Wes, Stef and I discuss the theories of Marshall Rosenberg.

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I had an exchange on the C4SS site on Thomas Knapp’s post The Thin Black Line: Kinsella: State chartering of corporations should of course be abolished but I’ve yet to see a careful argument that explains on libertarian grounds why passive shareholders/investors of a contractual firm ought to be vicariously responsible for torts committed by […]

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For any who are so inclined to blog this, here is some draft language you might find helpful: Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian attorney and writer, Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute and editor of Libertarian Papers, is teaching his second Mises Academy course later this month, entitled “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” This […]

My article, “Intellectual Freedom and Learning Versus Patent and Copyright,” was published today in Economic Notes (No. 113, Jan. 18, 2011), a publication of the UK-based Libertarian Alliance. (This article is based on my speech of Nov. 6, 2010, at the 2010 Students for Liberty Texas Regional Conference, University of Texas, Austin; audio and video […]

In a comment to his post on Sarah Palin, Sheldon Richman writes: I don’t see that it’s obvious that the Supreme Court has been dishonest about the Constitution. It was written as a deliberately vague document designed to satisfy multiple interests. It’s very much an inkblot. Madison said it contained “few and defined” powers, yet […]

In a recent Leonard Peikoff podcast, we learn that the problem with the TSA is that it’s part of a defensive posture against Islamic terrorism. We should go on the offense! Bonus: in a recent NoodleCast, Objectivist philosopher Diana Hsieh and her guest debate when it’s okay to use “butter” as a generic term to […]

From my post at The Libertarian Standard: In my How We Come To Own Ourselves, Mises Daily (Sep. 7, 2006), I argue: the libertarian could argue that the parent has various positive obligations to his or her children, such as the obligation to feed, shelter, educate, etc. The idea here is that libertarianism does not oppose “positive rights”; it […]

In Anarcho-Capitalism and Intellectual Property Right, The Vincenton Post (December 10, 2009), some Objectivist nym attacks my anti-IP views (citing Greg Perkins). He writes: “Now let me reproduce here the argument made by Greg Perkins against some Libertarian scholars against intellectual property. Perkins wrote the following:” … Consistency FAIL!

In a cover article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the information revolution that threatens old power orders in politics and the media, igniting a war on Wikileaks and its founder. "If I can be indicted," Julian Assange tells Pilger, "other journalists can too".

Note: Due to some career changes and other things, I’ve been unable to keep up with Slate podcasts as much as in the past (mainly because my commute has largely disappeared). But I’ve tried to note a few of late. Latest notable terms from recent episodes of the Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest […]

Funny parody of technology using real fruit, from The Beeb’s The One Ronnie (h/t Peter Surda):

From Mises Daily today: Teaching an Online Mises Academy Course January 10, 2011 by Mises Daily The IP course was a pleasure to teach. I was a bit intimidated at first by how to approach it — Should I wear a suit? What if my dogs bark? How much time should I leave for questions? […]

Why do most people turn a blind eye to the violence of the state? (Part 3)

Discussed Today:
-The Supplemental Security Income program
-How the poor are victimized in the name of helping the poor
-Medicaid
-Other dependency traps

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Why do most people turn a blind eye to the violence of the state? (Part 3)Discussed Today:-The Supplemental Security Income program -How the poor are victimized in the name of helping the poor-Medicaid-Other dependency trapsPlease visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

Why do most people turn a blind eye to the violence of the state? (Part 3)

Discussed Today:
-The Supplemental Security Income program
-How the poor are victimized in the name of helping the poor
-Medicaid
-Other dependency traps

Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

“Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory,” Mises Daily (Jan. 3, 2011) was the introduction to my 2011 Mises Academy course on this topic: see KOL018 | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 1: Libertarian Basics: Rights and Law” (Mises Academy, 2011). Archived comments: { 73 comments… read them below or add one } Leon Haller January 4, 2011 at 5:04 […]

From today’s Mises Blog: Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory January 3, 2011 by Mises Daily [edit] Libertarianism is both old and new. It is rooted in ancient ideas of natural justice, fairness, peace, and cooperation. You could even say that any civilized society is already somewhat libertarian. After all, civilization requires peace and cooperation. FULL […]

From a recent facebook conversation: Chu-hua Zh?Stephan Kinsella Question: What do you think of selling nothingness? For example, ebay no longer allows you to sell your soul (though you can sell a contract for your soul). But ebay policy aside, what do you think of the legal status of selling nonexistent things? 9 hours ago […]

The Mises Institute has just published I Chose Liberty: Autobiographies of Contemporary Libertarians (compiled by Walter Block; Mises Institute 2010). It contains my own entry, “Being a Libertarian” (previoulsy published as How I Became A Libertarian, December 18, 2002, LewRockwell.com). [TLS crosspost]

