Property and Freedom Podcast

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 094. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Jörg Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France), The State and the Gold Market. PFS 2012 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 093. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Joseph Salerno (USA), Money: Sound and Unsound. PFS 2012 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 092. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Rahim Taghizadegan (Austria), Understanding Iran and the Iranians. PFS 2012 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 091. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Hunt Tooley (USA), Engineering Tragedy: The Meaning of the CIA Coup d’Etat in Iran, 1953. PFS 2012 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 090. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Norman Stone† (UK/Turkey), Comparative History: Turkey and Spain. PFS 2012 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 089. This lecture is from the 2012 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Andy Duncan (England/Hong Kong), Liberty Through Literature. PFS 2012 Playlist.  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 088. This panel discussion is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Yuri Maltsev (USA), Roman Skaskiw (USA/Ukraine), Nicola Iannello (Italy), Sean Gabb (England), Paul Gottfried (USA), Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) (England), Discussion, Q&A. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 087. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Yuri Maltsev (USA), Of Customs and Condoms: Moving from One Empire to Another. PFS 2011 Playlist.  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 086. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Nicola Iannello (Italy), Of Producers and Parasites. PFS 2011 Playlist.  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 085. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) (England), The Mirage of “Equal Opportunity”. PFS 2011 Playlist.  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 083. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Sean Gabb (England), The Case Against the American War of Independence. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 082. This panel discussion is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: John Derbyshire (USA), John O’Sullivan (UK), Norman Stone† (UK/Turkey), Mustafa Akyol (Turkey), Discussion, Q&A. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 081. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Roman Skaskiw (USA/Ukraine), “Fighting for Freedom” in the Middle East. A Combat Soldier’s Report. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 080. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Mustafa Akyol (Turkey), Drawing Borders in the Middle East: Ottoman Provinces v Western State Creations. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 079. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Norman Stone† (UK/Turkey), Understanding Turkey and the Turks. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 078. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: John O’Sullivan (UK), Understanding Europe and its Bureaucrats. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 077. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: John Derbyshire (USA), Understanding China and the Chinese. PFS 2011 Playlist.   On Understanding China And The Chinese, VDare (Aug. 3, 2011)

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 076. This lecture is from the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Stephan Kinsella (USA), “Correcting Some Common Libertarian Misconceptions.” PFS 2011 Playlist. Thanks to Joseph Fetz for improving the original audio used for the podcast audio (the Youtube contains the original audio which is also listenable). See also KOL044 for additional notes and links.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 075. This panel discussion is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Mateusz Machaj (Poland), Philipp Bagus (Spain), Doug French (USA), Thomas DiLorenzo (USA), Nikolay Gertchev (France), Discussion, Q&A. PFS 2011 Playlist. Transcript below.   Transcript (youtube/Grok): Introductory Announcements 0:02 Yes we want to be done by 5:15. If we finish earlier then again keep in mind that you round up your troops because at 6:30 we want to load the buses to go to the fishing village. Audience Question to Philipp Bagus on Future Book 0:42 Andy Duncan from the Department Centre in the UK: I’d like to ask Professor Bagus, this morning particularly the second half I thought was fantastic. Is that lecture going to be the basis of your next new book called Banksters? And if not, why not? 1:00 [Music] Philipp Bagus Response 1:08 So my speech today was for some part based on this maybe not the standard analysis of the extent of the mainstream comparison of possible future research. Why not would be always of course always a time factor many things many things to do but it’s not impossible. Unknown speaker Question on Economic Growth Despite Monetary Issues 1:44 This is actually addressed to everyone who carries this question. I listened this morning with attention to Professor Hoppe and Professor Bagus and some of the others who are talking about the worthlessness of the currency, the government monopoly of the currency, various dubious banking practices. I found myself agreed with everything that I heard. On the other hand I’m also trying to account for the fact that the United States in the 20th century saw an enormous increase in living even from the 1950s into the last decades of the 20th century. Disposable income rose specifically and so forth but still the disposable income does rise consequently this period of time. The United States has made one of the highest standards of living in the world and it continues to happen despite the fact that the dollar has run into problems that has become increasingly devalued. It would seem to me that given the economic problems that were pointed out the United States has done very very well. It helped to explain the successes of the American economy given the fact that hampered by a bad government and by increasingly devalued money and questionable banking practices. Hans-Hermann Hoppe Response I think this is an example of a postponement of fallacy. What first of all the same sort of banking practices are in place in almost all countries not just in the United States and Germany forth. Second it is something like this we can say look in the 19th century standards of living were significantly lower in the entire western world as compared to what they are today. At the same time we have seen a growth of government also throughout the entire western world from the 19th century up to this day. So does it follow that because the growth of government societies in western Europe grew obviously they grew we are richer? Was the fact that government grew the cause for the fact that we are richer? The answer is no. Despite the fact that we had all these monetary mismanagements we didn’t grow we would be infinitely richer if it were not for the fact that these types of policies had been implemented and are still being conducted day in and day out. So it is just the illusion he sees two things going down to see that one is the cause. I agree with him many many times but I’m still astonished by the success the resilience of the American economy given the incompetence and dishonesty of the government. The way to describe despite this fact you know we have not been like Egypt like other countries we have done enormously well with what seems to be incompetent and in many ways. Western Europe the United States have a bright population even up to this they have a pretty good work ethic still the Germans continue to work very hard despite the fact that muscles of money is siphoned off by countries like Greece and Spain. So it is an expression of the ingenuity of German businessmen of American businessmen of Dutch businessmen and businessmen and many many other countries that have made these things possible. Markets do miracles they find a way around all sorts of obstacles that are put in their place nonetheless those are obstacles. Without them of course the performance would have been even much better. I’m inclined to believe basically in the thesis that Richard didn’t put up this this has something to do so to speak with the intellectual capacities and capabilities of various populations. We are lucky that we still have this type of population unfortunately the performance in these areas is also on the decline. I just want to have one interesting thing as a side note even in the mainstream literature it’s recognized that the gold standard the cla

