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Kinsella Publications
Recent & Selected Publications
- The Intellectual Property Quagmire, or, The Perils of Libertarian Creationism [PPT, 32 MB], Austrian Scholars Conference 2008 (Audio; Video; Google Video version), Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn AL, March 13, 2008
- Tinsley, Patrick, N. Stephan Kinsella and Walter Block. "In Defense of
Evidence and Against the Exclusionary Rule: A Libertarian Approach", Southern University Law Review, Vol. 32.1 (2004), pp. 63-80
- How We Come To Own Ourselves [property rights in bodies], Mises.org, Sep. 7, 2006 (Mises.org blog discussion)
- The Greatest Libertarian Books, LewRockwell.com, August 7, 2006
- The Trouble with Libertarian Activism, LewRockwell.com, January 26, 2006
- A Simple Libertarian Argument Against Unrestricted Immigration and Open Borders, LewRockwell.com, September 1, 2005 (plus see followup comment here)
- A Libertarian Defense of ‘Kelo’ and Limited Federal Power, LewRockwell.com, June 27, 2005 [the takings/fifth amendment/eminent domain case]
- Federalism (with Walter Block), LewRockwell.com, May 25, 2005
- The Ordeal of Hoppe (with Jeffrey Tucker), The Free Market, Volume 25, Number 4, April 2005
- There's No Such
Thing as a Free Patent, Mises.org, Mar. 7, 2005 (related blog discussion)
- Causation and Aggression (co-authored with Patrick Tinsley),
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 7, no. 4 (winter 2004): 97-112
(based on "Reinach and the Property Libertarians on Causality in the Law," by N. Stephan Kinsella, presented at
Reinach and Rothbard:
An International Symposium, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, March 29-30, 2001)
- Reply to Van Dun: Non-Aggression and Title Transfer, Journal of Libertarian Studies, Volume 18, no. 2 (Spring 2004)
(summary of issue; 2)
- Eat This Book: Review of Brad Edmonds's There's a Government in Your Soup: Why There's Too Much Government in Your Kitchen, and What You Can Do About It, July 24, 2004,
LewRockwell.com
- What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist, January 20, 2004,
LewRockwell.com (Dutch translation: Wat het betekent om anarcho-kapitalist te zijn, MeerVrijheid.nl (copy on Libertarian.nl), trans. Koen Swinkels; local copy; Spanish translation: Lo que significa ser anarcocapitalista;
Polish translation)
- In Defense of Evidence: Against the Exclusionary Rule and
Against Libertarian Centralism, with Patrick Tinsley, November 1, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- A Theory of Contracts: Binding Promises, Title Transfer,
and Inalienability, Earlier version presented at Law and Economics panel, Austrian Scholars Conference, Auburn, Alabama (April 17, 1999)
(Journal of Libertarian Studies 17:2 (Spring 2003))
- When Did the Trouble Start?, September 5, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Sandefur and Federal
Supremacy, July 5, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Supreme Confusion,
Or, A Libertarian Defense of Affirmative Action, July 4, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Of Legal Fictions and Pro-Lincoln Libertarians: Reply to Sandefur, December 31, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- How I Became A Libertarian, December 18, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- Defending Argumentation Ethics: Reply to Murphy & Callahan,
Anti-state.com (Sept. 19, 2002) (reply to Bob Murphy and Gene Callahan, Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s Argumentation Ethic: A Critique,
Anti-state.com (Sept. 19, 2002); debate discussed in this forum)
- Fukuyama and Libertarianism, May 6, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- Letter to an Anonymous Patent Attorney, Jan. 25, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- New Israel: A Win-Win-Win Proposal,
October 1, 2001, LewRockwell.com.
