My elaborations of the Rothbard-Evers title-transfer theory of contract (in “The Title-Transfer Theory of Contract” and “A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability,” chap. 9 of Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston: Papinian Press, 2023)) are illustrated graphically in A Libertarian Theory of Contract (pdf; images below), prepared by Michael Conaghan with an AI assist (Google’s NotebookLM I believe).
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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