# international law (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover international law. Page: Feed: --- ## [KOL496 | Matt Sands and Kinsella on the Universal Principles of Liberty and the Nations of Sanity “Peace Agreement”](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol496-sands-kinsella-universal-principles-of-liberty-nations-of-sanity-peace-agreement/) _2026-08-15 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 496. Matt Sands of the Nations of Sanity project and I discuss the possible interrelationship between his project and my The Universal Principles of Liberty. Recorded Aug. 14, 2026. Related The Universal Principles of Liberty Supplemental Principles | Kinsella’s Annotations and Commentary KOL442 | Together Strong Debate vs. Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery \[…\] ## [“the very framing of the dispute helps to identify what the thing is in dispute”](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/08/very-framing-of-the-dispute/) _2026-08-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[From my Webnote series\] From “What Libertarianism Is,” in Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston: Papinian Press, 2023), p25, n34: Often the question is asked as to what types of acts constitute or are sufficient for homesteading (or “embordering” as Hoppe sometimes refers to it); what type of “labor” must be “mixed with” a thing; \[…\] ## [KOL495 | “Rothbard’s Revolutionary Contract Theory,” Sociedad de la Libertad Latam (Peru): Rothbard 100: A Legacy for Future Generations](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol495-rothbards-revolutionary-contract-theory-sdl-peru-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 495. Lecture, “Rothbard’s Revolutionary Contract Theory,” “Liberté Tribute to Rothbard on his Centenary: Rothbard 100: A Legacy for Future Generations,” Sociedad de la Libertad Latam (SdL) (a Latin American think tank based in Lima, Peru) and the 5th American Youth for Liberty Forum (Aug. 12, 2026, International Youth Day; via \[…\] ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Is Doxing Aggression? On Publishing Addresses, Phone Numbers, and Related Liability](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/08/libertarian-answer-is-man-doxing-aggression/) _2026-08-06 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Dear Mr. Kinsella, Hope you’re doing great, and I wish you a great trip to Portugal! When you have a moment, I would greatly appreciate your guidance on how to think about doxing (the public disclosure online of private or personally identifiable information about someone without their consent). I have tried finding if you have \[…\] ## [Attention Minarchists: Mind Your Manners (2008)](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/08/attention-minarchists-mind-your-manners/) _2026-08-02 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ I found this unfinished draft article in a file. Not sure why I abandoned it. I would no doubt change the references now, but enclose it below in its unfinished state. Attention Minarchists: Mind Your Manners \[incomplete draft, July 2008\] by Stephan Kinsella For some time now, we anarcho-libertarians have put up with a great \[…\] ## [Libertarian Rush: Rush Concert in Madison Square Garden](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/08/libertarian-rush-rush-concert-in-madison-square-garden/) _2026-08-01 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related Libertarian Music More Peace Music: White Flag Warrior Put Your Hands Up In The Air For Peace! Peace Art Justin Gaffrey Peace Art Judas Priest on the Surveillance State (Electric Eye) (2011) Libertarian Rush: Rush Concert in Madison Square Garden Since I got my first car with a cassette deck (a Ford Futura in \[…\] ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Essay about Kidneys, Rights, Property, Needs….](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/libertarian-answer-man-essay-about-kidneys-rights-property-needs/) _2026-07-30 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Someone asked me if I wanted to see an essay to provide feedback on it, based on a 4-page excerpt (below). My reply below, along with a Summary of his excerpt and the excerpt. Kinsella: No time. Re the excerpt I saw, a few quick thoughts: It seems like you have lots of disjointed and \[…\] ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Quasi-contracts](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/libertarian-answer-man-quasi-contracts/) _2026-07-30 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Hey Stephan. Have you ever written about the legal concept of quasi-contracts? I tried searching on Google and couldn’t find anything. Kinsella: Not explicitly, except maybe on incidentally on occasion, see e.g. note 12 to The Title-Transfer Theory of Contract: “Alessandro Fusillo observed to me that Rothbard might not have been aware of the fact \[…\] ## [Libertarianism, Minarchists, International Law, and Eminent Domain](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/libertarianism-minarchists-and-eminent-domain/) _2026-07-28 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[PFS Blog cross-post\] Principled libertarians are anti-state because they favor property rights and oppose aggression. 