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 074. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Nikolay Gertchev (France), Psychology Ain’t Economics: New Fads in Economics. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 073. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Thomas DiLorenzo (USA), The Fallacies of “Happiness Research”. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 072. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Doug French (USA), Going Broke: The Ethics of Default. PFS 2011 Playlist.    

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 071. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Philipp Bagus (Spain), The FED and the ECB: Banksterism Compared. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 070. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Mateusz Machaj (Poland), How and How Not to Criticize the Central Bank. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 069. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Politics, Money and Banking. Everything You Need to Know in 30 Minutes. PFS 2011 Playlist. Further reading: Banking, Nation States and International Politics: A Sociological Reconstruction of the Present Economic Order (Vol. 4 Num. 1) (also in EEPP)  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 068. This lecture is from the 2011 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Welcome and Introductions. PFS 2011 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 067. These short remarks are from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Closing Remarks,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. PFS 2010 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 066. This panel discussion is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Discussion, Q&A,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Stephan Kinsella (USA), Terrence Kealey (UK), Frank Van Dun (Belgium), Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) (England), Thomas DiLorenzo (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist. Re Hoppe’s comments, see Laugh at the State, Mock the Regime.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 064. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Ideas are Free: The Case Against Intellectual Property Rights,” by Stephan Kinsella (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist. See also KOL 054 | “Ideas are Free: The Case Against Intellectual Property: or, How Libertarians Went Wrong”  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 063. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “”Public Health” as a Lever for Tyranny,” by Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) (England). PFS 2010 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 062. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “America’s Culture of Violence: Myth vs. Reality,” by Thomas DiLorenzo (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 061. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Property and Punishment: Restitution and Retribution,” by Frank Van Dun (Belgium). PFS 2010 Playlist.

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 060. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “On Private Goods, Public Goods, and the Need for Privatization,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 059. This panel discussion is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Discussion, Q&A,” by Olivier Richard (Switzerland), Jörg Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France), Nikolay Gertchev (France), Norman Stone† (UK/Turkey), Hunt Tooley (USA), Sean Gabb (England), Mustafa Akyol (Turkey). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 058. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Are Islam and Capitalism Compatible?,” by Mustafa Akyol (Turkey). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 057. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Chamberlain, Churchill and World War II: Reflections on Factual and Counterfactual History,” by Sean Gabb (England). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 056. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “World War II: Western Imperialism and the New Middle East,” by Hunt Tooley (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 055. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “World War I—the Eastern Front: Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and the Making of Turkey and the Modern Middle East,” by Norman Stone† (UK/Turkey). PFS 2010 Playlist. (See Norman Stone, RIP) Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 054. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Not New, Not True, Irrelevant or Evil: How Economic Nobel Prizes Are Won,” by Nikolay Gertchev (France). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 053. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “The Mirage of Cheap Credit,” by Jörg Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 052. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “The Cantillon Effect: How to Enrich Yourself at Others’ Expense Without Anyone Noticing It,” by Olivier Richard (Switzerland). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 051. This panel discussion is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Discussion, Q&A,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Richard Spencer (USA), Marco Bassani (Italy), Paul Gottfried (USA) and Richard Lynn (England). PFS 2010 Playlist. Note the caveats re Spencer and the Alt-Right in PFP047 | Richard Spencer, The “Alternative Right” in America (PFS 2010). Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 0-. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “On Human Diversity: The Global Bell Curve. Updates and Critical Replies,” by Richard Lynn (England). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 049. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Encountering the Left: My Meetings with Herbert Marcuse,” by Paul Gottfried (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:  

