by Stephan Kinsella
on March 14, 2026
From The Property and Freedom Blog:
Neo-Marxist German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died; see Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 (AP, March 14, 2026).
As admirers of Hans-Hermann Hoppe know, Habermas was one of Hoppe’s teachers and the principal advisor for his doctoral dissertation in Philosophy on David Hume and Immanuel Kant at Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main from 1968–1974, Handeln und Erkennen [Action and Cognition] (Bern 1976) ). (At the time of time of his PhD dissertation, Hoppe was 24. He regards his “habilitation” thesis, written by the time he has reached intellectual maturity, and of course later work, as far more important than the PhD dissertation.) Hoppe soon abandoned the leftism of Habermas and the Frankfurt School and adopted Misesian Austrian economics and Rothbardian anarchist libertarianism. As Grok and ChatGPT recognize, Hoppe is Habermas’s most famous but politically distant student (other prominent students of Habermas including more aligned figures like Axel Honneth, Rainer Forst, Claus Offe, and Hans Joas).
One thing Habermas became known for was his “discourse ethics”; Hoppe later relied to some degree on aspects of this theory, and to a greater degree on the more coherent and fleshed out views of fellow leftist German philosopher Karl-Otto Apel, in developing his own “argumentation ethics” radical defense of libertarian rights. Some Hoppe critics have overstated impact of Habermas’s ideas on Hoppe’s views; for example, back in 2019, Hoppe-basher Phil Magness made a confused attempt to try to link Hoppe’s views on immigration to his Habermas, even though analysis of democracy and immigration and related views has nothing whatsoever to do with Habermas. Even Hoppe’s rights theory has only a slight connection to Habermas; Hoppe was actually not even aware of Habermas’s discourse ethics when studying under him.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
Recently translated into German, by Andreas Tank:
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Marxist and Austrian Class Analysis,” J. Libertarian Stud. 9, no. 2 (Fall 1990): 79–93, also in EEPP: “Wo Marx richtig liegt” (“What Marx Gets Right”) (pdf).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
“Socialism: Social-Democratic Style,” ch. 4 of A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (Kluwer, 1989; Mises Institute reprint, 2007; Laissez Faire Books, 2013): title translated as “Social Democracy,” “Sozialdemokratie” (pdf).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
“Natural Elites, Intellectuals, and the State,” Mises Daily (07/21/2006): “Natürliche Eliten, Intellektuelle und der Staat” (pdf).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
Getting Libertarianism Right (Mises 2018): Libertarismus richtig verstehen (pdf)
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
The Private Production of Defense, Ludwig von Mises Institute Essays in Political Economy (alternate version, from Journal of Libertarian Studies 14:1 (Winter 1998-1999): 27-52) (also in The Great Fiction): Die Privatisierung der Verteidigung (pdf).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 12, 2026
Recently translated into German, by Andreas Tank:
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (Kluwer, 1989; Mises Institute reprint, 2007; Laissez Faire Books, 2013): Eine Theorie über Sozialismus und Kapitalismus (pdf).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 10, 2026
From the Property and Freedom Blog:
From an email sent to PFS Members today:
Dear PFS Members,
As you know, earlier this month we published, on Murray Rothbard’s 100th Birthday, March 2, 2026, Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment online in digital format, and we are working on kindle, paperback, and deluxe hardcover/cloth editions which will be released well before our upcoming 20th Anniversary PFS meeting in September.
Appreciative of our efforts at the PFS to prepare and publish this book, and aware that such books are usually produced at a loss, some PFS members and friends have expressed an interest in helping to defray PFS costs associated with this and other projects. Accordingly, we will list Patrons in the published version of the book and provide a signed copy of the hardback to each Patron (after the 2026 PFS Annual Meeting, when many of the contributors will be available for signing). [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 7, 2026
See Libertarian Party of Switzerland Live Stream in Honor of Rothbard and Reading of Hoppe’s “Introduction” to Rothbard at 100
German translation of Hoppe’s “Introduction” to Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026), by Andreas Tank:
Hoppe, Einleitung
– Aus Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment, Stephan Kinsella und Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Hrsg. (Houston: Papinian Press and Property and Freedom Society, 2026) –
Als Gülçin und ich im Mai 2006 das Karia Princess für das erste Treffen der Property and Freedom Society (PFS) eröffneten, waren viele organisatorische und inhaltliche Fragen in unseren Köpfen noch ungelöst. Es dauerte Jahre des Experimentierens und Lernens: des Definierens, Verfeinerns und Optimierens des Produkts, das heute die PFS und ihr jährlicher Salon ist. [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on March 2, 2026
From PFS:
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe on March 2, 2026
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by Stephan Kinsella
on February 19, 2026
La Grande Fiction: L’État, cet imposteur (Éditions Le Drapeau blanc, 13 Oct. 2016), a French translation of The Great Fiction, with a preface by Guido Hülsmann, a translation of the which (by Google; not yet revised) is below.