1 This does not mean respect for rights, or the non-aggression principled is our “only,” or even the “highest,” “value”; 2 nor that we believe in “absolute” property rights, whatever that means. 3 It only means that we have a \[…\] ## [Judas Priest on the Surveillance State (Electric Eye) (2011)](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/judas-priest-on-the-surveillance-state-electric-eye-2011/) _2026-07-25 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ From the Vault. Adapted and updated. From LewRockwell.com. Great song by Judas Priest from 1982, kinda prescient, re today’s Flock cameras etc. Related Libertarian Music More Peace Music: White Flag Warrior Put Your Hands Up In The Air For Peace! Peace Art Justin Gaffrey Peace Art Judas Priest on the Surveillance State (Electric Eye) (2011) \[…\] ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MsV8yH7StDeD) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Rothbard Takes Portugal: 100 Years with Rothbard: A Personal Account](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/rothbard-takes-portugal-100-years-with-rothbard-a-personal-account/) _2026-07-16 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ From PFS Blog 100 Years with Rothbard was held two weekends ago in beautiful Porto, Portugal, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, featuring and attended by a number of PFS members, including Professor Hoppe and Gülçin Imre Hoppe, Stephan Kinsella, Saifedean Ammous, Thomas Jacob, Greg and Joy Morin, and Alessandro and Domitia Fusillo. From the PFS \[…\] ## [Enzo Cannizzaro - The Rules of Change of General International Law (Part II)](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/enzo-cannizzaro-the-rule-of) _2026-07-14 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Enzo Cannizzaro - The Rules of Change of General International Law (Part II) by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2320574783-un_avl-enzo-cannizzaro-the-rule-of.mp3) ## [Enzo Cannizzaro - The Rules of Change of General International Law (Part I)](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/enzo-cannizzaro-2-part-1) _2026-07-14 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Enzo Cannizzaro - The Rules of Change of General International Law (Part I) by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318802380-un_avl-enzo-cannizzaro-2-part-1.mp3) ## [Paul Kogos: Refuting Kinsella’s Atheism](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/07/paul-kogos-refuting-kinsellas-atheism/) _2026-07-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ I noted what a great time I had at the recent Rothbard event in Portugal: Rothbard Takes Portugal: 100 Years with Rothbard: A Personal Account. Among the people I met there was Paul Kogos, a passionate libertarian and Catholic from Brazil. At dinner one night, I noticed his scapular so asked him about his Catholicism. We \[…\] ## [Attila Tanzi - State of Necessity in International Law](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/attila-tanzi-2-state-of) _2026-07-07 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Attila Tanzi - State of Necessity in International Law by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2331531338-un_avl-attila-tanzi-2-state-of.mp3) ## [KOL494 | Schweizer Monat with Alex Buxeda Interview: Intellectual Property and Property Rights](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol494-schweizer-monat-buxeda-interview-intellectual-property/) _2026-07-04 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 494. This is my interview by Alex Buxeda of at Schweizer Monat \[Swiss Monthly; linktree\]; recorded June 22, 2026. Youtube shownotes: Stephan Kinsella, patent attorney, legal theorist, and one of the leading critics of intellectual property sits with Alex Buxeda to explore whether ideas can be owned. Starting from first principles, \[…\] ## [Béatrice Bonafé - La dynamique des règles internationales](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/beatrice-bonafe-la-dynamique) _2026-06-30 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Béatrice Bonafé - La dynamique des règles internationales by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337620060-un_avl-beatrice-bonafe-la-dynamique.mp3) ## [KOL493 | Rothbard’s Greatest Hits: A Personal Mix Tape (Porto, Portugal)](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol493-rothbards-greatest-hits/) _2026-06-29 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 493. This is my talk “Rothbard’s Greatest Hits: A Personal