Online Archives
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Journal of Libertarian Studies Articles
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Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Articles
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Libertarianism and Political Theory
Editor/Moderator
Rights Theory
- How We Come To Own Ourselves [property rights in bodies], Mises.org, Sep. 7, 2006 (Mises.org blog discussion)
- Causation and Aggression (co-authored with Patrick Tinsley),
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 7, no. 4 (winter 2004): 97-112
(based on "Reinach and the Property Libertarians on Causality in the Law," by N. Stephan Kinsella, presented at
Reinach and Rothbard:
An International Symposium, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, March 29-30, 2001)
- Punishment and Proportionality:
The Estoppel Approach, 12:1 Journal of Libertarian Studies 51
(Spring 1996).
- Defending Argumentation Ethics: Reply to Murphy & Callahan,
Anti-state.com (Sept. 19, 2002) (reply to Bob Murphy and Gene Callahan, Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s Argumentation Ethic: A Critique,
Anti-state.com (Sept. 19, 2002); debate discussed in this forum)
- Inalienability and
Punishment: A Reply to George Smith, Winter 1998-99,
Journal of Libertarian Studies.
- A Libertarian Theory of Punishment
and Rights 30
Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 607-45 (1997) [text version, with italics and some formatting missing]
- New Rationalist Directions in
Libertarian Rights Theory, 12:2 Journal of Libertarian Studies: 313-26 (Fall 1996)
(Dutch version
Hebben we rechten? Nieuwe rationalistische richtingen in de Libertarische
Rechten Theorie).
- Estoppel: A New Justification for Individual Rights, Reason Papers No. 17 (Fall 1992), p. 61 (evaluation by anonymous reviewer)
- The Undeniable Morality of Capitalism (text version), 25
St. Mary's Law Journal 1419 (1994)
(review essay of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The Economics and Ethics of
Private Property (1993)).
- Book Review (of
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The Economics and Ethics of
Private Property (1993)), The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, November 1994.
Intellectual Property
- The Intellectual Property Quagmire, or, The Perils of Libertarian Creationism [PPT, 32 MB], Austrian Scholars Conference 2008, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn AL, March 13, 2008
- In Defense of Napster
and Against the Second Homesteading Rule, September 4, 2000, LewRockwell.com (Polish translation)
- Against Intellectual
Property, Spring 2001, Journal
of Libertarian Studies; Spanish translation;
Polish translation;
Georgian translation published as chapter in Property and Liberty, Vol. III of the
Library of Liberty series (New Economic School – Georgia, 2005) (selection of free market oriented writers published with support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Germany))
(Awarded the Mises Institute's O.P. Alford III Prize for scholarly article published during
2001-2002 that best advances libertarian scholarship, at the eighth Austrian Scholars Conference, March 16, 2002, in Auburn, Alabama).
- There's No Such Thing as a Free Patent, Mises.org, Mar. 7, 2005
- (Minor) Criticisms of Kinsella, by Bob Murphy; and my reply in the comments section
- The Morality of Acquiring and Enforcing Patents, Stephan Kinsella, LewRockwell.com BLOG
- Letter to an Anonymous Patent Attorney, Jan. 25, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- Do patents and
copyrights undermine private property?: Yes, Insight magazine, May 21, 2001
(better-formatted version) (reading of and discussion of this piece by hosts at
Free Talk Live, 8/31/07
show; audio is here (local copy) [starts around 5:25])
- Letter on Intellectual Property Rights,
IOS Journal 5, no. 2
(June 1995), pp. 12–13 (including: David Kelley, "Response to Kinsella," IOS Journal 5, no. 2 (June 1995),
p. 13; and Murray I. Franck, "Intellectual and Personality Property," IOS Journal 5, no. 3
September 1995), p. 7.
