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PFP294 | Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Concluding Remarks, Tributes, and Announcements (PFS 2012)

by on May 26, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 294.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Concluding Remarks, Tributes, and Announcements.

This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society. PFS 2012 Playlist.

It was not included previously in the podcast since the video had been lost and I had assumed the audio had also been lost. However, I recently discovered the audio files for two of the speeches as well as Professor Hoppe’s Introductory and Concluding remarks had been preserved, namely those listed below. They are podcast here for the first time.

  • Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Welcome and Introductions
  • Karl-Peter Schwarz (Austria), Between Restitution and Re-Expropriation: Desocialization in Eastern Europe
  • Benjamin Marks (Australia), On H.L. Mencken as a Libertarian Model
  • Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Concluding Remarks, Tributes, and Announcements

 

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PFP293 | Benjamin Marks, On H.L. Mencken as a Libertarian Model (PFS 2012)

by on May 26, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 293.

Benjamin Marks (Australia), On H.L. Mencken as a Libertarian Model.

This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society. PFS 2012 Playlist. Text of article on which the speech was based is below; docx; pdf. Speech. Transcript also below.

Grok summary of article: H.L. Mencken’s conservatism, as explored in Benjamin Marks’ essay, is a defining trait that sets him apart as a libertarian thinker who held low expectations for societal reform. Unlike typical conservatism, Mencken’s brand is rooted in a deep skepticism of government and religion, viewing them as historically optimistic overreaches that clash with true conservative doubt. He saw many societal problems as insoluble or unlikely to be addressed due to human folly, yet found entertainment in the pretentiousness of events and the futility of reform efforts. His libertarianism was not driven by a desire to convert others but by a commitment to truth, expressed through sharp, clear prose that prioritized self-expression over activism.

Mencken’s approach was neither nihilistic nor despairing; he embraced the world’s flaws with a light-hearted cynicism, finding joy in critiquing its absurdities without expecting change. He believed people’s gullibility and resistance to reason made libertarian ideals unattainable in the near term, a view reinforced by his observations of failed revolutions and reforms that often worsened conditions. Marks argues that Mencken’s consistent, principled stance—free of moral indignation—offers libertarians a radical perspective: not as a competing utopianism, but as a clear-eyed rejection of romantic solutions. His influence, though significant in literature and culture, never popularized libertarianism, underscoring his realism about human nature and societal inertia.
Grok summary of transcript:
Two-Paragraph Summary for Show Notes
0:00–9:00: The speaker begins by expressing gratitude for being invited to the Property and Freedom Society conference, acknowledging the late Neville Kennard, a fervent supporter who passed away in June. Kennard, despite his frail condition, remained passionate about libertarianism, wearing a Rothbard “Enemy of the State” shirt during the speaker’s visit. The speaker introduces the topic, “H.L. Mencken as a Libertarian Model,” contrasting Mencken’s approach with Murray Rothbard’s. Mencken, unlike Rothbard, had no expectations of influencing society, viewing politics as entertainment and government as pathetic yet amusing. His pessimism, rooted in reason, led him to describe himself as a “specialist in human depravity,” focusing on diagnosing societal flaws rather than proposing solutions. This perspective, the speaker argues, is more realistic than Rothbard’s optimistic belief in a long-term libertarian revolution, as outlined in Rothbard’s 1965 essay, which the speaker dismisses as clichéd romanticism.
9:01–19:38: The speaker critiques libertarian optimism by addressing common arguments, such as the internet’s role in spreading libertarian ideas or the belief that economic crises will awaken people to libertarianism. Mencken’s responses, as interpreted by the speaker, highlight counterpoints: easy access to statist propaganda negates the internet’s benefits, and crises often lead to more government intervention. The speaker also challenges the romanticism of Albert J. Nock’s concept of the “remnant,” quoting Nock to show his own pessimism about societal change. Marcus Aurelius is cited to underscore the futility of expecting posthumous recognition. The speaker concludes by suggesting that libertarians can still find joy in critiquing government absurdities, as evidenced by the lively PFS speakers. For optimists, the speaker humorously recommends following Gina Rinehart, a wealthy Australian secessionist, as a potential catalyst for libertarian progress, while emphasizing Mencken’s view that libertarianism is about personal enjoyment, not necessarily societal change.

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PFP292 | Karl-Peter Schwarz, Between Restitution and Re-Expropriation: Desocialization in Eastern Europe (PFS 2012)

by on May 26, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 292.

