stˈeɪnz ɪz ɐ lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiən hˌuː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, hˌaʊ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ lˌɪbɚtˈɛɹiən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːɹl pˈɑːpɚz ðɪ ˈoʊpən səsˈaɪəɾi ænd ɪts ˈɛnəmiz.
Staines is a libertarian who described in a 2000 publication, how he became a libertarian in 1980 after reading Karl Popper's The Open Society and its Enemies.