My guest for this interview is Cori Brackett, creator of the powerful and thought-provoking documentaries Sweet Misery and Sweet Remedy. Cori talks about her own experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and describes how, through her research, she came to believe that the artificial sweetener aspartame played a significant role in her illness.
My guest for this interview is Cori Brackett, creator of the powerful and thought-provoking documentaries Sweet Misery and Sweet Remedy. Cori talks about her own experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and describes how, through her research, she came to believe that the artificial sweetener aspartame played a significant role in her illness.
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 008. This is an audiobook version of my Against Intellectual Property (1 hr 54 min.); .mp3 format or .m4b iTunes book format (each about 57M); also available in a Mises.org version and on iTunes U. Narrated by Jock Coats. A second version is here: KOL373 | Against Intellectual Property (audiobook #2).
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 007. This is an audio version of my article “What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist,” LewRockwell.com (Jan. 20, 2004), narrated by yours truly.
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 006. This is an audio version of my article How We Come To Own Ourselves, Mises Daily (Sep. 7, 2006) (Mises.org blog discussion; narrated by Graham Wright). Alternative version:
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 005. This is an audio version of my article, “What Libertarianism Is,” Mises Daily (August 21, 2009) (narrated by Graham Wright). The article was originally published in Hülsmann & Kinsella, eds., Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Mises Institute, 2009). Alternative youtube version:
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 004. Update: See also Thoughts on Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery, Alienability vs. Inalienability, Property and Contract, Rothbard and Evers (Jan. 9, 2022); Batting about voluntary slavery (Oct. 5, 2011); Slavery, Inalienability, Economics, and Ethics See also Walter Block’s response: Walter E. Block, Block, “Rejoinder to Kinsella on ownership and the […]
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 003. I was interviewed recently by my friend and The Libertarian Standard co-blogger, libertarian philosopher Geoffrey Allan Plauché, and Matthew Alexander for the inaugural episode of their new Prometheus Unbound Podcast. I’m posting here as KOL episode 003. Since we discussed IP and Geoff and Matthew are both fellow anti-IP anarcho-libertarians, […]
Topic: I was very pleased to invited as a guest on Two Beers With Steve. I have listened to several of their interviews and I highly recommend this show to others.
Discussed:
-What have I learned from students?
-What if I have to send my child to government school?
-Parents as school enforcers
-Timetables for learning certain things
-Parent and child, voluntary vs. coerced relationships
-Resentments
-Permissive Parenting
-Parent Effectiveness Training
-Technology and kids
Topic: I was very pleased to invited as a guest on Two Beers With Steve. I have listened to several of their interviews and I highly recommend this show to others.
Discussed:
-What have I learned from students?
-What if I have to send my child to government school?
-Parents as school enforcers
-Timetables for learning certain things
-Parent and child, voluntary vs. coerced relationships
-Resentments
-Permissive Parenting
-Parent Effectiveness Training
-Technology and kids
Topic: I was very pleased to invited as a guest on Two Beers With Steve. I have listened to several of their interviews and I highly recommend this show to others.Discussed:-What have I learned from students?-What if I have to send my child to government school?-Parents as school enforcers-Timetables for learning certain things -Parent and child, voluntary vs.
As many of my readers know, I often lecture and speak and give podcast or radio interviews on various libertarian topics and issues, such as intellectual property (IP), anarcho-libertarians, Austrian law and economic, contract theory, rights and punishment theory, and so on. I also blog and comment regularly on such matters in various blogs (primarily The […]
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 002. A reading of one of my earlier IP articles by Ian Freeman on Free Talk Live, from the 8/31/07 show [FTL audio; starts around 5:25]. The article is “Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?: Yes,” Insight magazine, May 21, 2001 (containing a response by CEI’s James DeLong). [As noted in the […]
Editors' Introduction
Christopher Stevens arrived in Benghazi, Libya as the US Special Representative to the National Transitional Council, in April, 2011, wielding a program of death and destruction.
At that time the main goal of Christopher Stevens and the United States government was to subjugate the sovereign nation of Libya. More than anything else, this
Topic: Lenore Skenazy joins me to discuss the Free Range Kids movement, and strategies for reaching out to helicopter parents. We also explore the trends that have led to the panic, paranoia and over-protective nature of so many parents today.
Look Closer:
Topic: Lenore Skenazy joins me to discuss the Free Range Kids movement, and strategies for reaching out to helicopter parents. We also explore the trends that have led to the panic, paranoia and over-protective nature of so many parents today.