Karl-Peter Schwarz (Austria), Between Restitution and Re-Expropriation: Desocialization in Eastern Europe.

This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society.  PFS 2012 Playlist.

Transcript and Grok shownotes/summary below.

Two-Paragraph Summary for Show Notes
0:01–15:00: The speaker, invited by Professor Hoppe to the Property and Freedom Society, opens with a reflection on speaking in a “temple of knowledge and liberty,” humorously referencing Roman customs of covering one’s head in temples, except for Kronos, the god of time, who reveals all truths. The talk focuses on historical crimes of expropriation and restitution in post-communist Eastern Europe, challenging the misconception that nationalization was exclusive to communism. The speaker outlines three forms of governmental theft—inflation, taxation, and mass expropriation—emphasizing the latter’s violence and prevalence across the 20th century, from the Balkan Wars to post-World War II population transfers. Specific examples include the expulsion of 3 million Germans from Czechoslovakia under President Beneš’s decrees, which nationalized 80% of the economy by 1948, and the broader displacement of millions across Europe, highlighting that democratic and totalitarian regimes alike engaged in these practices.
15:01–37:12: The speaker critiques the flawed restitution processes in post-communist states, particularly the Czech Republic and Slovenia, where arbitrary time limits (e.g., February 25, 1948, in Czechoslovakia) excluded many legitimate claims. Quoting Murray Rothbard’s Ethics of Liberty, the speaker argues that only restitution to original owners or their heirs upholds justice, yet privatization often benefited former communist elites, fostering oligarchic power structures. Cases like Elisa Fabriova and Prince Kinsky illustrate systemic barriers, with Czech courts and government manipulating legal processes to block aristocratic claims. In Slovenia, Luboš Šeš’s 20-year struggle for restitution yielded minimal recovery, hampered by retroactive laws and biased courts. The speaker concludes that these failures undermine the rule of law, perpetuate corruption, and pose security risks, urging moral clarity despite the unlikelihood of full redress, as time (Kronos) may not deliver justice.

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PFP291 | Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Welcome and Introductions (PFS 2012)

by on May 26, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 291.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Welcome and Introductions.

This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society.  PFS 2012 Playlist.

It was not included previously in the podcast since the video had been lost and I had assumed the audio had also been lost. However, I recently discovered the audio files for two of the speeches as well as Professor Hoppe’s Introductory and Concluding remarks had been preserved, namely those listed below. They are podcast here for the first time.

  • Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Welcome and Introductions
  • Karl-Peter Schwarz (Austria), Between Restitution and Re-Expropriation: Desocialization in Eastern Europe
  • Benjamin Marks (Australia), On H.L. Mencken as a Libertarian Model
  • Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Concluding Remarks, Tributes, and Announcements
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Missing Lectures for PFS 2012 Found

by on May 26, 2025

The feed for the Property and Freedom Podcast for lectures from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society (PFS 2012 Youtube Playlist) omitted two talks and Professor Hoppe’s Introductory and Concluding remarks since the video had been been corrupted. However, I recently discovered the audio files for these had been preserved, namely those listed below. I have just released them on the Property and Freedom Podcast.

 

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Best 100 Libertarian Podcasts

by on March 24, 2025

Some outfit known as Million Podcasts has produced a list of the Best 100 Libertarian Podcasts, with Property and Freedom Podcast ranking as #32, right after Kinsella on Liberty.

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PFP290 | Hoppe: Considerations and Reflections of a Veteran Reactionary Libertarian (AERC 2025)

by on March 23, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 290.

Update: See also Hoppe, “On War, Democratic Peace, and Reeducation: The ‘German Experience’ in Reactionary Perspective”; Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “On War, Democratic Peace, and Reeducation: The “German Experience” in Reactionary Perspective,” Property and Freedom Journal (July 28, 2026).

Bonus podcast episode: Professor Hoppe’s speech, The Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture presented at the Mises Institute’s Austrian Economics Research Conference (Fri., March 21, 2025; see Considerations and Reflections of a Veteran Reactionary Libertarian). The transcript is available at Hoppe, Considerations and Reflections of a Veteran Reactionary Libertarian (AERC 2025). In this speech, Professor Hoppe also talked a bit about what he was planning to do in in his PFS 2025 talk later in the year, “Democratic Peace and Re-Education: the German Experience,” 2025 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 20, 2025).

