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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
