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• Kinsella, My Years with the Mises Institute (May 2, 2026)
• Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?: Postscript,” Property and Freedom Journal (April 17, 2026)
• ——, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?”, Property and Freedom Journal (March 25, 2026)
• Hoppe Removed as Mises Institute Senior Distinguished Fellow (April 1, 2026)
• KOL486 | Mark Edge Show: Kinsella, Hoppe, Mises Institute
• An Interview with Ralph Raico
• David Gordon, The History of Our Movement
• David Gordon on IP
• Locke, Smith, Marx; the Labor Theory of Property and the Labor Theory of Value; and Rothbard, Gordon, and Intellectual Property

In 2013, the Mises Institute launched an “Oral History Project” to preserve memories of key figures and events important to our ideas. As David Gordon notes in The History of Our Movement: [continue reading…]

From Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 486.

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Written in Spanish, above is a post from Lorenzo Cianti on X, celebrating Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s removal as Mises Institute Distinguished Senior Fellow:

SEE YOU SOON, HANS! I’m glad to see that the libertarian movement is distancing itself from toxic figures who praise dictatorial regimes, hate Milei out of prejudice and have tried to silence those who do not share their dogmatism. LONG LIVE FREEDOM, DAMN

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Professor Hoppe has published “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?: Postscript,” Property and Freedom Journal (April 17, 2026). This is a follow-up to “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?”, Property and Freedom Journal (March 25, 2026).

Update: see Portuguese version at Mises.pt

When it comes to Milei, the writing was on the wall: Anyone who has followed his short but disastrous time in power won’t be surprised by the recent images circulating on social media, of a shared press conference with Netanyahu in 2025.¹ More important than the images, was the announcement the boss and his hireling gave to Argentina and the international community: A public agreement that the whole of Argentina (1,073,518 square miles) would become a retirement home for Israeli “citizens.” Many were shocked to see this, it seemed straight out of a conspiracy theory about the Andinia Plan — according to which there is or was a plan to establish a Jewish state in Chile and Argentina — for those of us who had kept our eyes open, this invasion did not come as a surprise. But to the rest, it meant that they finally got to see with their own eyes what Milei’s true program has been, since the moment he set his eyes on the presidency, or even before. [continue reading…]

1. “El Gobierno Nacional Otorgará Subsidios y Asignaciones a Israelíes que Vengan a la Argentina.” June 17, 2025. [↩]

Remember that in a previous paper, I introduced my beloved “economyth”? Worthy of the name are our numerous pseudo-Austrian friends. In France, we have a good share of such friends. Let me tell the story of another talented one.

I am not sure if many of you reading this note will have already heard his name, yet within the narrow French “libéral” economics circles, Pierre Garello is a fairly influential scholar. What’s more, being a university senior professor, there are many places where he displays that his heart belongs to the Austrian School. Here are a few (1, 2, 3, 4). [continue reading…]

[Cross-posted at C4SIF Blog]

Someone forwarded to me the email below from one Martin Gundinger of the Austrian Economics Center to one Britt Schier of the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institute urging support of World IP Day. Both organizations are headquartered in Vienna; Barbara Kolm is Founding Director of the former and President of the latter, and is heralded as being “renowned for promoting free market policies.” (Kolm is also co-founder of the Javier Milei Institut für Deregulierung in Europa (Javier Milei Institute for Deregulation in Europe), and also Vice-President of the Central Bank of Austria (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) from 2018 to 2023.)

Institutes that are supposed to promote free market policies should not be promoting IP socialism! I guess we should not be surprised—Hayek was wobbly on IP¹ and on libertarian and free market property rights principles in general.² [continue reading…]

1. Hayek’s Views on Intellectual Property; Tucker, “Misesian vs. Marxian vs. IP Views of Innovation“; Tucker, “Hayek on Patents and Copyrights“; Salerno, Hayek Contra Copyright Laws. [↩]
2. Hoppe on Hayek; Hoppe, “The Hayek Myth” (PFS 2012); Hoppe, F.A. Hayek on Government and Social Evolution: A Critique, in The Great Fiction); Hoppe, Murray N. Rothbard and the Ethics of Liberty; Hoppe, Why Mises (and not Hayek)?; Block, “Hayek’s Road to Serfdom”.  [↩]

Cross-posted at StephanKinsella.com.

