CINDERELLA & THE 3 UGLY SISTERSThe fairy story is that of a beautiful young woman, living with 3 ugly sisters and a cruel step mother, in unfortunate circumstances whose life suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The word "Cinderella" has, by analogy, come to mean one whose attributes were unrecognised, or one who unexpectedly achieves much deserved recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect. In watching the hammering that Gold has been receiving over the last weeks this story came immediately to mind.Consider

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 […]

Below is my Introduction to Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (Laissez Faire Books, 2013). Earlier editions of the book may be found here. [Update: here are the epub and mobi files] Appended below my Introduction is the Editorial Preface by Jeffrey A. Tucker *** Foreword to the Laissez Faire Edition by Stephan Kinsella YOU ARE IN […]

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 […]

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, […]

What does Romans 13 really mean? Is the government ordained by God? Should we always obey government? What is Christian anarchy? Join us as we try to tackle these questions with special guest Shawn McCraney. Links: Shawn McCraney’s Website  

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 […]

Jason Osborne and I review the Sudbury Valley School, based on our experiences at a recent open house, conversations with students and staff, and some additional research. Wes Bertrand joins us to share his insights.

Covered:
-The physical plant and amenities of the Framingham school
-Judicial Review and the school meeting
-Maria Montessori
-Political connections and implications

Look Closer:
Complete Liberty Podcast
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Jason Osborne and I review the Sudbury Valley School, based on our experiences at a recent open house, conversations with students and staff, and some additional research. Wes Bertrand joins us to share his insights.

Covered:
-The physical plant and amenities of the Framingham school
-Judicial Review and the school meeting
-Maria Montessori
-Political connections and implications

Look Closer:
Complete Liberty Podcast
http://completeliberty.com/

Jason Osborne and I review the Sudbury Valley School, based on our experiences at a recent open house, conversations with students and staff, and some additional research.

James A. Garfield was the rare President who didn't lust after power. If not for the bullet of a crazed assassin, he might have been one of America's best. 

Who is Christopher Dorner? Why is his story so sensationalized? Is the LAPD just firing shots at anyone with a small truck? And do we need to use drones just to find him? The Baltimore Raven celebrate their Super Bowl victory, martial law style. Former mass killer Chris Kyle killed at a firing range. 9/11 [...]

www.revisionisthistory.orgAn asteroid is passing 17,000 miles from us as a spectacular meteor strikes Russia, while "A Good Day to Die Hard," a Hollywood blockbuster movie based in Russia, debuts. What is the statistical chance of all these events happening within hours of each other? Signs and Wonders in the midst of the Papal Abdication:How should a Christian respond?On Feb 15, 2013, at 7:07, XXXXX@aol.com wrote:

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 […]

John Pilger replies to Jemima Khan who, with others, lost bail money when Julian Assange sought and was granted political asylum in the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Jemima Khan has attacked Assange and his supporters as "blinkered".

The Shrove Monday Abdication of Pope Benedict XVI: More Questions than AnswersBy Michael HoffmanShrove Tuesday, A.D. 2013Copyright ©2013. All Rights Reservedwww.revisionisthistory.org"Spin at Shrovetide and the flax will fail. The wheels must all be packed away." --Jacob Grimm, Teutonic MythologyWhile  media know-nothings describe him as a strict conservative, Pope Benedict walked in the revolutionary path of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, in making obeisance to the Talmudic religion.

For this second interview in the series: "Does Anybody Really Believe in World Government?", I am joined by James Corbett, alternative media investigative journalist and creator of The Corbett Report. In this wide-ranging and in-depth interview, we discuss meanings of the term 'New World Order', and James offers an analysis of the structure, ideology and aims of well-known - and less well-known - semi-secret globalist organisations being steered towards the goal of oligarchical world government. (For show notes, please visit TheMindRenewed.com)

For this second interview in the series: "Does Anybody Really Believe in World Government?", I am joined by James Corbett, alternative media investigative journalist and creator of The Corbett Report. In this wide-ranging and in-depth interview, we discuss meanings of the term 'New World Order', and James offers an analysis of the structure, ideology and aims of well-known - and less well-known - semi-secret globalist organisations being steered towards the goal of oligarchical world government. (For show notes, please visit TheMindRenewed.com)

Topic: An introduction to the Sudbury Valley School, which has provided a model for alternatives schools all over the world.
I read from the school's publication, And Now for Something Completely Different...
An Introduction to Sudbury Valley School

Topic: An introduction to the Sudbury Valley School, which has provided a model for alternatives schools all over the world.
I read from the school's publication, And Now for Something Completely Different...
An Introduction to Sudbury Valley School

Topic: An introduction to the Sudbury Valley School, which has provided a model for alternatives schools all over the world.

(Audio to a video)
After my last two guests, both high school students (my target audience), credited Adam Kokesh as an influence, I wanted to extend an invitation to him.

He joins us to discuss a variety of topics, including his often provocative interviews and demonstrations on the very mean streets of Washington DC. Despite his surroundings, Adam remains an enthusiastic optimist. I wanted to hear why. We continue on to his bright vision of the future.

