Kinsella on Liberty Podcast

KOL285 | Disenthrall: Contracts with Stephan Kinsella

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 285. I appeared today on the Disenthrall.me Youtube channel, host Patrick Smith, to discuss libertarian contract theory (Contracts with Stephan Kinsella). We talked about the standard legal view of contracts, the Rothbard-Evers title theory of contract, applications such as bitcoin “smart contracts” and intellectual property, the idea of breach of contract, […]

KOL284 | Talking IP and Patent Policy with Patent Attorney Russ Krajec

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 284. This is my discussion about patent and IP policy with a fellow patent attorney, Russ Krajec, who produces the “Patent Myth Podcast“. I tried to persuade him patents are evil, or at least, understand why he doesn’t agree. He is kinda clueless. See also “Investment Grade Patents are not […]

KOL283 | Webinar: Has Intellectual Property Become Corporate Welfare? (Freedom Hub Working Group)

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 283. This was my Webinar presentation at the Freedom Hub Working Group, Has Intellectual Property Become Corporate Welfare? (Wed., Feb. 19, 2020), organized by Jeff Kanter and Charles Frohman. From their shownotes: “Despite two decades of IP law practice for Big Oil and other clients, Stephan Kinsella earlier had been […]

KOL281 | Death to Tyrants Podcast: Against Intellectual Property (Buck Johnson)

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 281. This is my appearance on the Death to Tyrants Podcast, Episode 90: Against Intellectual Property, with Stephan Kinsella (Facebook post), released Feb. 3, 2020, with host Buck Johnson. (I was previously a guest back in 2018–see KOL252 | Death to Tyrants Podcast: Human Rights, Property Rights and Copyright.) From the Shownotes: […]

KOL280 | Fallible Animals Ep. 12: Property Rights, Argumentation Ethics, and Praxeology, with Logan Chipkin

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 280. This is my appearance on the Fallible Animals podcast, Episode 12: Property Rights, Argumentation Ethics, and Praxeology with Stephan Kinsella (Apple podcasts; Spotify version; Youtube version embedded below), with host Logan Chipkin.  From Logan’s shownotes: “Joining me today is patent attorney and libertarian theorist Stephan Kinsella. Mr. Kinsella is the […]

KOL279 | A College Student Interviews Stephan About How Libertarians View the World

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 279. I was interviewed a few weeks ago by a college student, Greta, who is working on an honor’s thesis covering libertarian thought in America. I am always happy to talk to young people–high school students, college and grad students, and the like, but when I take the time to […]

KOL278 | Bob Murphy Show: Debating Hans Hoppe’s “Argumentation Ethics”

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 278. I was a guest on Episode 79 of The Bob Murphy Show, entitled “Stephan Kinsella and Bob Murphy Debate Hans Hoppe’s “Argumentation Ethics”. Back in June we discussed IP and related issues [KOL268 | Bob Murphy Show: Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of IP]. We had intended to […]

KOL277 | AFF Phoenix Debate: Intellectual Property Rights: Yay or Nay?

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 277. I participated in a debate sponsored by America’s Future Foundation-Phoenix this past Thursday, Nov. 14, against local patent attorney Maria Crimi Speth. This is the audio from my iPhone. Probably inferior. I’ll release better quality media if it becomes available later.

KOL276 | La Sierra University: Abolish Intellectual Property Law

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 276. This is my speech delivered for the Troesh Talk, part of the Business Colloquium course, at the Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University Nov. 12, 2019. I was invited by Associate Dean Gary Chartier, who runs the Colloquium. The audience consisted mainly of business and […]

KOL275 | Did You Know Crypto Podcast, Ep. 54: You Don’t Own Your Bitcoin

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 275. This is my appearance in Episode 54 of the Did You Know Crypto Podcast, with host Dustin Dreifuerst. We talked about ownership of bitcoin and related issues.  As Dustin summarized in his show notes: Stephan and I talk about… Ownership, Control & Property as Legal concepts Why you cant actually […]