wrong (PFS 2025)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 474.
“Where The Common Law Goes Wrong,” 2025 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 19, 2025). Also at PFP297 | Stephan Kinsella, Where The Common Law Goes Wrong (PFS 2025). Below are my notes, Shownotes provided by Grok, and the transcript. This recording is from my iphone. Professional recording and video will be uploaded later. S
KOL473 | The Universal Principles of Liberty, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 473.
https://youtu.be/soyywXASOh4?si=pHKdf6awiCXOqXGV
From The White Pillbox, Stephan Kinsella's Universal Principles of Liberty. This is my discussion with Mark Maresca, of The White Pillbox, about The Universal Principles of Liberty. (Previous episode: Kinsella as “White Pill”: Maresca, “From the White-PillBox: Part 29. Achilles Heel edition 3”.)
Mark's sho
KOL470 | Intellectual Property & Rights: Ayn Rand Fan Club 92 with Scott Schiff
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 470.
From my appearance on the Ayn Rand Fan Club with Scott Schiff and William. Their Shownotes:
Patent attorney, Libertarian & Ayn Rand fan Stephan Kinsella joins William & Scott to talk about his history in the liberty world and his unique view that property rights should only pertain to physical things, and not to intellectual property. They also talk about
KOL469 | Haman Nature Hn 149: Tabarrok on Patents, Price Controls, and Drug Reimportation
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 469.
Related:
Tabarrok and Murphy: Why Are US Drug Prices So High?
Pharmaceutical Shills and Think Tank Corruption: Sally Pipes’s The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy―and How to Keep It
This is my appearance on Adam Haman’s podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack), episode HN 149, “Free The DR
KOL467 | Discussing AI and IP with Juani from Argentina
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 467.
I was asked one Juani (@witheredsummer), an Argentinian Voluntarist, on Twitter and then later via email, to review his draft article "Ideas Are Free: A Case Against Intellectual Property" (text below) (I note that perhaps ironically, this title is almost identical to one of my own previous publications/speeches, Ideas are Free: The Case Against Intellect
KOL466 | On IP Reform and Improving IP law
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 466.
https://youtu.be/JAwxQTrPDII
Re
.@NSKinsella has proposed a number of patent reforms if we decide as a society not to abolish the patent system. This is, in my view, a more plausible way forward (politically) instead of demanding the abolition of patents.https://t.co/q3a0U2HQJ6
In this annotated extract, I… https://t.co/Jm36N2kjxa pic.twitter.com/Fs1cai
KOL465: Sheldon Richman on Corporations, Limited Liability, Price Controls, Thickism, Abortion, Pipes
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 465.
Update: Economics Isn’t “About” Anything!, 03/02/2026 • Power & Market Ash Navabi
On stupid and confused "thickism" see various posts under tag thickism, and Cory Massimino, "Libertarianism is More than Anti-Statism," C4SS (April 8th, 2014).
GROK SHOWNOTES: [0:00–9:16] In this engaging episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast, Stephan Kinsella and Sh
KOL464 | Law, Rights and Hoppe | Tyrants’ Den Ep 4
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 464.
I appeared on the new show Tyrant's Den a few days ago. It was released today (May 2, 2025) along with the other initial episodes.
Chat GPT shownotes:
In this engaging episode of The Tyrants' Den, host and guest delve into a wide-ranging discussion with Stephan Kinsella, a leading libertarian legal theorist and retired patent attorney. The conversation be
KOL463 | Contracts, Usury, Fractional-Reserve Banking with André Simoni
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 463.
Update: See also KOL338 | Human Action Podcast Ep. 308 with Jeff Deist: Rothbard on Punishment, Property, and Contract and this Grok analysis of various problems with smart contracts including the fact that most loans are unsecured.
A followup discussion with André Simoni of Brazil about some questions he had about applying my/Rothbard’s title-transfer. S
KOL462 | CouchStreams After Hours on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith (2021): Hoppe’s Michael Malice Helicopter Photo, Scooter Rides with Sammeroff, Mises Caucus Hopes, the Loser Brigade
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 462.
I previously appeared on Joshua Smith's Break the Cycle, in July 2021 (KOL349 | CouchStreams Ep 58 on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith). I had forgotten but we also did a short "CouchStreams After Hours" segment for subscribers which was, and still is, behind a paywall. We discussed various things—my scooter ride with Antony Sammeroff in Austin and trave
KOL461 | Haman Nature Hn 119: Atheism, Objectivism & Artificial Intelligence
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 461.