Note Professor Hoppe extensively comments on the reaction to his previous criticism of Milei; see Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Javier Milei” (PFS 2024); Hoppe, “What To Make of Milei,” LewRockwell.com (Oct. 3, 2024); and Kristoffer Mousten Hansen, “Hoppe versus Milei on Central Banking: Breaking Down the Differences,” Mises Wire (Feb. 6, 2025).

He also discusses various other matters, such as the funding of the Frankfurt School by Felix Weil and its influence on Western Europe and on America (and its connection to “wokeism”); US worldwide hegemony since WWII and NATO provocations of Russia after the fall of the USSR, and its role in provoking the Russia-Ukraine conflict; the US role in the Israel-Hamas conflict and the influence of Israel over US policy and the dangerous alliance of the US and American “exceptionalism” paired with Israel’s “Chosen People” image.

 

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Hoppe’s The Great Fiction in Chinese

by on March 7, 2025

A Chinese translation of The Great Fiction: Property, Economy, Society, and the Politics of Decline (Laissez Faire Books, 2012; second revised edition, Mises Institute, 2021), is now available in a Chinese translation as 自由社会的法律根基 (Feb. 2025) (pdf).

The book was translated by Li San (李三) of the Mises Translation and Compilation Society (米塞斯编译社译丛), a group dedicated to translating and editing the classic works of the Austrian School.

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Kinsella’s Legal Foundations of a Free Society in Chinese

by on March 7, 2025

[Cross-posted at StephanKinsella.com]

Informal suggested draft cover (from Twitter post)

Stephan Kinsella, Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023) is available in a Chinese translation as 自由社会的法律根基 (proofread, July 2026, pdf; previous draft mentioned here). Note: this is only a draft; a revised version is in preparation.

The translation was prepared by  Li San (李三) of the Mises Translation and Compilation Society (米塞斯编译社译丛), a group dedicated to translating and editing the classic works of the Austrian School. He has also translated several Hoppe works into Chinese. From his note: “I’ve started serializing your work The Legal Foundations of a Free Society on my official WeChat account“.

As the Society is not licensed to publish, I may publish paper and kindle versions of this with Papinian Press later this year.

The text of the translation is also available below.

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PFP289 | Ammous, Polleit, Hoppe, Kinsella, Hülsmann, Discussion, Q&A (PFS 2024)

by on February 24, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 289.

This panel discussion is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Ammous, Polleit, Hoppe, Kinsella, Hülsmann, Discussion, Q&A.

See also Ammous, Polleit, Hoppe, Kinsella, Hülsmann, Discussion, Q&A.

Other talks appear on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP288 | Hans-Hermann Hoppe: “About Natural Order and its Destruction” (PFS 2024)

by on February 17, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 288.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey): “About Natural Order and its Destruction”.

See also  “About Natural Order and its Destruction”

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP287 | Thorsten Polleit: “Immanuel Kant’s ‘Enlightenment’—One of the Sharpest Weapons for the Libertarian Fight” (PFS 2024)

by on February 10, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 287.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Thorsten Polleit (Germany): “Immanuel Kant’s ‘Enlightenment’—One of the Sharpest Weapons for the Libertarian Fight”.

See also “Immanuel Kant’s ‘Enlightenment’—One of the Sharpest Weapons for the Libertarian Fight”.

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty

by on February 9, 2025

Rothbard, Conceived in LibertyConceived in Liberty

Murray N. Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty, single-volume ed. (Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2011) (pdf; epub).

Click here for Conceived in Liberty, Volume 5: The New Republic: 1784–1791

There’s never been a better time to remember the revolutionary and even libertarian roots of the American founding, and there’s no better guide to what this means in the narrative of the Colonial period than Murray Rothbard.

For anyone who thinks of Murray Rothbard as only an economic theorist or political thinker, this giant book is something of a surprise. It is probably his least known treatise. It offers a complete history of the Colonial period of American history, a period lost to students today, who are led to believe American history begins with the US Constitution.

Rothbard’s ambition was to shed new light on Colonial history and show that the struggle for human liberty was the heart and soul of this land from its discovery through the culminating event of the American Revolution. These volumes are a tour de force, enough to establish Rothbard as one of the great American historians.

It is a detailed narrative history of the struggle between liberty and power, as we might expect, but it is more. Rothbard offers a third alternative to the conventional interpretive devices. Against those on the right who see the American Revolution as a “conservative” event, and those on the left who want to invoke it as some sort of proto-socialist uprising, Rothbard views this period as a time of accelerating libertarian radicalism. Through this prism, Rothbard illuminates events as never before.

