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Ep. 278 Murphy on Reparations, SuperAI, and...

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2023/06/24

This episode is a re-broadcastof Bob's talk given at George Gammon's Rebel Capitalist Live event held in May 2023 in Orlando. He covered the case for reparations, the threat from SuperAI, and investment implications.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this presentation.BMS eps on the economics of slavery (with guests Mark Thornton and Jeffrey Rogers Hummel).Why SuperAIs won't steal our jobs or slaughter us, Parts 1 and 2.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The

01:01:41

Ep. 277 Lawrence Ludlow on Romans 13 Being Spiritual...

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2023/06/21

Lawrence Ludlow has an MA in medieval studies and gives Bob numerous lines of evidence to suggestthat Paul in Romans 13 is referring to spiritualauthoritiesrather than political ones. In this interpretation, there is no tension between the New Testament and standard libertarianism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Norman Horn on the BMS to talk Romans 13.Jeff Barr's analysis of "Render unto Caesar."A History of the Bible. A book on the

01:04:03

Ep. 276 Even Milton Friedman Slipped in His Defense...

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2023/06/10

Bob uses the illustriousMilton Friedman to demonstrate a depressing tendency among economists to overreact in their zeal to defend trade deficits, where they end up arguing that it's necessarily beneficial to live beyond one's means. Although this could be true in certain cases, it's not true in general. Bob then explains that the original mercantilists weren't as dumb as modern economists claim.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Twitter thread with Friedman clip (and some of Bob's

01:18:43

Ep. 275 Why the SuperAIs Won't Steal Our Jobs or...

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2023/06/01

Bob uses comparative advantage to to argue that human workers will always find a place in the economy, regardless of how productive super-AI systems may become. He then addresses the fear that superAIs will simply rearrange our molecules for building material.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Part 1 of this series.Eliezer Yudkowski tweets on true threat of AI.Bob Murphy Showepisode on reparations and AI.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was

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Ep. 274 Why the SuperAIs Won't Steal Our Jobs or...

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2023/05/26

Bob uses basic economics to argue that human workers will always find a place in the economy, regardless of how productive super-AI systems may become.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob Murphy Show episode on reparations and AI.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

01:26:03

Ep. 273 The Austrian Theory of Interest, Current and...

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2023/05/24

For a chapter in Per Bylund'snewcollection, Bob explained the pure time preference theory (PTPT) of interest, and then offered suggestions for future work on an Austrian theory of interest. He summarizes his chapter in this episode.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Per Bylund's 2022 edited collection.Part 1andPart 2and Part 3 in the series on Capital & Interest in the Austrian tradition (BMS ep. 26 and 28 and 31).Bob’sdoctoral dissertation, in which the second and third essays

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Ep. 272 More on Voluntary Law, and Comments on the...

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2023/05/19

Bob elaborates on law enforcement in a voluntary society, and then offers commentary on Dave Smith's Twitter feuds regarding Open Borders.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's previous discussion of voluntary law.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

01:00:04

Ep. 271 The Economics of Reparations and the Danger...

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2023/05/17

Bob first explains his long-held positionon the economics of slavery and reparations, and then applies it to the debate over the danger of superintelligent machines.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Matt Walsh rips on Ryan McMaken and (indirectly) Murphy.Bob Murphy Show episodes on economics of slavery, with Jeffrey Rogers Hummel and Mark Thornton.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

34:12

Ep. 270 Introducing infineo Marrying Whole Life with...

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2023/05/12

Bob officially describes his new role as Chief Economist with infineo. He first explains the mechanics of Whole Life insurance policies and their use as cash management vehicles. Then Bob summarizes the first infineo whitepaper, which explains the $SOUND token, a security token that represents a fractional claim on the aggregate cash value of a pool of Whole Life policies.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The infineo website.Bob's podcast with Cole Snell, FOUNDERS FORUM.Link to

01:05:49

Ep. 269 Responding to Sam Seder on Private Law

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2023/05/10

Bob goes through a Sam Seder episode to explain how a voluntary society could provide a rule of law.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Majority Report episode featuring ancap debate.Rohan Grey's response to Murphy MMT debate.BMS ep. 130 with Rohan Grey.Murphy pamphlet Chaos Theory and lecture on private law.Murphy essay, "But wouldn't warlords take over?"BMS ep. 260 on case of private owners mimicking State policies.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this

01:18:27

Ep. 268 Daniel Miller on Why and How Texas Will Leave...