Mix Tape,” delivered at “100 Years with Rothbard,” Porto, Portugal, June 27, 2026 (iPhone audio). This was a simply wonderful event. As noted here, 100 Years with Rothbard was held yesterday in beautiful Porto, Portugal (June 27, 2026), sponsored by several Portuguese \[…\] ## [Federica Paddeu - The Legal Regime of Countermeasures in International Law](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/federica-paddeu-the-legal) _2026-06-23 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Federica Paddeu - The Legal Regime of Countermeasures in International Law by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2311419086-un_avl-federica-paddeu-the-legal.mp3) ## [Giulio Bartolini - Human Rights and Disasters](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/giulio-bartolini-human-rights) _2026-06-16 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Giulio Bartolini - Human Rights and Disasters by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2311547846-un_avl-giulio-bartolini-human-rights.mp3) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/37G1rOBtLJIp) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Getting Away with Murder in Yellowstone National Park’s “Zone of Death”: Exploiting the “Vicinige” Clause](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/06/getting-away-with-murder-in-yellowstone-national-parks/) _2026-06-15 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ In the most recent episode of the excellent podcast Divided Argument, “Watch Snobs” (June 14, 2026), at about 55 minutes, the hosts talk about an anomaly in the law where it is possible to commit murder and get away with it because of some quirks in our federal constitutional scheme. They refer to a 2005 \[…\] ## [The “Right to Garden” versus Property Rights, and HOAs, Freedom of Association, and Covenant Communities](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/06/right-to-garden-versus-property-rights-and-hoas/) _2026-06-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[Cross-posted at PFS Blog\] This video, based on Christopher Ingraham, “Victory! Illinois Village Agrees to Let Laura’s Garden Grow After IJ Letter,” Institute for Justice Press Release (June 2, 2026), covers a recent “right to garden” case in Illinois involving a homeowner, Laura Schaefer, and the Village of Millstadt, Illinois (apparently a local government, as it has a \[…\] ## [KOL492 | Menger Institute Podcast #6: Property Rights, Patents, Anarchy, Patents, Anarchy, Technology, Long-Term Hope for Freedom and the Technological Death of the State](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol492-menger-institute-podcast-6-technological-death-of-the-state/) _2026-06-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 492. This is my interview by Matthew Geiger of the Carl Menger Institute for Menger Institute Podcast #6 (recorded June 11, 2026). Shownotes and transcript below. Related tweet: at 13:20, defending the late Millennials and early Gen Z against snide criticisms of their plight–living with their parents, working at Starbucks, playing video games, \[…\] ## [Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2026: Lecture 3: 'Immunities of State Officials and Prosecutions for International Crimes - Where does the Law Stand?' - Prof Dapo Akande, University of Oxford](https://lcil.captivate.fm/episode/hersch-lauterpacht-memorial-lectures-2026-lecture-3-immunities-of-state-officials-and-prosecutions-for-international-crimes-where-does-the-law-stand-prof-dapo-akande-university-of-oxford) _2026-06-10 · LCIL International Law Centre Podcast_ The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual three-part lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law. This year's lecture will be given by Professor Dapo Akande, Chichele Professor of Public International… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5e024814-c19c-4895-8dac-ffa00bcedbe2.mp3) ## [KOL491 | Trying to Persuade Paul Cwik of the Case Against IP](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol491-trying-to-persuade-paul-cwik-of-the-case-against-ip/) _2026-06-10 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 491. I’ve known Paul Cwik, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Mount Olive and fellow of the Mises Institute since I started attending the Austrian Scholars Conference in 1995. He is an Austrian and libertarian of sorts but had some qualms with my anti-IP writing so presented a \[…\] ## [Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2026: Lecture 2: 'Immunities of State Officials and Prosecutions for International Crimes - Where does the Law Stand?' - Prof Dapo Akande, University of Oxford](https://lcil.captivate.fm/episode/hersch-lauterpacht-memorial-lectures-2026-lecture-2-immunities-of-state-officials-and-prosecutions-for-international-crimes-where-does-the-law-stand-prof-dapo-akande-university-of-oxford) _2026-06-09 · LCIL