Related:
Paul Kogos: Refuting Kinsella’s Atheism
Mises on God
God as Slaveowner; Conversations with Murphy
Bob Murphy show, Ep. 88 Ludwig von Mises versus God
“Can God Own Your Soul?”
Timothy Terrell, “Property Rights and Externality: The Ethics of the Austrian School,” Journal of Markets and Morality 2 (2) (1999) (pdf); see also Terrell’s w
KOL460 | Rant about the “China is Stealing Our IP” Myth
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 460.
I mean the title says it all. I kept getting interrupted by calls and deliveries. Oh well, what you gonna do.
Links/Resourceshttps://youtu.be/rnDe920Ce40
China and IP "Theft"
Lacalle on China and IP “Theft”
All-In Podcast Concern over China and IP “Theft”
More of the “China is Stealing Our IP” nonsense
Tweet by Gordon Chang
“To Steal a Book i
KOL459 | Twitter Spaces: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Libertarian Property Rights, and the Case for Abolishing Intellectual Property
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 459.
In response to lots of froth on Twitter related to Jack Dorsey's call to "delete all IP law," which was echoed by Elon Musk (Musk and Dorsey: “delete all IP law”) I decided to attempt to host an impromptu Twitter Spaces about this. After overcoming some technical glitches, here is the result (and thanks to @Brunopbch, @NotGovernor (Patrick Smith), and @Tr
KOL458 | Patent and Copyright versus Innovation, Competition, and Property Rights (APEE Guatemala 2025)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 458.
The meat of this talk is only about 15 minutes, if you skip the first couple minutes of setup and the Q&A at the end.
See also Self-Ownership, Natural Rights, Estoppel (CEES Guatemala 2025)
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty Podcast (KOL458), recorded on April 7, 2025, at the APEE 49th Meeting in Guatemala City, libertarian paten
KOL457 | Sheldon Richman & IP; Andre from Brazil re Contract Theory, Student Loan Interest Payments, Bankruptcy, Vagueness, Usury
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 457.
I had been meaning to talk to my old friend Sheldon Richman, of the Libertarian Institute and TGIF column, about his own IP Odyssey, as he's always been great on this issue, (( My IP Odyssey; as quoted in “Your failed business model is not my problem”; Sheldon Richman, “Patent Nonsense," IP Debate Breaks Out at FEE. Others, e.g. Richman, The Articles of C
KOL456 | Haman Nature Hn 109: Philosophy, Rights, Libertarian and Legal Careers
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 456.
Related
Stephan Kinsella, “My Years with the Mises Institute,” Property and Freedom Journal (May 2, 2026)
Biographical pieces, including:
Alan D. Bergman, Adopting Liberty: The Stephan Kinsella Story (Papinian Press, 2025)
KOL028 | The Liberty Movement, Past And Present: Recollections With A Friend From The Beginning (Jack Criss)
KOL455 | Haman
KOL455 | Interview with my Patent Mentor, Bill Norvell, about Patent Law and Our Days Together
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 455.
I interviewed/had a discussion with my first IP law boss today, William C. (Bill) Norvell, Jr., about our time together when I was a new lawyer, his love of opera and so on, and his views on politics, war, Trump, and his views on the patent and IP system based on his years of experience as a patent prosecutor and patent ligitator. Bill, previously a parte
KOL454 | Debating Various Issues of Interest to Objectivists and Libertarians on The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 454.
My recent appearance on The Rational Egoist. (Spotify; Youtube)
Shownotes:
Michael engages in a lively debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian theorist and anarcho-capitalist, as they explore key issues that divide Objectivists and libertarians. They discuss topics such as intellectual property, the role of the state, and foundational philosophical d
KOL453 | Objections to Argumentation Ethics, Libertarian Property Rights, Scarcity, Intellectual Property: Discussion with a Student
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 453.
I was approached recently by my old friend, legal scholar and philosopher David Koepsell (a fellow opponent of IP who appeared on the John Stossel show with me a few years back), (( KOL308 | Stossel: It’s My Idea (2015). )) as one of his students at Texas A&M, Eliot Kalinov, was interested in my and Hoppe's work on argumentation ethics and related issues.
