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- 1 weeks ago58 min
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., Christoph Lütge & Marianne Thejls Ziegler, eds. (Springer, forthcoming 2026; Robert McGee, section ed.). https://youtu.be/r8UAnSmmXIc
- 2 weeks ago2h 11m
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 Journal (March 25, 2026) https://youtu.be/Vm9iTvbDExo From the article: Introduction Hans Hoppe recently published “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?”, which contains various criticisms of the Mises Institute (MI) as it is currently organized.1 He has since been removed as Distinguished Senior Fellow by MI.2 I fully support Hans and do not disagree with anything he wrote.3 Here I would like to mention my own experience with MI, with which I have been associated, on and off, for over thirty years, since 1994. I have discussed some of this history previously,4 but as my experience has certain parallels to that of Hans I will go into more detail here than I have in the past. Despite my critical remarks here I, too, share Hans’s admiration for Lew Rockwell (discussed below) and what he achieved with the Mises Institute. I love the mission of the MI and the role it has played for the last 44 years. It is due to my concern over the decline of MI, and its treatment of Hans, that I publish these remarks. Pursuit of liberty is always a quest for truth. But truth is fragile and seems easily cast aside by those with more base motives. With that in mind, I offer some of my own thoughts on these matters—entreating the reader to judge the reasonableness of my position (and that of Hoppe). Read more>>
- 3 weeks ago38 min
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”—were published the week of Rothbard's birthday here on the Property and Freedom Podcast (PFP315 and PFP314). The other main chapters will be released sequentially weekly on Mondays. The next in the queue: 8. Stephan Kinsella, “Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe: An Indispensable Framework” https://youtu.be/n7OTxD-c1Mg?si=fiCzePXZvdQLrko4
- Apr 16, 2026
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 most important living Rothbardian — is no longer affiliated with the Institute. Kinsella walks through the backstory: his own 2013 resignation, the recent departures of three Mises presidents, a private memo Hoppe and Guido Hülsmann sent the board over governance issues, tensions surrounding Javier Milei, and the "Quo Vadis" essay that preceded Hoppe's termination. Kinsella also previews the new book he and Hoppe co-edited celebrating Murray Rothbard's 100th birthday, the upcoming Rothbard celebration in Porto, Portugal (June 27), and the Property and Freedom Society meeting in September. Related: Hoppe Removed as Mises Institute Senior Distinguished Fellow Hoppe, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?,” Property and Freedom Journal (March 25, 2026) Hoppe: Mises Institute: Quo Vadis: Postscript
- Apr 12, 2026
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"...for a provocative discussion on why defamation (libel and slander) law should be rejected as just another form of intellectual property right. Kinsella argues that reputation is not ownable property. What others think of you cannot be controlled or turned into a legal entitlement. Defamation law, like patents, copyrights, and trademarks, rests on the flawed idea that the state should protect intangible "rights" through force. He explains how these laws create chilling effects, perverse incentives, and actually amplify the harm of false speech rather than reduce it. Topics covered include: Why intellectual property (including trademarks and defamation) is incompatible with true property rights and free markets The historical and common-law roots of defamation and how it morphed into reputation-as-property How the existence of defamation lawsuits gives lies more credibility ("If it weren't true, he would have sued") Free speech, threats, and the limits of state power Private alternatives: reputation markets, certification agencies, dueling culture, caveat emptor for information, and why a truly free society would be more (not less) regulated by voluntary rules Connections to patents destroying innovation (especially in pharma and software), NDAs, cancel culture, and the illusion of safety created by regulatory bodies like the FDA Why "buyer beware" should apply to both products and information in a free society This is a challenging, nuanced conversation that questions deeply held assumptions about law, harm, honor, and reputation. Even if you initially disagree, Kinsella’s razor-sharp property-rights analysis will make you rethink how we handle speech, lies, and "harm" in the digital age. Tweet: 👉The Brownstone Show: @jeffreytucker interviews @NSKinsella: Why defamation law is just another form of intellectual property—and why abolishing it would make lies less powerful, not more. Eye-opening take on reputation, free speech, and private alternatives. 