Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 467.I was asked one Juani (@witheredsummer), an Argentinian Voluntarist, on Twitter and then later via email, to review his draft article "Ideas Are Free: A Case Against Intellectual Property" (text below) (I note that perhaps ironically, this title is almost identical to one of my own previous publications/spee…

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 466.https://youtu.be/JAwxQTrPDIIRe.@NSKinsella has proposed a number of patent reforms if we decide as a society not to abolish the patent system. This is, in my view, a more plausible way forward (politically) instead of demanding the abolition of patents.https://t.co/q3a0U2HQJ6In this annotated extract, I… htt…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss two issues: the real lessons of Memorial Day and President Trump’s use of immigration controls to vet foreign students. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 465.GROK SHOWNOTES: [0:00–9:16] In this engaging episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast, Stephan Kinsella and Sheldon Richman tackle the contentious issue of pharmaceutical price controls under Trump’s executive order, questioning their equivalence to traditional price controls that distort markets. Kinsella…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the relationship between economic liberty and civil liberties. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 464.I appeared on the new show Tyrant's Den a few days ago. It was released today (May 2, 2025) along with the other initial episodes.Chat GPT shownotes:In this engaging episode of The Tyrants' Den, host and guest delve into a wide-ranging discussion with Stephan Kinsella, a leading libertarian legal theorist an…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the Vietnam War and North Vietnam’s victory over the United States in that conflict. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 463.A followup discussion with André Simoni of Brazil about some questions he had about applying my/Rothbard’s title-transfer. See also KOL457 | Sheldon Richman & IP; Andre from Brazil re Contract Theory, Student Loan Interest Payments, Bankruptcy, Vagueness, Usury.Grok Shownotes: 0:00–29:42] In this episode of …

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump’s war against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 462.I previously appeared on Joshua Smith's Break the Cycle, in July 2021 (KOL349 | CouchStreams Ep 58 on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith). I had forgotten but we also did a short "CouchStreams After Hours" segment for subscribers which was, and still is, behind a paywall. We discussed various things—my scoote…

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 461.This is my appearance on Adam Haman’s podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack), episode HN 119, “Stephan Kinsella Expounds on Philosophy And The Life Well Lived” (recorded Feb. 6, 2025—just before the Tom Woods cruise). We discussed philosophy and rights; my legal and libertarian car…

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 460.I mean the title says it all. I kept getting interrupted by calls and deliveries. Oh well, what you gonna do.Links/Resourceshttps://youtu.be/rnDe920Ce40China and IP "Theft" Lacalle on China and IP “Theft” All-In Podcast Concern over China and IP “Theft” More of the “China is Stealing Our IP” nonsense Tweet b…

n this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard show how income taxation converted the American people into serfs and lowered their standard of living in the process. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 459.In response to lots of froth on Twitter related to Jack Dorsey's call to "delete all IP law," which was echoed by Elon Musk (Musk and Dorsey: “delete all IP law”) I decided to attempt to host an impromptu Twitter Spaces about this. After overcoming some technical glitches, here is the result (and thanks to @…

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 458.The meat of this talk is only about 15 minutes, if you skip the first couple minutes of setup and the Q&A at the end.GROK SHOWNOTES: In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty Podcast (KOL458), recorded on April 7, 2025, at the APEE 49th Meeting in Guatemala City, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella…

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 457.I had been meaning to talk to my old friend Sheldon Richman, of the Libertarian Institute and TGIF column, about his own IP Odyssey, as he's always been great on this issue, (( My IP Odyssey; as quoted in “Your failed business model is not my problem”; Sheldon Richman, “Patent Nonsense," IP Debate Breaks Out…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of Columbia University’s capitulation after President Trump threatened to terminate $400 in federal funds to the university. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Trump’s assault on civil liberties in the context of America’s immigration-control system. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 456.[Update: see various biographical pieces on my publications page, including Alan D. Bergman, Adopting Liberty: The Stephan Kinsella Story (2025).]This is my appearance on Adam Haman’s podcast and Youtube channel, Haman Nature (Haman Nature substack), episode HN 109, "Stephan Kinsella Expounds on Philosophy A…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why freedom does not consist of efforts by President Trump, Elon Musk, and the DOGE to make the federal government more efficient. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 455.I interviewed/had a discussion with my first IP law boss today, William C. (Bill) Norvell, Jr., about our time together when I was a new lawyer, his love of opera and so on, and his views on politics, war, Trump, and his views on the patent and IP system based on his years of experience as a patent prosecuto…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the big White House implosion involving President Trump, Vice-President Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob G. Hornbergber and Richard M. Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 454.My recent appearance on The Rational Egoist. (Spotify; Youtube)Shownotes:Michael engages in a lively debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian theorist and anarcho-capitalist, as they explore key issues that divide Objectivists and libertarians. They discuss topics such as intellectual property, the role o…

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine the enormous consequences of the Mexican War and the Spanish-American War on the United States. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberber and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the virtues of free trade–with respect to both freedom and people’s standard of living. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 453.I was approached recently by my old friend, legal scholar and philosopher David Koepsell (a fellow opponent of IP who appeared on the John Stossel show with me a few years back), (( KOL308 | Stossel: It’s My Idea (2015). )) as one of his students at Texas A&M, Eliot Kalinov, was interested in my and Hoppe's …

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss one of the most infamous acts in U.S. history — President Franklin Roosevelt’s executive order making it illegal for Americans to own gold. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the implications of President Trump’s battle against USAID and the issue of foreign aid in general. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the chaos surrounding President Trump’s first week in power. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the prospects for liberty during the next four years under a Donald Trump administration. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President-elect Trump’s overall border policy–drug war, immigration controls, tariffs, and sanctions. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming pardons of the January 6 protestors. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President-elect Trump’s desire to abolish the debt ceiling. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

n this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss whether Judeo-Christian principles should be taught in public schools? Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.By Jacob Hornberber and Richard Ebeling

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 452.I was asked recently to guest lecture for a course taught to some mechanical engineering students at Colorado University Boulder (EMEN 4100: Engineering Economics) by the lecturer, David Assad. Assad covers some ethics related matters in the latter part of the course and asked me to talk generally about ethi…