Look Closer:
Topic: Lenore Skenazy joins me to discuss the Free Range Kids movement, and strategies for reaching out to helicopter parents.
Topic: Cory and I discuss some of his recent social media conflicts over the gun issue. We also discuss the presentation of and political discourse on this topic in the month since the Newtown shooting.
-The purpose of politics?
-An NVC approach to this issue
-Statistics
Look Closer:
Topic: Cory and I discuss some of his recent social media conflicts over the gun issue. We also discuss the presentation of and political discourse on this topic in the month since the Newtown shooting.
-The purpose of politics?
-An NVC approach to this issue
-Statistics
Look Closer:
Topic: Cory and I discuss some of his recent social media conflicts over the gun issue. We also discuss the presentation of and political discourse on this topic in the month since the Newtown shooting. -The purpose of politics?
A new report from Oxfam provides evidence that the super rich are a major human rights problem, becoming richer at the expense of those who are denied their rights to health care, food and economic security. More evidence from inside the US foreign policy establishment reveals how the super rich (who control the world’s energy, […]
Piers Morgan has become a sort of mouthpiece for the anti-gun establishment, so who should he interview? Alex Jones of course! Can Ben Shapiro resist the urge to impersonate and scream at Piers Morgan? Osama Bin Laden death photos will never see the light of day, and “I was a paid internet shill.” Join us [...]
By popular demand: another show about Alex Jones. This is an After School Sucks Special recorded on July 26th, 2012, shortly after the shooting in Colorado.
Brian Hagen, Allen Murdoch and I discuss various concerns and criticisms of Alex Jones and infowars.com. This is optional listening.
Look Closer:
Join the A/V Club
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By popular demand: another show about Alex Jones. This is an After School Sucks Special recorded on July 26th, 2012, shortly after the shooting in Colorado.
Brian Hagen, Allen Murdoch and I discuss various concerns and criticisms of Alex Jones and infowars.com. This is optional listening.
Look Closer:
Join the A/V Club
http://schoolsucksproject.com/join/
By popular demand: another show about Alex Jones. This is an After School Sucks Special recorded on July 26th, 2012, shortly after the shooting in Colorado.Brian Hagen, Allen Murdoch and I discuss various concerns and criticisms of Alex Jones and infowars.com.
Trains that exploit “Green” loopholes are on the rise, and so is the war on terror. Actually the “War on Terror” can, by design, never actually end. Average citizens defend themselves from violence with guns everyday. Drones and TSA spotted at NFL Vikings vs Packers game. George Orwell’s classic 1984 gets a face lift. Zero [...]
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 001. See also: PFP098 | Stephan Kinsella, The (State’s) Corruption of (Private) Law (PFS 2012) I delivered this speech in September 2012 for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey. The audio of my speech was corrupted due to a technical error, so I re-recorded a version […]
...vs. Reason, Manners, Composure, Meaningful Communication and Philosophy
Logic is about understanding reality in a non-contradictory way and how can we see things for what they are.
Metaphysical Laws
1.Identity
2.Causality
3.Non-Contradiction
...vs. Reason, Manners, Composure, Meaningful Communication and Philosophy
Logic is about understanding reality in a non-contradictory way and how can we see things for what they are.
Metaphysical Laws
1.Identity
2.Causality
3.Non-Contradiction
Topic: Stefan Molyneux, Osborne and I continue our discussion, shifting to questions about parenting challenges and frustrations.-Christmas, gift-giving and entitlement-Youth marketing -The Problem of Daycare -Why do people have kids?-Why did Stef have a kid?This show was recorded live on 1-5-12. School Sucks is live on UStream Saturdays at 6pm EST.
Topic: Stefan Molyneux, Osborne and I continue our discussion, shifting to questions about parenting challenges and frustrations.
-Christmas, gift-giving and entitlement
-Youth marketing
-The Problem of Daycare
-Why do people have kids?
-Why did Stef have a kid?
This show was recorded live on 1-5-12. School Sucks is live on UStream Saturdays at 6pm EST.
Look Closer:
Topic: Stefan Molyneux, Osborne and I continue our discussion, shifting to questions about parenting challenges and frustrations.
-Christmas, gift-giving and entitlement
-Youth marketing
-The Problem of Daycare
-Why do people have kids?
-Why did Stef have a kid?
This show was recorded live on 1-5-12. School Sucks is live on UStream Saturdays at 6pm EST.