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 048. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “It Usually Begins with John Locke: Reflections on Classical Liberalism and the State,” by Marco Bassani (Italy). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 047. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “The ‘Alternative Right’ in America,” Richard Spencer (USA). PFS 2010 Playlist. Youtube: Note: This took place well before the “alt-right” had fully emerged and around the time Spencer launched his Alternative Right magazine. The contours of the alt-right became clearer later, which Professor Hoppe criticized in “Libertarianism and the Alt-Right: In Search of a Libertarian Strategy for Social Change (2017)“: However, several of the Alt-Right’s leaders and many of its rank and file followers have also endorsed views incompatible with libertarianism. As Buchanan before and Trump now, they are adamant about complementing a policy of restrictive, highly selective and discriminating immigration (which is entirely compatible with libertarianism and its desideratum of freedom of association and opposition to forced integration) with a strident policy of restricted trade, economic protectionism and protective tariffs (which is antithetical to libertarianism and inimical to human prosperity). (Let me hasten to add here that, despite my misgivings about his “economics,” I still consider Pat Buchanan a great man.) Others strayed even further afield, such as Richard Spencer, who first popularized the term Alt-Right. In the meantime, owing to several recent publicity stunts, which have gained him some degree of notoriety in the US, Spencer has laid claim to the rank of the maximum leader of a supposedly mighty unified movement (an endeavor, by the way, that has been ridiculed by Taki Theodoracopulos, a veteran champion of the paleo-conservative-turned-Alt-Right movement and Spencer’s former employer). When Spencer appeared here, several years ago, he still exhibited strong libertarian leanings. Unfortunately, however, this has changed and Spencer now denounces, without any qualification whatsoever, all libertarians and everything libertarian and has gone so far as to even put up with socialism, as long as it is socialism of and for only white people. What horrifying disappointment! See also Professor Hoppe’s speech delivered at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey, on September 17, 2017: The errors of the alt-right and its incompatibility with libertarian theory can be seen as a sort of failure of a third attempt at conservative-libertarian “fusionism”. For more on this, see Stephan Kinsella, “The Three Fusionisms: Old, New, and Cautious.”

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 046. This lecture is from the 2010 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Welcoming Remarks: The Property And Freedom Society—Reflections After Five Years,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey). PFS 2010 Playlist. Print versions: The Property And Freedom Society—Reflections After Five Years, VDARE (June 9, 2010); also published as The Property And Freedom Society—Reflections After Five Years, The Libertarian Standard (June 10, 2010) and “My Life on the Right,” ch. 24 in The Great Fiction; reposted at LewRockwell.com; Spanish translation: La Sociedad “Propiedad y Libertad”–Reflexiones después de cinco años).

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 045. This lecture is from the 2009 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Bonus: Robert Groezinger Interviews Guido Hülsmann (in German),” with Guido Hülsmann (Germany/France) & Robert Groezinger (Germany). PFS 2009 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 044. This lecture is from the 2009 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Bonus: Robert Groezinger Interviews Sean Gabb,” with Sean Gabb (England) & Robert Groezinger (Germany). PFS 2009 Playlist. Youtube:

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 043. This panel discussion is from the 2009 meeting of the Property and Freedom Society: “Discussion, Q&A,” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey) & Sean Gabb (England). PFS 2009 Playlist. Youtube: Note that the audio quality for the 2006 and 2008 meetings (there were no recordings for the 2007 meeting) was poor and has been improved as much as possible by Podsworth Media. Audio for the 2009 meeting was better but has also been tweaked a bit by Podsworth. The audio quality improves significantly starting with the 2010 meeting.