Kinsella On Liberty

KOL464 | Law, Rights and Hoppe | Tyrants’ Den Ep 4

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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 and retired patent attorney. The conversation begins [0:01–7:20] with Kinsella’s background in patent law, where he candidly reflects on his anti-IP stance even while working within the IP system. He outlines how his libertarian beliefs shaped his legal career, how he avoided ethically troubling work like aggressive patent litigation, and how he transitioned to full-time libertarian scholarship, including his influential work on intellectual property and legal theory. As the episode unfolds [7:20–59:45], Kinsella explores the philosophical foundations of law from Roman and common law to natural law, and discusses international law, war crimes, and higher-law princ