Look Closer:
Christian evangelist and specialist in outreach to Mormons, Bobby Gilpin, joins me on The Mind Renewed for an in-depth interview on the history and beliefs of the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Bobby also shares from his experience valuable insights on how best to enagage in fruitful discussion with Mormon missionaries and regular LDS members.
Christian evangelist and specialist in outreach to Mormons, Bobby Gilpin, joins me on The Mind Renewed for an in-depth interview on the history and beliefs of the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Bobby also shares from his experience valuable insights on how best to enagage in fruitful discussion with Mormon missionaries and regular LDS members.
Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, has tendered her resignation and steps down on January 11th. Amnesty are looking to appoint a new Executive Director. HRI has written about and campaigned for Nossel’s dismissal. In our opinion and that of many Amnesty members her advocacy of war to cement the US’ position of […]
Topic: Stefan Molyneux and I discuss the anger and frustration that many people encounter after discovering the message of liberty.
Context: When people become aware of the philosophy of liberty, many will feel anger, betrayal and paranoia...
Is this why they often gravitate to politics first? Because it's such an appropriate outlet for those emotions? After another season of political hopefulness, reality sets in.
Discussion: What to do next?
Topic: Stefan Molyneux and I discuss the anger and frustration that many people encounter after discovering the message of liberty. Context: When people become aware of the philosophy of liberty, many will feel anger, betrayal and paranoia...Is this why they often gravitate to politics first? Because it's such an appropriate outlet for those emotions? After another season of political hopefulness, reality sets in.Discussion: What to do next?-Political action vs.
Topic: Stefan Molyneux and I discuss the anger and frustration that many people encounter after discovering the message of liberty.
Context: When people become aware of the philosophy of liberty, many will feel anger, betrayal and paranoia...
Is this why they often gravitate to politics first? Because it's such an appropriate outlet for those emotions? After another season of political hopefulness, reality sets in.
Discussion: What to do next?
I’ve always liked Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s observations regarding how we have to treat aggressors as technical, not ethical, problems. From The Economics and Ethics of Private Property (relevant parts bolded): while scarcity is a necessary condition for the emergence of the problem of political philosophy, it is not sufficient. For obviously, we could have conflicts regarding the use of […]
How secure is the official narrative about the events of 11, September 2001? How much confidence can we place in The 9/11 Commission Report? Has The National Institute of Science & Technology really explained why the Twin Towers & WTC Building 7 collapsed? And what about the Pentagon? Using expert testimony, we assess whether or not there is more reason to Question than to Trust the official narrative, and ask: How should people of faith respond?
As 2013 is underway, join us as we talk to our good friend James Corbett about the coming year. Some the issues that we tackle are the mainstream media, the alternative media, the European Union, …
The new website is up! HUGE thanks to Tony Sage, our webmaster.
Topic: Cory, Celestina and I discuss what many may consider predatory practices in modern advertising and 360-degree marketing to children. While these techniques have become more sophisticated with the arrival of new media, they still rely on the basic tricks that adults have been falling for since the mid-1920s.
The new website is up! HUGE thanks to Tony Sage, our webmaster.Topic: Cory, Celestina and I discuss what many may consider predatory practices in modern advertising and 360-degree marketing to children. While these techniques have become more sophisticated with the arrival of new media, they still rely on the basic tricks that adults have been falling for since the mid-1920s.
The new website is up! HUGE thanks to Tony Sage, our webmaster.
Topic: Cory, Celestina and I discuss what many may consider predatory practices in modern advertising and 360-degree marketing to children. While these techniques have become more sophisticated with the arrival of new media, they still rely on the basic tricks that adults have been falling for since the mid-1920s.
A couple of related posts from the LRC blog a few years back. See also my Mises blog post Libertarian Centralists, and my LewRockwell.com articles A Libertarian Defense of Kelo and Limited Federal Power (June 27, 2005) and Supreme Confusion, Or, A Libertarian Defense of Affirmative Action (July 4, 2003) *** Constitutional rights? Posted by Stephan Kinsella on April 20, 2004 04:38 PM […]
Seasons greetings to our readers! Our festivities are on temporary hold as we look at the Halfaya bakery massacre. The main elements of the Halfaya bakery massacre reported by news agency Reuters, CNN, Al Arabiya and other media channels, are that Syrian MIG jets bombed a bakery in Halfaya killing more than a hundred (CNN) […]
My Against Intellectual Property has so far been translated into Czech, Georgian, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish and, now, into Romanian, as Împotriva Proprietăţii Intelectuale. These are all linked at my Translations page, which includes translations of various of my publications into thirteen languages.