The original four volumes were published in the 1970s, but the odd timing and uneven distribution prevented any kind of large audience. They were beloved only by a few specialists, and sought after by many, thanks to their outstanding reputation. The Mises Institute is pleased to be the publisher of this integrated edition.

This single volume covers the discovery of the Americas and the colonies in the 17th century, the period of “salutary neglect” in the first half of the 18th century, the advance to revolution, from 1760-1775 and the political, military, and ideological history of the revolution and after.

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The Irrepressible Rothbard

by on February 9, 2025

irrepressible rothbardThe Irrepressible Rothbard

Murray N. Rothbard, The Irrepressible Rothbard: The Rothbard-Rockwell Report Essays of Murray N. Rothbard (Center for Libertarian Studies, 2000; pdf; epub).

Summing up the work of libertarian economist and historian Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) and noting its stunning range, philosopher David Gordon once wondered “if there are really three, four, or five geniuses writing under his name.” The lively essays collected in The Irrepressible Rothbard display one of those geniuses: Rothbard the journalist, cultural critic, political observer, and movement organizer. Even more remarkable, they represent just a fraction of what he wrote in his spare time, for just one publication, and in just the last few years of his life.

His articles combined libertarian antigovernment economics, decentralist local patriotism, antiwar isolation, and a dissident/reactionary cultural outlook that saw the growth of government as the key to the loss of the Old Republic. He defended land-rights groups against environmentalists, citizen militias against gun grabbers, isolationists against imperialists, paleoconservatives against neoconservatives, populists against party regulars, anti–New World Order conspiracy theorists against the establishment, nationalists against internationalist planners, states’ righters against libertarian centralists, the Christian Right against its own leadership, and much more.

These essays show not only Rothbard’s intellectual vigor but the complete joy with which he embraced life, and how his extreme optimism made even the most severe setbacks tolerable. He experienced great disappointments and great successes, but through it all he was heroic, undaunted, and irrepressible.

This volume displays Murray Rothbard’s late political writing as an intellectual model for those who long for liberty, and work for it in our times. This volume’s eighty-five essays address political strategy, war, nationalism, culture, feminism, and much more.

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PFP286 | Jörg Guido Hülsmann: “Coercive Democracy: A Critique” (PFS 2024)

by on February 3, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 286.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Jörg Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France): “Coercive Democracy: A Critique”.

See also Jörg Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France): “Coercive Democracy: A Critique”.

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP285 | Stephan Kinsella: “Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach” (PFS 2024)

by on January 27, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 285.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Stephan Kinsella (USA): “Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach”

Also podcast as KOL443 | Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach (PFS 2024), with additional commentary.

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

Panel discussion:

 

 

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PFP284 | Saifedean Ammous: “Can the Real Interest Rate Fall to Zero? What would that Imply?” (PFS 2024)

by on January 20, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 284.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Saifedean Ammous (Palestine/Jordan): “Can the Real Interest Rate Fall to Zero? What would that Imply?”

See also Saifedean Ammous (Palestine/Jordan): “Can the Real Interest Rate Fall to Zero? What would that Imply?”

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

 

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PFP283 | Müller, Dürr, Deist, Gabb, Hoppe, Discussion, Q&A (PFS 2024)

by on January 13, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 283.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Müller, Dürr, Deist, Gabb, Hoppe, Discussion, Q&A

See also Müller, Dürr, Deist, Gabb, Hoppe, Discussion, Q&A

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

 

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PFS 2025 Annual Meeting—Speakers and Topics

by on January 6, 2025

PFS 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society, hosted by Drs. Gülçin & Hans Hoppe, was held in Bodrum, Turkey, at the Hotel Karia Princess from Thursday, September 18, 2025 to Tuesday, September 23, 2025. This was the nineteenth annual meeting of the PFS held over a nineteen year period, starting in 2006 (the 2020 meeting was canceled due to covid restrictions).

Those interested in obtaining an invitation to future meetings of our exclusive annual salon should write to the PFS secretary Mr. Thomas Jacob ([email protected]) (Administrative Secretary/Membership), regarding conditions, availability, and requirements. For information about previous annual meetings, see here, the PFS Youtube channel and the Property and Freedom Podcast.

The list of speakers and topics for the 2025 Annual Meeting follows. The presentations and panels below may be found at the PFS 2025 Youtube Playlist and will be released in forthcoming weeks on the Property and Freedom Podcast.

