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Stefan Basil Molyneux (born 24 September 1966) is a blogger, essayist, author, and host of the Freedomain Radio^[1] series of podcasts, living in Mississauga, Canada. He has written numerous articles and smaller essays which have been published on right-libertarian websites such as LewRockwell.com, antiwar.com, and Strike The Root,^[2][3] recorded over 2000 podcasts, produced over 900 videos, and written several books which are self-published except for his first, which was published by Publish America. In 2006, Molyneux quit his previous job in the field of computer software and works full-time on Freedomain Radio, a philosophical community website which is funded through donations. He self-identifies as a full-time parent and philosopher.

Molyneux holds a B.A. in History from McGill University and an M.A. in history from University of Toronto. Molyneux's master's thesis analyzed the political implications of Immanuel Kant, G.W.F. Hegel, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.^[4]

Freedomain Radio is primarily an online podcast, however Molyneux also uses essays, videos, books, articles, interviews, and public speaking to deliver his content. The regular content of the show covers topics such as anarcho-capitalism, ethics, Austrian economics, atheism, religion, education, family, philosophy, and politics. Each Sunday Molyneux conducts a call-in show where listeners can talk with him about either a set topic of discussion, or their own. Freedomain Radio also has an online community message board for listeners to discuss Molyneux's content as well as related topics.

Molyneux is the author of several non-fiction books. He has written On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion, Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics, Real-Time Relationships: The Logic of Love, Everyday Anarchy, Practical Anarchy, How (Not) To Achieve Freedom, Against the Gods, and most recently The Handbook of Human Ownership: A Manual for New Tax Farmers.^[5][6] Molyneux has also written two fiction books, The God of Atheists and Revolutions.

Molyneux has conducted interviews with people such as Max Keiser,^[7][8] Alex Jones,^[9] Peter Schiff,^[10] Jeff Berwick,^[11] Stephan Kinsella,^[12][13] Bill Gairdner,^[14] Mary Ruwart,^[15] Alison Gopnik,^[16] Marc Faber,^[17] David Lindorff,^[18] Dan Carlin,^[19] and several other figures in the fields of education, academia, psychology, politics, and economics.

Molyneux was the closing speaker for the 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum on March 8.^[20][21] Molyneux debated with 2004 US Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik at Drexel University on July 5, 2009.^[22][23] Molyneux was the opening speaker for PorcFest 2010 on June 24,^[24][25] the annual liberty festival organized by the Free State Project. Molyneux spoke at the Students For Liberty Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference hosted at Drexel University on October 9, 2010.^[26] Molyneux spoke at Libertopia^[27][28] on October 14–15, 2010. Molyneux spoke at the Ontario Libertarian Party Annual Liberty Seminar at Toronto on November 6, 2010.^{[29][30][dead link]} Molyneux was a speaker at the 2010 Freedom Summit in Phoenix, Arizona on December 5.^[31]

Molyneux is a regular guest commentator on talk radio program Adam vs The Man, with his first appearance airing on RT America on April 11, 2011.^[32] He has also appeared several times on The Keiser Report,^[33] as well as The Alex Jones Show.^[34] In 2012, Molyneux guest-hosted the Peter Schiff Show several times.^[35]

In 2005, Molyneux published a controversial conclusion on maintaining relationships with parents based on his and his wife's evaluation:

Does this sound too radical? Do you think it extreme for me to say that almost all parents are horribly bad? Perhaps it is. However, if you look at the state of the world – the general blindness and the slow death of our liberties – the challenge you take on by disagreeing with me is this: if it’s not the parents, what is it?

Either the world is not sick, or parents are. Because, as my wife says, it all starts with the family. If you want to perform the greatest service for political liberty, all you have to do is turf all of your unsatisfying relationships. Parents, siblings, spouse, it doesn’t matter. If you can do that, you can speak honestly about freedom.

— Stefan Molyneux (emphasis in original), ^[36]

In 2008, one Freedomain Radio member's parents' complaints about these ideas were published as part of a series of newspaper articles. The parents claimed that Freedomain Radio is a therapeutic cult after the 18-year-old member left home and severed all contact with his family, an action that Freedomain Radio calls "deFOO" (borrowed from academic psychology, "FOO" is an acronym "Family of Origin").

In response Mr. Molyneux claimed that only about 20 FDR members had "deFOOed" their families, compared to 50,000 regular listeners.^[37][38][39]

In 2012, libertarian philosopher David Gordon in The Mises Review reviewed Molyneux's Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof for Secular Ethics claiming "[h]is arguments are often preposterously bad."^[40] Mr. Molyneux replied in a detailed response.^[41] Continuing the debate, Dr. Gordon gave a reply.^[42]

• Freedomain Radio official website
• Stefan Molyneux on MisesWiki
• Stefan Molyneux on Facebook
• Stefan Molyneux on Twitter
• Freedomain Radio channel on YouTube

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