International Law Centre Podcast_ The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual three-part lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law. This year's lecture will be given by Professor Dapo Akande, Chichele Professor of Public International… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4942e3ec-cc8f-42ed-9d90-2709193a4496.mp3) ## [Paula Gaviria Betancur - The Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and International Law: at the Intersection of Legal Regimes](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/paula-gaviria-the-protection) _2026-06-09 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Paula Gaviria Betancur - The Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and International Law: at the Intersection of Legal Regimes by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2315820308-un_avl-paula-gaviria-the-protection.mp3) ## [Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2026: Lecture 1: 'Immunities of State Officials and Prosecutions for International Crimes - Where does the Law Stand?' - Prof Dapo Akande, University of Oxford](https://lcil.captivate.fm/episode/hersch-lauterpacht-memorial-lectures-2026-lecture-1-immunities-of-state-officials-and-prosecutions-for-international-crimes-where-does-the-law-stand-prof-dapo-akande-university-of-oxford) _2026-06-09 · LCIL International Law Centre Podcast_ The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual three-part lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law. This year's lecture will be given by Professor Dapo Akande, Chichele Professor of Public International… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a34a74bc-668b-4c75-975b-2c47256a00d1.mp3) ## [The 2026 Libertarian Party National Convention](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/06/the-2026-libertarian-party-national-convention/) _2026-06-05 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Posted at PFS Blog: I attended LNC2026 a couple weeks ago; what a sh\*tshow. I ran for re-election for the Judicial Committee, on which I served the last 4 years; I was not re-elected. Good riddance. I’ll write up my experience with the LP over the last 4 years presently, but for now, a couple \[…\] ## [Andreas Tank: LiquidZulu’s Attempt to Debate Dave Smith](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/06/andreas-tank-liquidzulus-attempt-to-debate-dave-smith/) _2026-06-03 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[Cross-posted at Property and Freedom Blog\] Related Murray N. Rothbard, “Confiscation and the Homestead Principle,” The Libertarian Forum 1, no. 6 (June 15, 1969): 3–4, available online at Panarchy and also in Murray N. Rothbard, ed., The Complete Libertarian Forum: 1969–1984 (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute; 2012) ——, “Massacre at People’s Park,” The Libertarian Forum (June \[…\] ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5yf6hJSTMG0n) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Diego Fernández Arroyo - Los discursos de la legitimidad en el arbitraje internacional](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/diego-fernandez-arroyo-los) _2026-06-02 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Diego Fernández Arroyo - Los discursos de la legitimidad en el arbitraje internacional by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318711144-un_avl-diego-fernandez-arroyo-los.mp3) ## [The Prior-Later Distinction](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/06/the-prior-later-distinction/) _2026-06-01 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[From my Webnote series\] Other: Libertarian Answer Man: What if all the land is already homesteaded? “prior-later distinction” search at StephanKinsella.com Libertarian Answer Man: Co-ownership and Ownership and Punishment of Criminals: LFFS, ch. 4, n.6, citing “Defending Argumentation Ethics” (LFFS, ch. 7), especially the section “Objective Links: First Use, Verbal Claims, and the Prior-Later… ## [What is it that I do? On Libertarian Legal Theory, Scholars, Academics, and Intellectuals](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/what-is-it-that-i-do/) _2026-05-31 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related Rights as Metanorms; Rights and Morals as Intersecting Sets Not as Subset of Morals The Universal Principles of Liberty Kinsella, Legal Foundations of a Free Society (2023) I’m never quite sure how to describe what it is that I do (my avocation, not my (former) vocation(s)). 