KOL452 | Ethics, Politics, and IP for Engineering Students
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 452.
I was asked recently to guest lecture for a course taught to some mechanical engineering students at Colorado University Boulder (EMEN 4100: Engineering Economics) by the lecturer, David Assad. Assad covers some ethics related matters in the latter part of the course and asked me to talk generally about ethics and related matters. I discussed ethics, mora
KOL451 | Debating the Nature of Rights on The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 451.
My recent appearance on The Rational Egoist. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
Debating the Nature of Rights with Stephan Kinsella
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz engages in a stimulating debate with libertarian writer and patent attorney Stephan Kinsella on the nature of rights.
Drawing from his book Legal Foundations of a Free So
KOL450 | Together Strong IP Discussion (Matthew Sands of Nations of Sanity feat Econ Bro)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 450.
My discussion/interview by Matthew Sands of the Nations of Sanity project as part of his “Together Strong” debate series.
Grok shownotes: [0:00–30:00] In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast (KOL450), Stephan Kinsella is interviewed by Matthew Sands of the Nations of Sanity project for the “Together Strong” debate series, with Econ Bro as a co
KOL449 | Trademarking the Infinite Banking Concept?
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 449.
I was interviewed by Logan Hertz, of Hazeltine LLC, about attempts by the Nelson Nash Institute, they of the poorly-named "Infinite Banking" concept, to use trademark to bully competitors. I discuss the general problem with IP and then apply it to trademark, and provide suggestions as to more "ethical" ways of using trademark and IP in an IP-world. See al
KOL448 | David Pearce (Tufty the Cat) on nChain and Patent Law
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 448.
This is my discussion with European patent attorney David Pearce, of the Tufty the Cat European IP blog (twitter). He and I were co-founders and members of the Advisory Council for the Open Crypto Alliance (2020–22). We discuss Craig Wright, nChain and bitcoin related patents, and so on (see video below).
https://youtu.be/3B1R_aTdQ0I
https://youtu.be/AJ
KOL447 | Audio: Law and Intellectual Property in a Stateless Society
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 447.
This is from the show "Axioms of Liberty," which has another episode about my IP writing. This time, it's a reading of "Law and Intellectual Property in a Stateless Society."
KOL446 | Audio: Intellectual Property and Libertarianism
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 446.
This is from the show "Axioms of Liberty," which has another episode about my IP writing. This time, it's a reading of "Intellectual Property and Libertarianism."
KOL445 | Audio: Is Intellectual Property Legitimate? Three Essays
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 445.
The show "Axioms of Liberty" has an episode about my IP writing, including readings of three early pieces: First, one of my earliest writings, Stephan Kinsella, "Letter on Intellectual Property Rights," IOS Journal 5, no. 2 (June 1995), pp. 12-13, and followed by David Kelley's response. Next, “Is Intellectual Property Legitimate?”, first published in the
KOL444 | Property Rights, Bitcoin, Ideas & Fungibility, with AlexAnarcho
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 444.
Update: Michael S. Milano, "Privacy and Fungibility: The Forgotten Virtues of Sound Money," Mises Wire (07/05/2025).
I had forgotten about this conversation with "AlexAnarcho" back in May 2024. Here it is.
https://youtu.be/WxXFTUDYQ0I
Property rights, ideas & fungibility w/ Stephan Kinsella released 05/02/2024
Stephan Kinsella is a pioneer on the topic
KOL443 | Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach (PFS 2024)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 443.
Related:
Abortion Correspondence with Doris Gordon, Libertarians For Life (1996) (June 14, 2023)
Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Libertarian Solution (Grok)
Walter Block, "Does Trespassing Require Human Action? Rejoinder to Kinsella and Armoutidis an Evictionism," MEST Journal (forthcoming 2025)
Jake Desyllas, Argumentation Ethics Entails Self
KOL442 | Together Strong Debate vs. Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery (Matthew Sands of Nations of Sanity)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 442.
Related:
“The Title-Transfer Theory of Contract,”
"A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability" and "Inalienability and Punishment: A Reply to George Smith," in Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023)
Update: see ‘Brain-dead’ patient woke up in the OR. But a witness says a
KOL441 | The Bitcoin Standard Podcast with Saifedean Ammous: Legal Foundations of a Free Society, Property Rights, Intellectual Property
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 441.