A video from the Gala and group photo. Other pictures are below.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

arrivals and registration

Dinner (pool area)

Friday, September 19, 2025

Book Presentation (Doug French, When Movements Become Rackets) (pool area) [Sebastian Wang, “Douglas E. French’s When Movements Become Rackets: Review of the PFS Trilogy,” Libertarian Alliance [UK] Blog (Sep. 22, 2025), in Wang, Freedom Under the Sun: Proceedings of the Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, 2025]

Reception and Dinner at the Hotel

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Dinner at the Hotel

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Gala Dinner at the Hotel

Monday, September 22, 2025

Gulet Boat Excursion. Swimming. Lunch on the Boat (Walk to the Marina)

Dinner at the Hotel

Commentary/Press

Additional photos below. Others from PFS 2025 available at:

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About the PFS

The Property and Freedom Society (Facebook; Twitter) was established in May, 2006 at the initiative of world-renowned libertarian philosopher and Austrian economist Hans-Hermann Hoppe. The Inaugural Meeting and subsequent annual meetings have been held at the Hotel Karia Princess in Bodrum, Turkey. Programmes and video of previous presentations are available here.

The PFS is an international society for the promotion of “Austro-Libertarianism,” the economic and social philosophy most prominently represented during the 20th century by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises and his leading American student Murray N. Rothbard, and tying back to the 19th century French economists Frederic Bastiat and Gustave de Molinari.

As such, the PFS stands for an uncompromising intellectual radicalism: for justly acquired private property, freedom of contract, freedom of association—which logically implies the right to not associate with, or to discriminate against—anyone in one’s personal and business relations—and unconditional free trade. It condemns imperialism and militarism and their fomenters, and champions peace. In the words of Professor Hoppe in 2010, at the Fifth Annual Meeting:

After the first meeting, 5 years ago, here at the Karia Princess, my plan became more specific still. Inspired by the charm of the place and its beautiful garden, I decided to adopt the model of a salon for the Property And Freedom Society and its meetings. The dictionary defines a salon as “a gathering of intellectual, social, political, and cultural elites under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation.” Take the “political” out of this definition—and there you have it what I have tried to accomplish for the last few years, together with Gülcin, my wife and fellow Misesian, without whose support none of this would be possible: to be hostess and host to a grand and extended annual salon, and to make it, with your help, the most attractive and illustrious salon there is. [Video here and streamed below]

For further information, see:

PFP046 | Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The Property And Freedom Society—Reflections After Five Years (PFS 2010)

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For further information about the PFS and its previous meetings, see the Press & Offsite Material page, and various articles such as:

  1. For those who complain that some Austrian groups do not give enough attention to, are or even hostile to, bitcoin (see Robert P. Murphy, Bitcoin and the Theory of Money, Mises Wire (04/29/2020); Kinsella, KOL401 | Sazmining Twitter Space: Bitcoin & Property Rights; Bitcoin Confiscation vs. Gold Confiscation; On Coinbase, Bitcoin, Fractional-Reserve Banking, and Irregular Deposits; LIBERTARIAN ANSWER MAN: Smart Contracts), keep in mind that for many years PFS has accepted donations by Bitcoin; we have featured Saifedean Ammous many times, often touching on bitcoin [PFP222 | Saifedean Ammous: Hard Money and Time Preference (PFS 2021)]; years ago Roman Skaskiw was here and gave an informal lecture and handed out cards with $5 worth of bitcoin, as I recall, to attendees (which would be worth $4200 or so today, June 28, 2025; see PFS 2013 Annual Meeting—Speakers and Presentations); Professor Hoppe has never spoken out against it, unlike other Austrians (in fact, see his comments at PFP251 | Van Dun, Hoppe, Dürr, Discussion, Q&A (PFS 2022) and Hoppe on Germany, East and West, Russia/Ukraine, and US-NATO (PFS 2022)]; I spoke on it [KOL274 | Nobody Owns Bitcoin (PFS 2019)]; Šimašius’s comments in [Interview] Libertarian Mayor of Vilnius Speaks!; and so on. [↩]
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PFP282 | Jeff Deist: “A New Approach to Hoppe’s ‘Open Border Critics'” (PFS 2024)

by on January 6, 2025
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 282.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Jeff Deist (USA): “A New Approach to Hoppe’s ‘Open Border Critics'”

See also A New Approach to Hoppe’s ‘Open Border Critics’

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

 

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PFP281 | Alan Bickley: “What is Happening in Britain?” (PFS 2024)

by on December 30, 2024
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 281.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Alan Bickley (England): “What is Happening in Britain?”