1 Is it political theory? Political philosophy? Libertarian \[…\] ## [Tibor Machan’s Collection of Poignant Quotes](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/tibor-machans-collection-of-poignant-quotes/) _2026-05-29 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related Remembering Tibor Machan, Libertarian Mentor and Friend: Reflections on a Giant Machan, A Brief on Left Libertarianism—Is it an Oxymoron? (unpublished, 2009) As I mentioned in my recent post, Machan, A Brief on Left Libertarianism—Is it an Oxymoron? (unpublished, 2009), an odd gmail glitch recently placed an Aug. 12, 2009 email from Tibor Machan \[…\] ## [KOL490 | Libertarian Christian Institute: Rothbard at 100: Why His Ideas Still Matter, with Stephan Kinsella](https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol490-libertarian-christian-institute-rothbard-at-100/) _2026-05-28 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 490. This is my interview by Cody Cook (@CantusFirmusCC) of the Libertarian Christian Institute (@LCIOfficial), whose show I’ve been on previously, 1 and whose book, Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions, I endorsed, to discuss my recent book Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (2026). Episode: Rothbard at \[…\] ## [Eirik Bjorge - The Evolutionary Interpretation of Treaties](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/bjorge-the-evolutionary) _2026-05-28 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Eirik Bjorge - The Evolutionary Interpretation of Treaties by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323826528-un_avl-bjorge-the-evolutionary.mp3) ## [Machan, A Brief on Left Libertarianism—Is it an Oxymoron? (unpublished, 2009)](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/machan-a-brief-on-left-libertarianism-is-it-an-oxymoron-unpublished-2009/) _2026-05-28 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related Remembering Tibor Machan, Libertarian Mentor and Friend: Reflections on a Giant Hoppe, “A Realistic Libertarianism,” LewRockwell.com (Sept. 30, 2013) Vulgarism, Left-libertarianism, Taco Bell, and “Power” Left-Libertarians Admit Opposition to “Capitalism” is Substantive (April 22, 2010) Is Macy’s Part of the State? A Critique of Left Deviationists (Oct. 9, 2008) Should Libertarians Oppose… ## [The Global Housing Crisis and International Law: A Critical Assessment](https://lcil.captivate.fm/episode/the-global-housing-crisis-and-international-law-a-critical-assessment) _2026-05-26 · LCIL International Law Centre Podcast_ In this talk, I’ll focus on multiple dimension of the global housing crisis - affordability, homelessness, loss of homes due to climate crisis, mass destruction of homes or domicide during conflict, migration and the idea of a home, the contestation over land, and the persistence of forced evictions, discrimination and increasing segregation - from an international legal perspective. Drawing on my… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1f045dc2-60c8-422f-a1da-defa0888d7c0.mp3) ## [Property Rights as Limits on Actions, Individuals are Responsible for Actions, not “for Their Property”; Property rights are not obligations or responsibilities](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/property-rights-as-limits-on-actions/) _2026-05-25 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[From my Webnote series\] KOL418 | Corporations, Limited Liability, and the Title Transfer Theory of Contract, with Jeff Barr: Part II KOL414 | Corporations, Limited Liability, and the Title Transfer Theory of Contract, with Jeff Barr: Part I Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation “Classificationism, Legislation, Copyright” The Non-Aggression Principle as a Limit on Action,… ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Private Defensive Censorship in a Repressive Regime (Iran)](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/libertarian-answer-man-private-defensive-censorship-in-a-repressive-regime-iran/) _2026-05-23 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Dear Mr. Kinsella, I am writing to you from Iran, where I closely follow your work on libertarian legal theory. I would deeply appreciate your insights on a unique digital dilemma here that highlights the messy collision between property rights, state coercion, and a captive market. Amidst a total international internet blackout in Iran, a \[…\] ## [Crumbling Racial Preferences](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/crumbling-racial-preferences/) _2026-05-23 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[Cross posted at Propertyandfreedom.org\] From The Editorial Board, “Old McDonald Had a Race Preference: A lawsuit settlement helps end discrimination at the USDA,” Wall Street Journal (May 22, 2026): One of the worst sources of race preferences has been the federal government, so cheers to the news that some discriminatory programs have been sent out \[…\] ## [Common Law Crimes, Ex Post Facto Laws, Libertarian Bylaws, and Principles of Fairness](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/common-law-crimes-ex-post-facto-laws-libertarian-bylaws-and-principles-of-fairness/) _2026-05-23 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Note: I do not use Grok or AI to cheat or write for me, but only as a tool for research and