From LRC: Mises blog cross-post Liberal Economies and War Posted by Stephan Kinsella on December 30, 2010 09:01 AM Tom, you’re right that military spending should not be based on GDP. Unfortunately, and somewhat paradoxically, as Hoppe has argued, countries (especially larger countries) that have relatively liberal internal economic policies tend to be richer, and […]

A few weeks ago my wife and I tried this Williams-Sonoma recipe: Slow-Cooker Shepherd’s Pie. It’s really good. We have some family coming to visit from Louisiana, so we are making it tomorrow for Christmas day. For Sunday we have more family and friends coming over for dinner, and are going to cook Amarone Osso […]

This is an excerpt from my recent appearance on Peace Revolution Podcast. In this episode, we discuss economic theory and the history of money.

How does this relate to education? In this clip, we'll also touch on the "deliberate dumbing down" of the population, along with the importance of a systematic form of critical thinking, understanding rhetoric and the use of logical fallacies.

Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

This is an excerpt from my recent appearance on Peace Revolution Podcast. In this episode, we discuss economic theory and the history of money.

How does this relate to education? In this clip, we'll also touch on the "deliberate dumbing down" of the population, along with the importance of a systematic form of critical thinking, understanding rhetoric and the use of logical fallacies.

Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

This is an excerpt from my recent appearance on Peace Revolution Podcast. In this episode, we discuss economic theory and the history of money.How does this relate to education? In this clip, we'll also touch on the "deliberate dumbing down" of the population, along with the importance of a systematic form of critical thinking, understanding rhetoric and the use of logical fallacies. Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

(Kids Are Not Defective Part 10)

Today, a further exploration of acquiescence and aggression, from a different angle.

Stephanie Murphy, Wes Bertrand and I discuss the perpetuation of gender roles and stereotypes throughout childhood, referencing the work of Cordelia Fine.

We also question the disparity between the numbers of men and women in the liberty movement and the Free State Project.

(Kids Are Not Defective Part 10)

Today, a further exploration of acquiescence and aggression, from a different angle.

Stephanie Murphy, Wes Bertrand and I discuss the perpetuation of gender roles and stereotypes throughout childhood, referencing the work of Cordelia Fine.

We also question the disparity between the numbers of men and women in the liberty movement and the Free State Project.

(Kids Are Not Defective Part 10)Today, a further exploration of acquiescence and aggression, from a different angle.Stephanie Murphy, Wes Bertrand and I discuss the perpetuation of gender roles and stereotypes throughout childhood, referencing the work of Cordelia Fine.We also question the disparity between the numbers of men and women in the liberty movement and the Free State Project.Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

The news over the last month has been interesting...

The invasive TSA.
The emerging snitch society.
The calls for the execution of Julian Assange.

Surprised? Outraged?
Juxtapose today's current events with your childhood experiences.
Were you expecting some other social or political reality?

Today's show is a renewed call to strike at the root of the acquiescence and aggression making it all possible.

Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

The news over the last month has been interesting...

The invasive TSA.
The emerging snitch society.
The calls for the execution of Julian Assange.

Surprised? Outraged?
Juxtapose today's current events with your childhood experiences.
Were you expecting some other social or political reality?

Today's show is a renewed call to strike at the root of the acquiescence and aggression making it all possible.

Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

The news over the last month has been interesting...The invasive TSA.The emerging snitch society.The calls for the execution of Julian Assange.Surprised? Outraged?Juxtapose today's current events with your childhood experiences.Were you expecting some other social or political reality?Today's show is a renewed call to strike at the root of the acquiescence and aggression making it all possible.Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

John Pilger argues that years of 'identity politics' have had a marked effect on those who might otherwise see clearly the principles raised by WikiLeaks and the need to defend Julian Assange.

My LRC post: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain Posted by Stephan Kinsella on December 14, 2010 05:07 PM I’m getting this new book, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, for my 7-year old for Christmas. What’s interesting is how we are approaching some of the horrid aspects of communist Czechoslovakia. […]

As noted in my post Kinsella Speech at Students for Liberty – Texas Conference (Austin), on “Intellectual Freedom vs Patent and Copyright”, last month I delivered the speech “Intellectual Freedom and Learning versus Patent and Copyright,” for the 2010 Students For Liberty Texas Regional Conference, University of Texas, Austin. As noted on the website of […]

As the lecturer for an upcoming Mises Academy course (Study Libertarian Legal Theory Online with Stephan Kinsella), I have to say, I like the idea of Grayson Lilburnd in this Mises Blog post 🙂 Just in time for the holidays, now you can purchase a Mises Academy course as a gift, and actually have a […]

In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger says that the public needs to know the truth about wars and explains how journalists have colluded with governments to hoodwink us.