- Is Intellectual
Property Legitimate? (local copy), Winter 2000, Federalist Society, based on version previously published in
1 Pennsylvania Bar Association Intellectual Property Newsletter 3 (Winter 1998); ¿Es Legítima la
Propiedad Intelectual? (Spanish translation)
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Law, Economics, Libertarian Issues
- Tinsley, Patrick, N. Stephan Kinsella and Walter Block. "In Defense of
Evidence and Against the Exclusionary Rule: A Libertarian Approach", Southern University Law Review, Vol. 32.1 (2004), pp. 63-80
- The Greatest Libertarian Books, LewRockwell.com, August 7, 2006
- The Trouble with Libertarian Activism, LewRockwell.com, January 26, 2006
- A Simple Libertarian Argument Against Unrestricted Immigration and Open Borders, LewRockwell.com, September 1, 2005 (plus see followup comment here)
- A Libertarian Defense of ‘Kelo’ and Limited Federal Power, LewRockwell.com, June 27, 2005 [the takings/fifth amendment/eminent domain case]
- Federalism (with Walter Block), LewRockwell.com, May 25, 2005
- Causation and Aggression (co-authored with Patrick Tinsley),
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 7, no. 4 (winter 2004): 97-112
(based on "Reinach and the Property Libertarians on Causality in the Law," by N. Stephan Kinsella, presented at
Reinach and Rothbard:
An International Symposium, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, March 29-30, 2001)
- A Theory of Contracts: Binding Promises, Title Transfer,
and Inalienability, Earlier version presented at Law and Economics panel, Austrian Scholars Conference, Auburn, Alabama (April 17, 1999)
(Journal of Libertarian Studies 17:2 (Spring 2003))
- Reply to Van Dun: Non-Aggression and Title Transfer, Journal of Libertarian Studies, Volume 18, no. 2 (Spring 2004)
(summary of issue; 2)
- What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist, January 20, 2004,
LewRockwell.com (Dutch translation: Wat het betekent om anarcho-kapitalist te zijn, MeerVrijheid.nl (copy on Libertarian.nl), trans. Koen Swinkels; local copy; Spanish translation: Lo que significa ser anarcocapitalista;
Polish translation)
- In Defense of Evidence: Against the Exclusionary Rule and
Against Libertarian Centralism, with Patrick Tinsley, November 1, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- When Did the Trouble Start?, September 5, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Sandefur and Federal
Supremacy, July 5, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Supreme Confusion,
Or, A Libertarian Defense of Affirmative Action, July 4, 2003,
LewRockwell.com.
- Of Legal Fictions and Pro-Lincoln Libertarians: Reply to Sandefur, December 31, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- How I Became A Libertarian, December 18, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- Fukuyama and Libertarianism, May 6, 2002,
LewRockwell.com.
- On Jonah Goldberg's Youthful Phase,
June 27, 2001, LewRockwell.com.
- Knowledge, Calculation,
Conflict, and Law (review essay of Randy E. Barnett, The
Structure of Liberty), Winter 1999,
Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics.
- Een Theorie over Contracten: Bindende Afspraken, Eigendomsoverdracht
en Onvervreemdbaarheid (in Dutch)
("A Theory of Contracts: Binding Promises,
Title Transfer, and Inalienability"), trans. Rene van Wissen, in
De Markt voor Vrijheid: 25 jaar
Libertarisme in de Lage Landen
[The Market for Liberty: 25 years of Libertarianism in the Lowlands
[Netherlands plus Belgium]], eds Stefan van Glabbeek and Aschwin
de Wolf, Libertarisch Centrum Nederland [Libertarian Centre Netherlands]
(2001)
- A Libertarian Theory of Contracts: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability,
Earlier version presented at Law and Economics panel, Austrian Scholars Conference, Auburn, Alabama (April 17, 1999)
(Journal of Libertarian Studies 17:2 (Spring 2003))
- "The Second Paradox of Blackmail,"
Business Ethics Quarterly 10, 3 (July 2000): 593-622
(co-authored with
Walter Block and Hans-Hermann Hoppe).
- Economic Calculation Under Socialism, Appendix I to
Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law:
Legal Aspects of Political Risk (1997)
- Legislation and the Discovery
of Law in a Free Society," 11 Journal of Libertarian Studies 132 (Summer 1995).
