Private Property as the Cornerstone of Liberty

Dr. Wanjiru Njoya argues that private property is the indispensable cornerstone of liberty and civilization, and that anti-discrimination laws—however well-intentioned—are a form of aggression against property that nudges society along the continuum toward socialism. Drawing on Rothbard, Hoppe, and Mises, she defends property rights as absolute, carefully distinguishes political philosophy from personal morality, and warns that eroding property will, in Mises's words, cause civilization itself to perish.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 24, 2026.Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.