Re: U.K. Fee-Rise Vote Passes Amid Student Protests. Protesting what? Having to pay a higher percentage of their subsidized “education”? Screw that. Tuition should be raised until the local college bars start shutting down. Then we know students are really hurting.

This idea of mine and some friends from 2006 never got off the ground. Thursday, August 10, 2006 Welcome to Murder Park!   This is the blog for the Podcast “Murder Park,” a weekly libertarian bullsession with co-hosts Stephan Kinsella and Gil Guillory, and other rotating panelists and occasional guests. Our name is drawn from […]

When I was younger (say, 8 to 15), I was fascinated by the paranormal books and magazines, like Omni, pyramid power, UFOs, etc. Later on (say, 12 to 15 or so) I became, and remain, more skeptical. In law school I helped co-found a local skeptics’ group, at first named Mid-South Skeptics Association, and later […]

This was a Texas Lawyer piece from early 2009 concerning an interesting development at the beginning of my legal career in 1991-92, as a result of the last recession. Wait, make that three recessions ago. This explains how I ended up getting an LL.M. in London. Past, Present and Future: Survival Stories of Lawyers By […]

From the Mises Blog: Study Libertarian Legal Theory Online with Stephan Kinsella December 6, 2010 by J. Grayson Lilburne Murray Rothbard wrote in the preface of his The Ethics of Liberty: “While the book establishes the general outlines of a system of libertarian law, however, it is only an outline, a prolegomenon to what I […]

The Carmel Forest near Haifa city blazed in fire for a week  and the unstopped wildfire has resulted in 42 deaths and the burning of over 650 hectares of pine trees. Despite the regional and international firefighting teams and modern …

I’m glad Lew Rockwell is not joining this ridiculous boycott: No Amazon Boycott at LRC. For my own thoughts, see Re: Should We Boycott Amazon.com?. Now that PayPal has also refused to deal with Wikileaks, will the Amazon boycotters now suicidally boycott and refuse to use PayPal? And the State Dept. is urging students not […]

From TLS and the Mises Blog, a few related posts, “Randy Barnett’s Proposed ‘Federalism Amendment’” [Mises; archived comments; 4/23/2009], “Randy Barnett’s “Federalism Amendment”–A Counterproposal” [Mises; archived comments; 4/26/2009], and “Randy Barnett’s Federalism Amendment” [TLS; Mises; archived comments; 12/3/2010]. Each reproduced below along with archived comments from the quondam Mises Blog. “Randy Barnett’s Proposed ‘Federalism Amendment'” […]

Hilarious quote from this Slate article (also discussed at about 15:00 in the Slate Culture Gabfest for 12/1/10): A criticism about the advent of the “fiction writing” degree, MFA: The whole discipline had been gestating for a decade, beginning with novelist Walter Besant musing in 1884 over the notion of “Professors of Fiction”—something then as […]

In an essay for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes his return to Vietnam, whose war he reported for almost a decade. He finds old friends, their spirit unchanged, and asks if Vietnam's independence, for which millions died, is now under threat from the conditions of its membership of the "international community".

School Sucks has been nominated for Podcast Awards in the Education and Best Produced categories. Voting begins December 1st and runs through the 15th.You can vote once a day!

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School Sucks has been nominated for Podcast Awards in the Education and Best Produced categories. Voting begins December 1st and runs through the 15th.You can vote once a day!

Please consider voting for...
Best Produced: School Sucks
People's Choice: Freedomain Radio
Politics: Wheels Off Liberty or Free Talk Live
Cultural/Arts: Pirates of Savannah
Education: School Sucks or Freedomain Radio
Health: Healthy Mind, Fit Body
Comedy: Joe Rogan

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School Sucks has been nominated for Podcast Awards in the Education and Best Produced categories. Voting begins December 1st and runs through the 15th.You can vote once a day!Please consider voting for...Best Produced: School SucksPeople's Choice: Freedomain RadioPolitics: Wheels Off Liberty or Free Talk LiveCultural/Arts: Pirates of SavannahEducation: School Sucks or Freedomain RadioHealth: Healthy Mind, Fit BodyComedy: Joe RoganPlease visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.

A look at my own professional past, and at what happens on the other side of the gun.(Part 2)

Discussed Today:
-I gave kids drugs
-I was a 'good' employee
-I worked at a 'good' residential treatment center
-Medicaid
-The lure of bad money
-Good Intentions, in service of evil
-The Milgrim Experiment
-Voices of the institutionalized children

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