See Ludovico Lumicisi, “Rothbardian Property Rights in a Dangerous Digital World,” Mises Wire (04/11/2026) (reprinted below). This article won First Place in the Mises Institute’s annual Kenneth Garschina Undergraduate Student Essay Contest. I had corresponded previously with the author of this excellent paper. It cites and relies heavily on work by Hoppe and myself. [continue reading…]

Jeffrey Tucker, “A Half-Century of Household Income,” The Epoch Times (April 15, 2026). Reprinted with permission.

A Half-Century of Household Income

A family of four and their dog enjoy a day outdoors during a picnic in Agoura, Calif., in a file photo. (Tom Kelley/Getty Images)

Commentary

A few months back, I wrote a piece that touched on a taboo topic, though I did not know it at the time. It generated empirical evidence that confirms an intuition we all have that all is not well for American prosperity. I don’t mean just since the great inflation of the last six years. [continue reading…]

Originally published as Sean Ring, “Peace!Fire!,” The Rude Awakening (April 9, 2026)

Peace!Fire!

I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.

And since I sit here exasperated as I’ve been since this ill-conceived mess began, I thought I’d check the scoreboard.

What amazes me isn’t the unintended consequences. I didn’t know what they’d be, but I knew they were coming.

What blows my mind is that everything doom merchants have been selling for the past 25 years is coming to pass, in real time. Real de-dollarization. An empire breaking apart because it can neither bribe nor protect its periphery as promised. The empire’s metropole is blind to the consequences of its actions. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s blue ocean world is fading into history. Halford Mackinder’s world island is becoming a reality.

Am I an alarmist? You be the judge of that.

Here’s the damage report so far, region by region. [continue reading…]

Unfortunately, there are Austrian-School economists—most of them—and there are pseudo Austrian ones—enough to spoil the whole. It seems that many of that kind can be observed, lately. In France, where I do my best to promote Murray Rothbard’s legacy, we have our share of pseudos. Quite a share, actually. I like to call them “economyths”. Consider.

A few weeks ago, François Facchini published a book with the following title: “Quelle fiscalité pour demain ?”—“What taxation for tomorrow?”¹ The tone is already set, isn’t it? As I am sure you had guessed, this book is not meant to explain that “Taxation is Theft”, but rather that taxation is a necessary evil that we can at least try to keep below 100%. [continue reading…]

1. Amazon.fr – Quelle fiscalité pour demain?: Décrypter les enjeux des futures réformes – Facchini, François – Livres. [↩]

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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 321.

AI-assisted audio narration of the main chapters of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) is available at this PFS Youtube Playlist; the mp3 files may also be downloaded in this zip file.

The first two chapters—my “Preface” and Hans’s “Introduction”—were published the week of Rothbard’s birthday here on the Property and Freedom Podcast (PFP315 and PFP314). The other main chapters will be released sequentially weekly on Mondays. The next in the queue:

6. Lee I. Iglody, “The Man Across the Hall: My Time with Professor Rothbard”

Note: These audio versions were prepared by Jorge Besada. A professionally-produced audio format is now also available from the Saif House.

The cloth hardcover edition of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment will be presented at 100 Years with Rothbard, Porto, Portugal, June 27, 2026. This and other formats are available at Amazon; Saif House also offers these versions as well as the professionally-produced audio version.

An exciting event celebrating Rothbard, in commemoration of his 100th year, “100 Years with Rothbard,” will be held in Porto, Portugal, June 27, 2026.

This event, being organized by PFS member Manuel Ogando, is sponsored by several Portuguese libertarian groups: Mises Portugal, Catalaxia, Don’t Trust Verify (bitcoin podcast), ZugaTV (libertarian podcast), and Golpe de Estado Podcast (ancap podcasters). [continue reading…]

From the “never trust a politician” files (see Milei and his reversion to the mean with his political rhetoric) we now have the latest edition of “never trust a celebrity.” Our latest victim (or shall we say perpetrator) is Rob Schneider’s X post (March 27, 2026) .