assistance, summaries, and so on. Here is the summary of a Grok discussion I had trying to clarify some issues, so asked it to prepare the summary in the form of a blog \[…\] ## [Deschamps Vargas, “AI Alignment from First Principles: Why Current AI Cannot Be Conscious, Why Strong AGI Requires Consciousness, and Why This Resolves the Alignment Problem”](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/deschamps-vargas-ai-alignment-from-first-principles/) _2026-05-18 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related Extreme Praxeology Yuri Maltsev, R.I.P. Barry Smith on Artificial Intelligence Ontology The “Ontology” Mistake of Libertarian Creationists The Ontology of the Omniverse Gamrot, Labor as the Basis for Intellectual Property Rights: Against Cwik The Nature, Properties, and Characteristics of Goods (Igloo Coolers case) Gamrot, A Critique of Moore’s Intellectual Property Theory Robert Pascal… ## [Patrícia Galvão Teles - Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law (Part II)](https://soundcloud.com/un_avl/patricia-galvao-teles-sea) _2026-05-18 · Audiovisual Library of International Law_ Patrícia Galvão Teles - Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law (Part II) by Audiovisual Library of International Law [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2314632959-un_avl-patricia-galvao-teles-sea.mp3) ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Duty to Procreate?](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/libertarian-answer-man-duty-to-procreate/) _2026-05-17 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Dear Mr. Kinsella, I wrote the same to prof. Hoppe and I hope to hear your opinion as well. My name is Augustin. In my research and pondering, I got stuck with a limit in the libertarian ethics that left the question of whether it truly permits the survival of mankind (as any ethic should \[…\] ## [Libertarian and Austrian Festschrifts](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/libertarian-and-austrian-festschrifts/) _2026-05-14 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ I’ve long been fascinated with scholarship and publishing, 1 and with the concept of a Festschrift ever since I came across Rothbard’s (see below). I became more interested in this when I helped produce Hans Hoppe’s first Festchrift in 2009. As I wrote recently in yet another such work (my Preface to the a recent Gedenkschrift \[…\] ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Do Corporations have “Privileges”?](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/libertarian-answer-man-do-corporations-have-privileges/) _2026-05-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Q (lightly edited): Hi Stephan, This is \[\], teaching economics at a university in \[China\]. I love reading Hoppe’s and your articles and books. I am currently reading your great book Legal Foundations of a Free Society. The book From Partisan Banking to Open Access: The Emergence of Free Banking in Early Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts 1 tells \[…\] ## [Max Hillebrand, The Praxeology of Privacy](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/max-hillebrand-the-praxeology-of-privacy/) _2026-05-13 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ Related KOL337 | Join the Wasabikas Ep. 15.0: You Don’t Own Bitcoin—Property Rights, Praxeology and the Foundations of Private Law, with Max Hillebrand KOL249 | WCN’s Max Hillebrand: Intellectual Property and Who Owns Bitcoin Extreme Praxeology Max Hillebrand, The Praxeology of Privacy: Economic Logic in Cypherpunk Implementation (2026) Amazon description: The state cannot steal what \[…\] ## [100 Years with Rothbard: Porto, Portugal](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/100-years-with-rothbard-porto-portugal/) _2026-05-09 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[Cross-posted at PFS and HansHoppe.com\] Libertarians around the world are this year celebrating Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday. At the PFS we published a book in his honor, Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment, Stephan Kinsella and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, eds. (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) on his 100th birthday, March 2, 2026. And next month, \[…\] ## [Libertarian Answer Man: Mises \[and Proudhon\] on “Property is Theft”](https://stephankinsella.com/2026/05/libertarian-answer-man-mises-on-property-is-theft/) _2026-05-07 · Stephan Kinsella · StephanKinsella.com_ \[From my Webnote series\] Related On Property Rights in Superabundant Bananas and Property Rights as Normative Support for Possession Libertarian Answer Man: Self-ownership for slaves and Crusoe; and Yiannopoulos on Accurate Analysis and the term “Property”; Mises distinguishing between juristic and economic categories of “ownership” Creative Common Law Project, R.I.P. and Waystation Libertarians…