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2023/04/29

Daniel Miller is president of the Texas Nationalist Movement and author of TEXIT: Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union. Bob and Daniel have a lively discussion where they cover the realistic prospects for Texas independence, lessons from history, and dealing with typical objections.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.The Texas Nationalist Movement website.Daniel Miller's book TEXIT: Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union.Bob's pamphlet on Texas

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Ep. 267 Does Jesus Want Matt Walsh to Turn the Other...

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2023/04/08

Prompted by a conversation with someone who had been reading the Bible, Bob explains his views on the Sermon on the Mount and how a pacifist society could work. He then uses a Matt Walsh tweet, which calls on right-wingers to "treat them like they treat us," to explore the difficulties of living up to Jesus' commands.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Murphy vs. Matt Walsh.BMS ep. 19, Why Rothbardian Institutions Would Become Nonviolent.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio

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Ep. 266 Does Government Debt Benefit Society?

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2023/04/06

Bob takes a David Andolfatto tweet to explain why it's wrong to think that issuing US Treasuries somehow creates social benefits. Then he rehashes a conversation with Peter St. Onge about whether we should care if the central bank goes bankrupt.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:David Andolfatto on inflation and government debt.Bob interviews Andolfatto in episode 175.Robert Barro's famous 1974 paper on government bonds.Bob talking with Peter St. Onge on the Human Action

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Ep. 265 Do the Apostles Show Christians They Should...

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2023/04/04

Bob recently appeared as the first guest in a marathon livestream of Lambda Conversations, hosted by Luke Avery. They cover all sorts of interesting topics in the intersection (or possiblelack thereof) between Biblical Christianity and modern libertarianism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.The YouTube channel for Lambda Conversations.BMS ep. 261 on Prayer, Free Will, and Miracles.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this

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Ep. 264 Is the Fed Bailing Out the Banks

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2023/03/27

Bob first describes what happened with Silicon Valley Bank, and then explores whether the Fed's new lending facility constitutes a bailout of the banks, and what the economic consequences are.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:An article on the SVB facts.Bob and Jeff Deist on SVB and 100% banking.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

43:41

Ep. 263 How to Handle Critics of Texas Independence...

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2023/03/17

Bob handles some common objections to US secession, and gives proponents a real-world strategy to pave the way.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:David R. Henderson's article on his early days teaching.Bob's pamphlet on Texas independence.Dave Smith on Michael Malice's show to discuss objections to secession.Joan Rivers goes off.Trailer for "The Postman Always Rings Twice."Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

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Ep. 262 Tatiana Moroz on the War Machine, Love Songs,...

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2023/03/07

Singer-songwriter Tatiana Moroz updates Bob on her latest adventures, including her move to Miami, music video shoot in Poland, and performance at the antiwar rally in DC. The conversation includes deep issues of God and Satan, and the problem of evil.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Tatiana's website.Tatiana's new music video, "Whatcha Gonna Do"Cryptomediahub.comHelp supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was

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Ep. 261 Prayer, Free Will, and Miracles: How to Think...

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2023/02/25

Bob answers a listener email asking how to think rationally about vexing problems in Christianity.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:C.S. Lewis on miracles.Richard Feynman on physical laws.Science: Meditators have younger brains.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

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Ep. 260 What If Private Property Owners Mimicked...

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2023/02/11

Due to listener request, Bob explains why a legitimate owner has the right to set policies that would be immoral for the State to implement, and why in practice private owners would be much less likely to do so.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob’s essays onPrivate Law and Private Defense.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

01:02:37

Ep. 259 Responding to the Dave Smith/Curtis Yarvin...

Bob Murphy Show ·

2023/01/20

Bob addresses Curtis Yarvin's physics analogies that supposedly show libertarianism is akin to Newtonian physics, since it leaves out the need to use violence to establish order.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:BMS ep. 258, which is Part 1 of Bob's response.The Michael Maliceepisodefeaturing Yarvin vs. Smith.Ben Powell and co-authors show that Somalia under anarchy did well.Bob's essays on Private Law and Private Defense.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for

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