(Note: I have since changed my mind on the some of the issues regarding
the Hayekian "knowledge problem" and Leoni's work in this regard, as I have noted
in subsequent articles, such as the Knowledge, Calculation,
Conflict, and Law review above, footnote 5. Oh, that I had heeded Jeff Herbener's comments on an earlier manuscript, but I either got these comments too late, or did not fully appreciate them at the time.
More information
on the calculation debate.)
General/Social
Review Essays/Book Reviews
- Knowledge, Calculation,
Conflict, and Law (review essay of Randy E. Barnett, The
Structure of Liberty), Winter 1999,
Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics.
- Book Review
of Anthony de Jasay, Against Politics: On Government, Anarchy, and Order, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics,
Vol. 1, No. 3 (Fall 1998): 85-93.
- Taking the Ninth Amendment Seriously: A Review of Calvin R. Massey's Silent Rights:
The Ninth Amendment and the Constitution's Unenumerated Rights
[1995], 24
Hastings Const. L. Q. 757 (1997) [text version]
(abstract)
- Book Review of Patrick Burke, No Harm: Ethical Principles for a Free Market
(1994), Reason Papers No. 20 (Fall 1995), p. 135.
- Book Review of Rosalyn Higgins, Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It
(1994), Reason Papers No. 20 (Fall 1995), p. 147.
- Book Review (of
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The Economics and Ethics of
Private Property (1993)), The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, vol. 44, p. 640 November 1994
Shorter Pieces/Other
(Selected) College-era (1987-91) Columns, Letters-to-Editor
- Column: Israel: Victim of Bloodlust in Middle East?,
LSU Daily Reveille, June 21, 1988
(Note: written when I was young and in college; I do not now agree with everything
in this column, in part because of my move from Randian minarchism to anarcho-capitalism.)
- Minimum Wage Wrong,
LSU Daily Reveille, Mar. 23, 1988
- Minimum Wage Completely, Morally Wrong, Letter to the Editor,
The Morning Advocate, Aprl 22, 1988
- Column: Movie Review of Roger Rabbit,
LSU Daily Reveille, July 28, 1988
- The Cult of Modern Ugliness,
The Wonderland Times (underground LSU student newspaper), vol. 1, no. 8, July 24, 1989
(Note: Written in a more Randian "Objectivist" phase.)
- Freedom and Government,
The Wonderland Times (underground LSU student newspaper), vol. 1, no. 6, July 5, 1989
(Note: Written in my Randian minarchist phase; nowadays I would agree
with Fig. 2, not Fig. 1.)
Fiction/Unpublished/Miscellany
SHORTER PIECES IN BLOGS, SELF-PUBLISHED ESSAYS
General/Miscellaneous
Libertarianism: Property, Rights, Aggression
- Hate Crime--Intentional Action and Motivations
- Thoughts on Intellectual Property, Scarcity, Labor-ownership, Metaphors, and Lockean Homesteading
- The Essence of Libertarianism ("better title", "first possession", etc.)
- Libertarian Advocates of Aggression (see links in last paragraph--discussions on
Chronicles site etc. w/ Scott Richert, Ed Feser, et al. about willingness to admit one favors aggression)
- Toward A Theory of Bullying
(my reply to Kirkwood; Karen De Coster's comment)
- Yet More On Galambos (On engineers' tendency to be anti-intellectual, cocky brute-force reinvent the wheel types on politics questions); further discussion here
- On the incoherence of "would you push the button" Leonard Read type hypotheticals:
Defend Hoppe (comments); Push the Button? (comments);
Stephan Kinsella Ought To Shut His Stupid Cake Hole; Big Government, Thy Name is Privatization (comments)
- On "trespass" theory used for SPAM etc.:
Spyware and Trespass; http://blog.mises.org/archives/004637.asp
Libertarian Cranks and Nuts
The Corporation
Patents & Intellectual Property
Legal Theory, International Law, Common Law, Private Law
Objectivism/Ayn Rand
Fourteenth Amendment, Constitutionalism, Decentralism, Extreme Federalism
Nuclear, Technology
Unpublished/Draft/Forthcoming Works
Legal Publications
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