🔏 pic.twitter.com/dY1JWagDoA — Brownstone Institute (@brownstoneinst) April 9, 2026 Related: “Defamation as a Type of Intellectual Property,” in A Life in Liberty: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, edited by Jörg Guido Hülsmann & Stephan Kinsella (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2024) "Against Intellectual Property" "Legal Foundations of a Free Society" “The Problem with Intellectual Property,” in Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics, 2nd ed., Christoph Lütge & Marianne Thejls Ziegler, eds. (Springer, forthcoming 2026; Robert McGee, section ed.) On dueling: Libertarian Answer Man: Dueling, Stalking, Restraining Orders Review of Patrick Burke, No Harm: Ethical Principles for a Free Market (1994) Transcript below. As Tucker mentioned to me: I seriously doubt that any podcast ever has made this crucial point, namely that market forces can be more ferocious regulators than federal agencies that have been set up for the purpose of providing legal cover for unsafe products. So this discussion breaks important new ground in understanding what the free market really is. I hope people make it all the way through—it's a completely different take than I've ever seen. My comment: This is a good illustration of the power of cumulative ideas. I feel like Patrick Swayze in the movie Road House: tagline: "Bustin heads and breakin' hearts." Funny interchange: Kinsella: You could imagine if there was not the litigious, legal industry of defamation lawsuits and it was not a legal thing. You could imagine private solutions would emerge. In fact, the private solution used to be, “I challenge you to a duel.” You besmirch my honor. But of course, the state has outlawed dueling. Tucker: I keep imagining that there should be a resurrection of at least a rigorously constructed defense of dueling in history. I think it has gotten a bad name, actually. Kinsella: Do you think you and I would still be around if dueling was permitted? Jeffrey Tucker: Yeah. One of us would at least have a ... Kinsella: Kinsella and Tucker dead at 41. Tucker: I am not that good a shot, and I am not sure you are either. Stephan Kinsella: Right. I do not mean us either, you know? Transcript [Speaker names may not always be correctly attributed; blame Grok and ChatGPT, Gemini seemed to help] Introduction to Stephan Kinsella and His Views on Intellectual Property [0:10] Jeffrey Tucker: This is Jeffrey Tucker, President, Brownstone Institute. I am very pleased today to have with me St
- Mar 2, 2026
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 properties, and whether you can truly own a Bitcoin or merely act as if you do. The conversation covers the foundations of property rights and natural law, the subjective nature of fungibility, and what a hyperbitcoinized future might actually look like. Kinsella and Knut also explore why intellectual property restrictions threaten the very knowledge accumulation that makes humanity richer over time. https://youtu.be/lN9p6ZjCHMY?si=zKXfeG8aqe2eoGfy Segments: 00:00 Welcoming Stephan Kinsella 01:19 Bitcoin and Austrian Economics 05:51 The Importance of Praxeology 11:45 Understanding Human Action and Scarcity 20:50 Hoppe, Mises, Rand, Rothbard 27:29 Means and Ends 35:35 Natural Law and the Non-Aggression Principle 51:31 Crime and Punishment 59:44 The Bitcoin of It All 01:15:46 Bitcoin and the Austrian Perspective 01:21:39 Understanding Bitcoin's Scarcity and Value 01:30:19 Bitcoin and Interest Rates 01:39:31 Visions of the Future 01:46:59 The Future of Bitcoin and Society 01:51:26 Hyperbitcoinization 01:58:11 Wrapping Up Shownotes (Grok) Here are the complete shownotes for the podcast episode, structured with topical headings exactly as they appear in the original shownotes you provided, plus the cleaned-up details from the transcript (speakers, key points, approximate timestamps, and a concise summary of each segment for clarity). Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 484 Praxeology, Property Rights & Bitcoin with Stephan Kinsella | Bitcoin Infinity Show #192 With Knut Svanholm Recorded: January 20, 2026 Shownotes Stephan Kinsella joins Knut Svanholm on the Bitcoin Infinity Show to discuss why praxeology is the hardest and most rigorous science in economics, how Austrian theory illuminates Bitcoin's unique monetary properties, and whether one can truly "own" a Bitcoin or merely act as if they do. The conversation explores foundational property rights and natural law, the subjective nature of fungibility, visions of a hyperbitcoinized future, and why intellectual property restrictions hinder the knowledge accumulation that drives human prosperity. Segments 00:00 Welcoming Stephan Kinsella Knut introduces Stephan, mentions first seeing him on Robert Breedlove's show discussing IP, shares his own journey into Misesian thought via Bitcoin, and notes writing a beginner's book on praxeology to connect with Mises Institute people. 01:19 Bitcoin and Austrian Economics Discussion of how most enter Austrian economics via libertarianism, but a subset discovers libertarianism/Austrianism through Bitcoin. Stephan shares his Swedish freedom-oriented background and how Bitcoin finally pushed him into deep Mises/Rothbard/Hoppe study. They critique why many Bitcoiners dismiss praxeology as "optional" and explore the corruption of economics into pseudoscience (positivism, econometrics) over the last 70 years, leading to widespread distrust. 05:51 The Importance of Praxeology Stephan explains praxeology as the systematic study of the logic of human action in scarcity—essential because economics is unavoidable for understanding exchange and trade. He confesses early skepticism toward praxeology/epistemology as unnecessary jargon but later appreciated Mises's need for precise terms (praxeology, catallactics). Critiques modern cranks who invent excessive terminology and praises Mises's restraint. 11:45 Understanding Human Action and Scarcity Core of praxeology: purposeful action in scarcity requires purpose + knowledge + scarce means under control. All economic categories (profit/loss, opportunity cost, success/failure) are logically implied in action. Austrian economics unpacks this rationally; modern economics errs by forcing empirical/positivist methods (hypothesize-test-falsify) onto human action, which is misguided. Knut shares his school experience: hard sciences were about understanding, social sciences about memorization and unexamined "why"—praxeology felt like the true hard science for social phenomena. 