A Libertarian Theory of Contract Ep. 88

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 12, 2018

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In this scholarly episode of the podcast, I explain how a post from The Principled Libertarian led me down a rabbithole where I discovered the libertarian “Title Theory” of contracts. I explain, then compare and contrast, the orthodox consideration-based contract theory with the libertarian title-based theory.

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Show Notes:

Walter Block discusses Murray Rothbard, Hans Hoppe, and John Locke’s theory of property

Liberty Weekly and the Constitution of No Authority Ep. 28

Foundations of Real Property Law: Present and Concurrent Estates Ep. 76

“The Ethics of Liberty” by: Murray Rothbard (Chapter 19)

A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, Inalienability by: Stephan Kinsella

Barbri Contracts Outline

Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. He is the host of the Vital Dissent at www.vitaldissent.com, where he seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. His work has appeared on antiwar.com, GlobalResearch.ca, and Zerohedge. He may be reached at patrick.macfarlane@libertyweekly.net

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