Briefly, Scheider is now promoting (non-ironically) the idea of reinstating the draft in the US (a sadly “new” idea re-emerging). Upon publishing his unsolicited opinion he received a tidal wave of backlash (or “ratio” in X-posting parlance). He soon doubled down to “explain” it was meant to be a legal instrument to de-incentivize politicians from sending other kids off to war if they know their own children might get called up.  The most charitable interpretation of this stance is that he is incredibly naïve, not only about politics but likewise American history (e.g. the recent wars where there has been no congressional approval of military incursions along with well-publicized Vietnam era draft dodging by politically connected youth).

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In a recent article for Die Weltwoche, Phillip Gut discusses the “triumph of the chainsaw,” citing specific praise for Javier Milei in The Washington Post.

“The rapid transition from nearly a century of socialism to free-market capitalism continues to demonstrate the superiority of the latter,” says Gut. However, the Milei administration, which took office in December 2023, is actually just as socialist as its predecessors. So what free-market capitalism is Gut talking about? Indeed, beyond a few half-hearted steps toward deregulation—which in no way challenge the most cherished interests of the business classes most closely tied to power—Mileism is more of the same, even in Argentina’s statism standards: high taxes, money printing, indebtedness, and so on. There is certainly no clear improvement whatsoever.

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Yet another euphemism for socialism.

Fernando Chiocca, “How to win the economic debate,” Instituto Rothbard (Jan. 29, 2013), regarding PFS 2012 (PFS 2012 Youtube Playlist; PFS 2012 Annual Meeting—Speakers and Presentations). I was just made aware of this so have added it to our Press & Offsite Material page. The automatic English translation is below.

How to win the economic debate

Put Fernando Chiocca-29/01/2013

“We won!”

This is how writer and economist Andy Duncan began the opening lecture at the annual meeting of the Property & Freedom Society (PFS), held in September 2012 in Bodrum, Turkey. [continue reading…]

That’s “a categoric no” said Daniel McAdams, director of the Ron Paul Institute.  Ron Paul “would never say the things” that Milei says about foreign policy.  Neither would any real libertarian.

Update: See also

Twitter space Aug 18, 2023 — @DanielLMcAdams already calling BS on people saying Milei is the “next Ron Paul” go to 36:39 nb @ograu90 https://t.co/vx2EZrjpgD Impressive

— Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella) April 18, 2026

ISRAEL 3/30/2026: Death Penalty for Terrorists Law:

The Death Penalty for Terrorists Law (Hebrew: חוק עונש מוות למחבלים, romanized: Hok Onish Mevot leMachavlim) is a 2026 Israeli law. It prescribes execution by hanging for certain terrorist offences, and in practice applies only to Palestinians and not Jewish Israelis.^[1][2][3] The bill was passed 62–48 by the Knesset on 30 March 2026.

See also the Grok summary.

Still awaiting Javier Milei’s approval…..

HHH

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:56 — 23.3MB)

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 320.

AI-assisted audio narration of the main chapters of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) is available at this PFS Youtube Playlist; the mp3 files may also be downloaded in this zip file.

The first two chapters—my “Preface” and Hans’s “Introduction”—were published the week of Rothbard’s birthday here on the Property and Freedom Podcast (PFP315 and PFP314). The other main chapters will be released sequentially weekly on Mondays. The next in the queue:

5. Jörg Guido Hülsmann, “Three Channels of Asset Inflation”

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From the Property and Freedom Journal:

Alessandro Fusillo, “Cannon Fodder for the New Wars,” Property and Freedom Journal (April 5, 2026).

Germany is preparing for war and, above all, is preparing for that particular form of enslavement represented by military conscription. Many German media outlets have highlighted the fact that, starting from January 1, 2026, all German men between the ages of 17 and 45 will be required to obtain authorization from the Bundeswehr Career Center (Karrierecenter der Bundeswehr) if they intend to leave German territory for more than three months.