20:50 Hoppe, Mises, Rand, Rothbard Hoppe's major contribution: bolstering Mises against Randian/Objectivist criticism of Kantian influence. Explains Randian aversion to Kant (skeptical interpretations), Mises's realist use of limited Kantian vocabulary (a priori categories), and how subjectivism in Austrian economics means value tied to purposeful action—not relativism. Hoppe shows praxeology bridges subjective experience and objective causal reality. Rothbard as Aristotelian/Thomist hybrid comfortable with Mises. 27:29 Means and Ends Exploration o
- Feb 25, 20261h 9m
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. (( Leo Krasnozhon, “Walter Block on Externality, Public Goods, and Voluntary Government“ (pp. 391–399). )) Audio for the Q&A portion was poor due to some technical mishaps, but has been boosted as much as possible. Slides streamed below. Pictures, transcript and shownotes below. https://youtu.be/rrFHYJ53C8g Related: Locke, Smith, Marx; the Labor Theory of Property and the Labor Theory of Value; and Rothbard, Gordon, and Intellectual Property KOL472 | “What Is Property? And What Is Not? — Part 2 — Fireside Chat on Intellectual Property with Albert Lu,” Capitalism & Morality (Vancouver) KOL471 | “What Is Property? And What Is Not? — Part 1,” Capitalism & Morality (Vancouver) The Problem with Intellectual Property (2026) Stephan Kinsella, Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023) Photos Shownotes (Grok) Shownotes: Stephan Kinsella – “The Economics and Ethics of Intellectual Property” Loyola University New Orleans Economics Club & Omicron Delta Epsilon February 24, 2026 (KOL 483 podcast) Approximate timestamps based on transcript pacing (~70-minute total runtime) 00:00 – Welcome and Introduction Leo Krasnozhon opens the event, welcoming attendees despite a boil advisory and introducing Stephan Kinsella as a retired patent lawyer, LSU alumnus (undergrad and law school), and longtime Mises Institute affiliate who has collaborated with Walter Block. He highlights the topic of intellectual property rights, admits his own limited knowledge of it, notes the co-sponsorship with Omicron Delta Epsilon (with chapter president Emily Tion present), and passes the floor to Tyler, president of the Economics Club, to officially begin. 01:25 – Brief Co-Sponsor Welcome An Omicron Delta Epsilon representative offers a short welcome and mentions that a Q&A session will follow the presentation. 01:35 – Stephan Kinsella: Personal Background and Path to Anti-IP Views Kinsella thanks the hosts—Omicron Delta Epsilon, the Loyola Economics Club, Walter Block, and Leo Krasnozhon—and recalls his long acquaintance with Block (both former Mises senior fellows). He recounts his career: beginning law practice around 1992 in Houston (initially oil and gas), shifting to intellectual property and patent law, with stints in Philadelphia before returning home. As a longtime libertarian, Austrian economist, and anarchist, he initially assumed intellectual property was legitimate property, partly influenced by Ayn Rand’s support for it. However, he found her arguments unpersuasive—especially the fact that patents and copyrights expire while physical property like land and cars does not. When he became both a patent attorney and a libertarian scholar, he set out to develop a strong defense of IP but ultimately concluded the system is deeply flawed and should be abolished. He reached this view around 1994, shortly after passing the patent bar, and initially kept quiet while practicing, later speaking openly once he realized his professional peers were indifferent to his opinions. ~03:28 – Talk Overview and Recommended Readings The presentation is titled “The Economics and Ethics of Intellectual Property,” deliberately echoing Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s The Economics and Ethics of Private Property. Kinsella plans to speak for roughly 30–40 minutes, leaving ample time for questions. He acknowledges the topic’s breadth—having previously taught a six-week online Mises Academy course on it in 2011—and notes his deep interest in legal theory, IP theory, Louisiana civil law (where he authored a civil law dictionary), and international law, all interconnected through an economic lens. He recommends his own published works (shown on a slide) as primary sources, along with Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine’s empirical book Against Intellectual Monopoly for further reading. ~05:02 – Defining Intellectual Property and Scope of Critique Intellectual property refers to legal protections for “products of the mind.” The two primary statutory forms are patents and copyrights, which are legislated monopolies rather than common-law institutions. Other types that emerged from common law include trademarks, trade secrets, and defamation (which Kinsella argues belongs in the IP category because reputation rights protected by defamation law suffer from the same conceptual flaws as trademark rights). More recent or special-interest forms include boat-hull designs, semiconductor mask works, personality/name/image/likeness rights (now prominent for college athletes), moral rights, and da
- Feb 19, 2026
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-walter-blocks-oeuvre.-by-stephan-kinsella..html
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