This is Episode 238 of The Bitcoin Standard Podcast, with Dr. Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard. From his shownotes:
Legal Scholar Stephan Kinsella joins to discuss his new book, Legal Foundations of a Free Society, in which he discusses libertarianism as a system for determining legitimate property rights, why property rights are important
KOL440 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part IIb
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 440.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella: Part IIb. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
The Rational Egoist: Concluding the Intellectual Property Debate with Stephan Kinsella (Part 2 of 2)
In this final episode of a two-part series, host Michael Liebowitz concludes his engaging debate with Stepha
KOL439 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part IIa
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 439.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella: Part IIa. (Spotify) Michael will release the second half, PartIIb, later.
Update: on rights as a subset or intersecting set with morality: Rights as Metanorms
Shownotes:
The Rational Egoist: Resuming the Intellectual Property Debate with St
KOL438 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part I
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 437.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella. We focused here mostly on property rights and other precursor concepts. We plan to have a followup discussion to get into the nitty gritty of the application of these more basic concepts and principles to the topic of IP. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
KOL436 | Kelly Patrick Show: Taking Questions from Nonlibertarians
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 436.
I was interviewed today by Kelly Patrick of the Kelly Patrick Show ep. 777. I fielded questions from his The Kelly Patrick Show Political Chat facebook group, mostly questions from nonlibertarians or people critical of libertarianism. We discussed the prospects of liberty, activism, why people are not persuaded by libertarian arguments, the prospects of t
KOL435 | Austrian Libertarian Association (Spain): Intellectual Property, Libertarians in Politics and Our Differences
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 435.
I was interviewed by Daniel Morena Vitón and Luis Abram for a Spanish libertarian podcast, as he initially told me: "The interview is about some legal questions of libertarianism, for a new libertarian association in Spain founded by Jesús Huerta de Soto, the 'Austrian Libertarian Association.'" I believe there were technical problems with the recording o
KOL434 | The Rational Egoist: Exploring The Objectivist Ethics
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 434.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Exploring The Objectivist Ethics with Stephan Kinsella. (Spotify)
https://youtu.be/Dzv1euK5XKg?si=vcvjrh3XZ9sCRx9Y
Join host Michael Liebowitz for a thought-provoking episode of The Rational Egoist as he engages in a stimulating discussion with Stephan Kinsella, a prominent libertarian writer and patent attorney, o
KOL433 | The Big Questions with Big John—Stephan Kinsella – Austro-Anarchist Libertarian, and anti-IP Lawyer
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 433.
This is my appearance on The Big Questions with Big John. From his shownotes:
Libertarian Stephan Kinsella shares his background as an engineer turned lawyer. A conversation on IP rights delves into arguments against patents & copyrights.
https://youtu.be/SpcQUIMsj5k?si=zEnZZXcEM3IY5UL-
KOL432 | Haman Nature 0027: School Choice “Debate”
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 432.
My appearance on Adam Haman's podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack), episode 27. I have previously argued against "school choice" (KOL419 | Soho Forum Debate vs. Corey Deangelis: School Choice). Adam wrote an article promoting school choice and I objected to it. He invited me to come back on his show to discuss and I did and, w
KOL431 | The Rational Egoist: Exploring Hoppe’s Argumentation Ethics
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 431.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Exploring Hoppe's Argumentation Ethics with Stephan Kinsella. (Spotify)
https://youtu.be/hgPJCebYj-I?si=hPN2vGmj_dbkdtk4
From his shownotes:
In a stimulating episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz engages in a thought-provoking discussion and debate with Stephan Kinsella, a prominent libertarian writ
KOL429 | Argumentation Ethics, Milei, Bitcoin with Bruno Pires of Brazil
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 429.
A facebook friend from Brazil, Bruno Pires, corresponded with me about some various issues and we decided to discuss it for a podcast episode. We discuss a variety of issues.
See his promoted VPN sponsor Aria VPN.
https://youtu.be/a8YdkT2_Tec
KOL428 | Bob Murphy Show ep. 316: Rothbard’s Contributions to Legal Theory
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 428.
I was a guest on Episode 316 of The Bob Murphy Show, entitled “Stephan Kinsella on Rothbard’s Contributions to Legal Theory." Bob's shownotes: "Stephan joins Bob to discuss his new book, Legal Foundations of a Free Society. They cover Rothbard’s contributions to legal theory, as well as Bob and Stephan’s differing entry points into libertarianism."
https
KOL427 | Lewis & Clark College Debate on Intellectual Property Imperialism
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 427.
