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 include even margarine, and when you should object. I kid thee not. Go to about 45-48 minutes or so.
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Stephan Kinsella is a libertarian writer and retired patent attorney in Houston, Texas. He has published widely on various areas of libertarian legal theory and on legal topics such as intellectual property law and international law. His publications include Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2023), Against Intellectual Property (Mises Institute, 2008), International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide (Oxford, 2020), and The Universal Principles of Liberty (2025).
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