See also What is Happening in Britain?

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

 

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PFP280 | Special: Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Javier Milei” (PFS 2024)

by on December 23, 2024
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 280.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Special: Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Javier Milei” (PFS 2024). This is an excerpt of Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe‘s remarks on Javier Milei, excerpted from the panel discussion “Dürr, Müller, Fusillo, Bagus, Hoppe, Roundtable: What to Make of Milei” (PFP279).

See also Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Javier Milei” (PFS 2024); “Who is Hans-Hermann Hoppe, the former inspiration of Javier Milei whom he has now called a ‘libertacrazy liberal,’” La Nacion [Argentina] (12 Dec. 2024).

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP279 | Dürr, Müller, Fusillo, Bagus, Hoppe, Roundtable: What to Make of Milei (PFS 2024)

by on December 16, 2024
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 279.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Dürr, Müller, Fusillo, Bagus, Hoppe, Roundtable: What to Make of Milei.

See also Roundtable: What to Make of Milei; “Who is Hans-Hermann Hoppe, the former inspiration of Javier Milei whom he has now called a ‘libertacrazy liberal,’” La Nacion [Argentina] (12 Dec. 2024).

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP278 | Antony Müller: “Milei after Nine Months: A Critical Update” (PFS 2024)

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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 278.

This talk is from the 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Antony Müller (Germany/Brazil): “Milei after Nine Months: A Critical Update”

See also “Milei after Nine Months: A Critical Update” and Antony P. Mueller, “Nine Months of Javier Milei as President of Argentina: A Critical Assessment,” Mises Wire (Oct. 29, 2024).

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP277 | David Dürr, “If I woke up and found myself president elect of Argentina …” (PFS 2024)

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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 277.

This talk is from the recently-concluded 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

David Dürr (Switzerland): “If I woke up and found myself president elect of Argentina …”

See also David Dürr, “If I woke up and found myself president elect of Argentina …” (PFS 2024)

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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PFP276 | Bhandari, Fusillo, Taghizadegan, Gabb, Bagus: Discussion, Q&A (PFS 2024)

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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 276.

This panel discussion is from Day 1 of the recently-concluded 18th annual 2024 Annual Meeting of the PFS (Sept. 19–24, 2024, Bodrum, Turkey).

Jayant Bhandari (Canada), Alessandro Fusillo (Italy),  Rahim Taghizadegan (Austria), Sean Gabb (England), Philipp Bagus (Spain): Discussion, Q&A.

See also Bhandari, Fusillo, Taghizadegan, Gabb, Bagus, Discussion, Q&A (PFS 2024)

Other talks to follow in due course here on the Property and Freedom Podcast. Other videos may also be found at the PFS 2024 Youtube Playlist.

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As noted here, the 2026 Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society will be held from Thursday, September 17, 2026 to Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

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“Because the concept of property, for instance, is so basic that everyone seems to have some immediate understanding of it, most people never think about it carefully and can, as a consequence, produce at best a very vague definition. But starting from imprecisely stated or assumed definitions and building a complex network of thought upon them can lead only to intellectual disaster. For the original imprecisions and loopholes will then pervade and distort everything derived from them. To avoid this, the concept of property must first be clarified.” —Hans-Hermann Hoppe, TSC, ch. 2

The Property and Freedom Society (PFS; Facebook) stands for an uncompromising intellectual radicalism: for justly acquired private property, freedom of contract, freedom of association—which logically implies the right to not associate with, or to discriminate against—anyone in one's personal and business relations—and unconditional free trade. It condemns imperialism and militarism and their fomenters, and champions peace. It rejects positivism, relativism, and egalitarianism in any form, whether of "outcome" or "opportunity," and it has an outspoken distaste for politics and politicians. As such it seeks to avoid any association with the policies and proponents of interventionism, which Ludwig von Mises identified in 1946 as the fatal flaw in the plan of the many earlier and contemporary attempts by intellectuals alarmed by the rising tide of socialism and totalitarianism to found an anti-socialist ideological movement. Mises wrote: "What these frightened intellectuals did not comprehend was that all those measures of government interference with business which they advocated are abortive. ... There is no middle way. Either the consumers are supreme or the government."

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