Adam's site: http://www.adamvstheman.com/

(Audio to a video)
After my last two guests, both high school students (my target audience), credited Adam Kokesh as an influence, I wanted to extend an invitation to him.

He joins us to discuss a variety of topics, including his often provocative interviews and demonstrations on the very mean streets of Washington DC. Despite his surroundings, Adam remains an enthusiastic optimist. I wanted to hear why. We continue on to his bright vision of the future.

Adam's site: http://www.adamvstheman.com/

(Audio to a video)After my last two guests, both high school students (my target audience), credited Adam Kokesh as an influence, I wanted to extend an invitation to him.He joins us to discuss a variety of topics, including his often provocative interviews and demonstrations on the very mean streets of Washington DC. Despite his surroundings, Adam remains an enthusiastic optimist. I wanted to hear why. We continue on to his bright vision of the future.Adam's site: http://www.adamvstheman.com/

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 […]

In a response to a Freedom of Information request, the UK Foreign office has claimed that “ethnic cleansing has not taken place” in Tawergha. The dark-skinned Tawergha minority – former slaves brought to Libya in the 18th and 19th centuries – resided until recently in a coastal town of the same name 250km east of […]

FOURTH TRIALBishop Richard N. WilliamsonCopyright ©2013 All Rights Reserved*http://www.dinoscopus.org/A reader asks about my latest trial and condemnation for “Holocaust denial” by the Regional Court of Regensburg in South Germany on January 16.

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. […]

Mercedes wants us to free our souls this year, by buying their new car. Who would ever sell their souls for a car? How about for fame and fortune? This week, we take a break from the news and look at the phenomenon of people selling their souls to the devil. Links: Mercedes Commercial Eminem [...]

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 […]

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] Transcript below. Youtube: Original Youtube version and mirror version. TRANSCRIPT “The […]

Photo: One high school history teacher is working hard to get his students excited about America's next military target.

Topic: Sam, a high school senior and host of the You Tube channel Liberty Queenjoins me to discuss her self-education in spite of being trapped in government school.

Photo: One high school history teacher is working hard to get his students excited about America's next military target.

Topic: Sam, a high school senior and host of the You Tube channel Liberty Queenjoins me to discuss her self-education in spite of being trapped in government school.

Photo: One high school history teacher is working hard to get his students excited about America's next military target.Topic: Sam, a high school senior and host of the You Tube channel Liberty Queenjoins me to discuss her self-education in spite of being trapped in government school.

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments […]

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)

Topic: Drew Demeter joins us to discuss his self-education and his You Tube channel, Teen Take.

Topic: Drew Demeter joins us to discuss his self-education and his You Tube channel, Teen Take. View and subscribe here: Teen Take

This is the full audio version of SchoolSucksTV #5

Discussion:
-Influences/What inspired you to start this channel?
-Alex Jones and Jesse Ventura
-What is the school experience like after coming to understand the ideas of liberty?
-The pledge of allegiance
-The concept of "equality"
-the type of equality libertarians care about

Topic: Drew Demeter joins us to discuss his self-education and his You Tube channel, Teen Take. View and subscribe here: Teen Take

This is the full audio version of SchoolSucksTV #5

Discussion:
-Influences/What inspired you to start this channel?
-Alex Jones and Jesse Ventura
-What is the school experience like after coming to understand the ideas of liberty?
-The pledge of allegiance
-The concept of "equality"
-the type of equality libertarians care about

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 […]

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 […]

For this first interview in the series entitled: "Does Anybody Really Believe in World Government?", I am joined by retired orthopaedic surgeon, veteran Christian researcher and radio host Dr. Stanley Monteith. Drawing upon Dr. Monteith's decades of research, we discuss the role of secret societies (the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group) in the push towards World Government by a ruling oligarchy. (For show notes, please visit TheMindRenewed.com)

For this first interview in the series entitled: "Does Anybody Really Believe in World Government?", I am joined by retired orthopaedic surgeon, veteran Christian researcher and radio host Dr. Stanley Monteith. Drawing upon Dr. Monteith's decades of research, we discuss the role of secret societies (the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group) in the push towards World Government by a ruling oligarchy. (For show notes, please visit TheMindRenewed.com)

Swine Flu vaccine causing narcolepsy, in children in Europe, and Glaxo Smith Kline, says there is not enough data. Meanwhile in the US, nurses are fired for refusing to get the flu vaccine. A British man suspected of terrorism is stripped of his citizenship, flown to another country, tortured, and made to sign a confession. [...]

John Pilger describes the invasion of Africa and how its stated reasons are both false and unnewsworthy, leaving official truth to Hollywood.

Topic: Today I am joined by Tom Woods - historian, economist, political analyst, and author. Tom wrote the 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, as well as33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask.

Topic: Today I am joined by Tom Woods - historian, economist, political analyst, and author. Tom wrote the 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, as well as
33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask. His latest book is Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse

Discussion:
BACKGROUND
Tom survived Harvard and Columbia
How did he come to be a libertarian?

Topic: Today I am joined by Tom Woods - historian, economist, political analyst, and author. Tom wrote the 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, as well as
33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask. His latest book is Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse

Discussion:
BACKGROUND
Tom survived Harvard and Columbia
How did he come to be a libertarian?