# Stephan Kinsella
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Norman stephan kinsella (; born 1965) is an American intellectual property lawyer, author, and deontological anarcho-capitalist. His legal works have been published by Oceana Publications and are stored on the Westlaw database.
== Education ==
Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University where he earned Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) degrees in electrical engineering, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center (formerly known as LSU Law Center).
A Critique of Stephan Kinsella's Approach To Rights Theory
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of Stephan Kinsella's Approach To Rights Theory' by Jake Desyllas.
Stephan Kinsella famously overturned the libertarian case for intellectual property by refusing to prejudge the conclusion: instead of assuming IP was valid and hunting for arguments to fi…
KOL498 | Adolf Reinach and his “On the Concept of Causality in the Criminal Law”
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 498
This is my speech delivered this morning at the 2026 Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Adolf Reinach and his "On the Concept of Causality in the Criminal Law." It is based in part on Kinsella, "Causation and Aggression," Hoppe, “…
Argumentation Ethics Entails Self Ownership From the Beginning of Life
An AI narration of the article 'Argumentation Ethics Entails Self Ownership From the Beginning of Life' by Jake Desyllas.
A reply to Stephan Kinsella's comments on an earlier critique, this episode argues that the Hoppean rights theory already settles a question Kinsella leaves open: when does an …
KOL500 | Libertad Individual Interview: Rothbard’s Framework, Legal Theory, Property Rights, Contract, Intellectual Property, Corporations, and More
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 500.
Jorge Muñoz, host of the Libertad Individual Youtube channel, interviewed me recently: The Case Against Intellectual Property (Sept. 3, 2026; recorded Sept. 1, 2026). Shownotes and transcript below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaylVL2ptc
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KOL501 | Stephan Kinsella (The Kinsellanator) returns to dispense some White Pills, with Mark Maresca of The White Pillbox: Próspera and Free Cities, PFS, Helsinki, Bitcoin, Why the State Is Fragile, Way-Station Libertarians, Anarchism, and IP
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 501.
This is my discussion with Mark Maresca, of The White Pillbox, about my recent travels: episode. (Previous episode: Kinsella as “White Pill”: Maresca, “From the White-PillBox: Part 29. Achilles Heel edition 3”; KOL473 | The Universal Principles of Liberty,…
Stephan Kinsella (The Kinsellanator) returns to dispense some White Pills
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No, it’s not a new WWF hero. It’s Stephan Kinsella (the Kinsellanator) returning to the White Pillbox, to smash a folding chair over the head of statism.
Together we bob and weave across the landscape of libertarianism and the transition to a free society. …
KOL502 | Abolish Intellectual Property? Stephan Kinsella on Objectively Speaking: Scarcity, Negative Servitudes, IP, Objectivism, AI Copyright, and Bitcoin Ownership
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 502.
Cross-posted at PFS Blog.
This is my conversation on Liquid Zulu's Twitter Space (@PunishedZulu), recorded Oct. 12, 2026. Topics discussed include why property rights require scarcity, the case against IP as non-consensual negative servitudes, critiques o…
You Don’t Own Your Bitcoin | Stephan Kinsella | BIS #225
Stephan Kinsella joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why you can’t legally own Bitcoin, what the difference between ownership and possession means for self-custody, and whether the July 2026 Coldcard hack was really theft. Knut and Stephan dig into Austrian economics, libertarian contract…
KOL504 | Can You Own Bitcoin? Ownership, Possession & Property Rights: Bitcoin Infinity Show #225, with Knut Svanholm
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 504. Cross-posted at PFS.
https://youtu.be/M4WB-fTEZZI?si=fRDRoipB51221Eyi
My appearance on Bitcoin Infinity #225, With Knut Svanholm.
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Stephan Kinsella joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about why you can’t legally own Bitcoin, what the diffe…
Is Intellectual Property Just Legalized Stealing?
Is Intellectual Property actually a form of theft? Stephan Kinsella joins Big John to dismantle the biggest myth in economics: that patents and copyrights “protect” innovation. He argues that IP laws are not property rights at all, but state-enforced monopolies that violate the Non-Aggression Princ…
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