Preface
by Jörg Guido Hülsmann [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on February 5, 2026
Danish translation of A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline forthcoming, by Rasmus Hansen, co-founder SHOP21.DK, who has previously published several Mises Institute books into Danish in collaboration with Jonas Ejlersen (Anatomy of the State, For a New Liberty, What Has Government Done to Our Money?).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on January 14, 2026
From the Property and Freedom Society:
by Stephan Kinsella on January 14, 2026
PFS 2026, the Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society, hosted by Drs. Gülçin & Hans Hoppe, will be held in Bodrum, Turkey, at the Hotel Karia Princess from Thursday, September 17, 2026 to Tuesday, September 22, 2026. As the inaugural meeting was held in 2006 and the 2020 meeting was canceled due to covid restrictions, this will be the twentieth annual meeting of the PFS held over the past twenty years. [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on January 11, 2026
The PFS will publish a collection of tributes to and commentary on Rothbard, on the occasion of his 100th birthday on March 2, 2026, from several longtime PFS members, including many who knew him personally.
The commentary will be published on the PFS website on March 2, and later this year as a small book, Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment, Stephan Kinsella and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, eds. (forthcoming 2026). Further details here.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on January 7, 2026
“Interview with Hans-Hermann Hoppe, an Anti-Intellectual Intellectual” (pdf), English translation of Hans-Hermann Hoppe: Potret Intelektual Anti-Intelektual (local version), interview (in Indonesian) by Sukasah Syahdan in Akal dan Kehendak (“Reason and Will,” an online weekly Journal on Liberty, Indonesia), Apr. 28, 2008. The English translation is below.
For other biographical material, see Hoppe Biography. [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on January 5, 2026
Tom Woods, “Interview with Hans Hoppe,” Tom Woods Elite Letter, Issue #18 (Summer 2025), idem, “The Hans Hoppe Interview Concluded,” Tom Woods Elite Letter, Issue #19 (August 2025). Reprinted with permission. See other biographical pieces in Hoppe Biography.
Tom Woods, “Interview with Hans Hoppe,” Tom Woods Elite Letter, Issue #18 (Summer 2025)
The Tom Woods Elite Letter, Issue #18 (Summer 2025)
INTERVIEW WITH HANS-HERMANN HOPPE
Issue #18, Summer 2025 Double Issue
Dear Supporter:
Our good friend Hans-Hermann Hoppe was feeling under the weather for part of July, and that delayed the exclusive interview with him that I wanted to conduct for you. But here it is at last. [continue reading…]
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by Stephan Kinsella
on December 22, 2025
From Hoppe, Fusillo, Kinsella Speak at Liberland Constitution Celebration:
Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Germany/Turkey), Stephan Kinsella (USA), and Alessandro Fusillo (Italy) were guests and speakers at the Liberland Christmas Party and Constitution Celebration held in Prague at the elegant Le Palais Art Hotel in Prague on 19 Dec. 2025. Invited by long-time PFS member and Liberland President and Founder Vít Jedlička, the gathering featured speeches, presentations, a press conference, and various awards, presentations, and announcements. President Jedlička awarded the Liberland Award of Merit to Professor Hoppe and Mr. Kinsella, and citizenship and passports to Mr. Kinsella and Mr. Fusillo. Photographs from the event may be be found at Prague 2025: Liberland Constitution Celebration: Photos; also Vit’s post at Facebook, my facebook post, and online at google drive (full set) and here (Kinsella set).
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by Stephan Kinsella
on December 22, 2025
Professor Hoppe’s email address may be found at his Contact page. It is now [email protected].
Please note that hoppe @ mises.com should no longer be used.
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by Stephan Kinsella
on December 21, 2025
“The Role of Intellectuals and Anti-intellectual Intellectuals” was originally published in The Libertarian Alliance (UK) (2008; republished Dec. 24, 2025) and later in The Great Fiction: Property, Economy, Society, and the Politics of Decline (Laissez Faire Books, 2012; Second Expanded Edition, Mises Institute, 2021). It was also republished as “Reflections on the Origin and the Stability of the State,” LewRockwell.com, June 23, 2008. Due to site changes at the Libertarian Alliance the original has been lost. It is being republished there on Dec. 24, 2025 (link forthcoming). [continue reading…]
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