Yesterday (April 10, 2024) I participated in Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems that Bind, 62nd Annual International Affairs Symposium, Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon, Debate 5: Pirates and Patents. Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism?
My
KOL426 | Discussing Immigration and Homesteading Donuts with Matthew Sands of Nations of Sanity
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 426.
Related:
On "Unowned" State Property, Legal Positivism, Ownership vs. Possession, Immigration, Public Roads, and the Bum in the Library
Adam Haman and Matt Sands on Immigration, Property Rights, and Hostile Encirclement
Libertarian Answer Man: Homesteading Donuts, Hostile Encirclement, and Prostitution as Selling One’s Body
A Tour Through Walter
KOL425 | Haman Nature Ep. 4: Stephan Kinsella dismantles “intellectual” property
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 425.
From Adam Haman's show Haman Nature, Ep. 4. Released Feb. 15, 2024.
From Adam's shownotes:
Adam gets all intellectual and stuff with Stephan Kinsella. Part two of this interview explains why the concept of "intellectual" property is illegitimate and impedes humanity's progress. [Previous episode: KOL423 | Haman Nature Ep. 1: Getting Argumentative.]
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KOL424 | Legal Foundations of a Free Society, “What is Money” with Robert Breedlove
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 424.
This is my appearance on Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money podcast (WiM430; Youtube channel; recorded Feb. 2, 2024; released Feb. 15, 2024). This one is independent of the “Stephan Kinsella Series” as it is about my own new book, instead of focusing on Hoppe's work.
Episode Summary: Stephan Kinsella joins me to discuss his book, Legal Foundations of a Fr
KOL423 | Haman Nature Ep. 2: Getting Argumentative
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 423.
My appearance as the first guest on Adam Haman's new podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack).
As I noted in the initial discussion, this is the fourth or fifth podcast for which I was the first guest, the others being KOL374 | The Intellectual Contributions of Hans-Hermann Hoppe: The Great Fiction Podcast Ep. 1, KOL078 | Lions o
KOL422 | “What Libertarianism Is” (Audio on ManPatria)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 422.
A new podcast by Dumo Denga, ManPatria, has just released an audio narration of my article "What Libertarianism Is" for its first episode, entitled "What is Libertarianism." This narration appears to be based on the original article, not the updated version that appears as chap. 2 of Legal Foundations of a Free Society.
There is also a previous narration
KOL421 | The Local Maximum with Max Sklar: Ep. 297 – The Fallacy of Intellectual Property
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 421.
This is my appearance on Episode 297 of The Local Maximum with host Max Sklar. Recorded Sep. 13, 2023, published Sep. 27, 2023. From their shownotes:
Max talks to Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian intellectual property lawyer who ardently challenges the very foundations of IP. Kinsella delves deep into the core arguments underpinning intellectual property a
KOL420 | There Ain’t No Intellectual Property: The Personal Story of a Discovery (PFS 2023)
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 420.
From the recently-concluded Seventeenth Annual (2023) Meeting of the PFS, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 24, 2023). The slide presentation is streamed below (ppt). Video is also below.
Also podcast as Property and Freedom Podcast PFP265; see also the panel discussion later in the day (video below).
Kinsella talk:
https://youtu.be/QEmRgapffNQ
Panel discussion:
KOL419 | Soho Forum Debate vs. Corey Deangelis: School Choice
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 419.
This is my Soho Forum debate held Aug. 21, 2023, in Manhattan, against Corey DeAngelis, of the American Federation for Children, moderated by Gene Epstein. I defended the resolution "Today’s school-choice movement in the U.S. is worthy of support by libertarians…" (taking the negative). Oxford debate rules applied which meant that whoever changed the most
KOL418 | Corporations, Limited Liability, and the Title Transfer Theory of Contract, with Jeff Barr: Part II
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 418.
Corporations: see related links at Kinsella, Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation, LibertarianStandard.com (Oct. 18, 2011)
See Libertarian Answer Man: TTTC, Contract, Fraud, Conditional Loans, Lottery Tickets
This is a followup to KOL414 | Corporations, Limited Liability, and the Title Transfer Theory of Contract, with Jeff Bar
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