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The Rothbard Institute from Brazil has published today my article “The Mises Institute Versus the Legacy of Murray Rothbard.”

In the article, I discuss the decline in the quality of the articles published on Mises.org over the last few years, a trend in which the emergence of Javier Milei has played a significant role.

For more on the editorial decline at Mises.org, click here.

Dear Hans,

Given the nature of your recent public statements about the Mises Institute,¹ we hereby grant you a Distinguished Eternal Fellow designation. We will host more than ever your past, present and future articles, books, and lectures on rothbardbrasil.com.

1. Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Mises Institute: Quo Vadis?”, Property and Freedom Journal (March 25, 2026); Hoppe Removed as Mises Institute Senior Distinguished Fellow. [↩]

That Germany is not a free country and that free speech is under attack there, as all over the so-called free world, is hardly news. However, there are some peculiarities of Germany illustrated here.

The AFD (Alternative for Germany) election campaign poster from Wilko Möller below reads: We protect your children.

AFD (Alternative for Germany) election campaign poster from Wilko Möller: “We protect your children”

In 2026, a German court ruled that the raised-arm gesture (especially the man’s right arm) visually resembled the banned Hitler salute closely enough to violate a special German law prohibiting the use of symbols of so-called unconstitutional organizations. Möller was fined 11,600 Euros. The verdict is still under appeal.

Incidentally, the same law prohibits the exclamation, in public speeches, of “Alles für Deutschland” (Everything for Germany). AFD politician Björn Höcke was found in violation of the law twice, and fined first 13,000 Euro, and for the second time 19,900 Euro.

From StephanKinsella.com.

Hoppe: A Précis

On my list of things to write someday is an overview of the social thought of Hoppe, whom I consider to be the preeminent social thinker of our time, along the lines of Oxford University Press’s 100-page “A Very Short Introduction” series (previously called “Past Masters“).¹ I may use the term “A Précis” due to my fascination with Louisiana law and French terms and my former law professor Alain Levasseur’s fondness for this term for a concise, student-oriented textbook or summary-style treatise, something shorter and more accessible than a full-scale, comprehensive treatise, or “a student edition of a comprehensive treatise with the same title.”²

In the meantime, the assembled links will have to suffice.

• Kinsella, “Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe: An Indispensable Framework,” in Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment, Stephan Kinsella and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, eds. (The Saif House, 2026)
• Panel: The Significance of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Austrian Economics Research Conference 2019, Mises Institute, Auburn, Ala.)
• Stephan Kinsella, ^“Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe: An Indispensable Framework,” in Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment, Stephan Kinsella and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, eds. (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026)
• Hülsmann and Kinsella, “Preface,” in A Life in Liberty: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Jörg Guido Hülsmann and Stephan Kinsella, eds. (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2024)
• Hülsmann and Kinsella, “Introduction: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe,” Mises Daily (Aug. 7, 2009), in Guido Hülsmann & Stephan Kinsella, eds., Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Mises Institute, 2009)
• Kinsella, “Foreword,” in Hans-Hermann Hoppe, A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (Laissez Faire Books, 2013)
• Kinsella, “Afterword,” in Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The Great Fiction: Property, Economy, Society, and the Politics of Decline (Laissez Faire Books, 2012)
• Kinsella, six-lecture Mises Academy course “The Social Theory of Hoppe” (Mises Academy, 2011)
• Kinsella, “Read Hoppe, Then Nothing Is the Same,” Mises Daily (June 10 2011) (introducing the Mises Academy course)
• KOL374 | The Intellectual Contributions of Hans-Hermann Hoppe: The Great Fiction Podcast Ep. 1

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1. See, e.g., Plato by R.M. Hare, Kant by Roger Scruton, etc. [↩]
2. See, e.g., Alain Levasseur, Louisiana Law of Obligations in General: A Précis (3^rd ed. LexisNexis, 2009); idem, Louisiana Law of Conventional Obligations: A Précis (LexisNexis, 2010); idem, Alain Levasseur  and David Gruning, Louisiana Law of Sale and Lease: A Précis, 3^rd ed. (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2015). [↩]