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Ep. 199 Jeff Herbener and Bob Murphy Discuss the Pure...

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2021/05/07

Jeff Herbener is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute and an economics professor at Grove City College. At the 2021 Austrian Economics Research Conference, Jeff presented a defense of the pure time preference theory of interest, and mentioned Bob's critique of it. This episode is a very informative discussion of their views.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this lecture (which has the PowerPoint slides).Jeff Herbener lecture on interest at Mises

01:17:10

Ep. 197 David Beckworth Explains NGDP Targeting and...

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2021/04/27

David Beckworth is a monetary economist with the Mercatus Center. He explains the rationale of the Market Monetarists (such as Scott Sumner) who support NGDP targeting as the best monetary policy. He also explains recent innovations in Fed policy, and critiques the MMTers.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.David Beckworth's homepage and podcast, Macro Musings.David Beckworth's bookBoom and Bust Banking. #Commissions Earned (As an Amazon

01:09:30

Ep. 196 Stephan Livera Interviews Bob Murphy on the...

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2021/04/23

Stephan Livera hosts a popular podcast on Bitcoin and Austrian economics. He recently had Bob on to discuss, appropriately enough, the economics of Bitcoin from an Austrian perspective.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Stephan Livera's YouTube page.Bob and Silas Barta's guide to Bitcoin. BMS ep. 191 clarifying the debate over Bitcoin.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

01:33:17

Ep. 195 Scott Horton on Osama Bin Laden’s Strategy to...

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2021/04/20

Scott Horton comes back on the show to discuss his new book, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism. He and Bob largely focus on Osama Bin Laden's strategy for drawing the U.S. into unwinnable wars. They also discuss the role of Israel in U.S.foreign policy.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Scott's new book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism. #Commissions Earned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying

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Ep. 194 How a Voluntary Society Would Handle...

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2021/04/16

Bob elaborates on two ideas he had when he wrote his novel "Minerva" in grad school.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's archives at Strike the Root, which contain the serialized version of Bob's novel, Minerva. (Note that the HTML formatting is incorrect for some characters, such as the em-dash turning up as an apostrophe.) UPDATE: A listener compiled a PDF version of Minerva here.Bob's articles on the social function of stock speculators, futures markets, and call and put

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Ep. 193 Walter Block Explains His Entry into...

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2021/04/10

Walter Block is a giant in the libertarian movement. He explains how he discovered this philosophy and why it will be difficult to advance liberty.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Walter's (co-authored) 2019 article on sociobiology and liberty.Walter's bookDefending the Undefendable. #Commissions Earned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided

01:29:54

Ep. 192 Extending AnCap Analysis for Vaccine...

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2021/04/07

Using a recent Dave Smith interview of Michael Malice as a springboard, Bob elaborates his understanding of anarcho-capitalist principles to the thorny issues of vaccine passports, court rulings, and desegregation of the Old South.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Part of the Problem episode from February 20, 2021, "They Don't Care About You" featuring Michael Malice.Bob's book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (featuring his analysis of racism in

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Ep. 191 Clarifying the Economic Framework for Both...

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2021/04/01

Bob helps to clarify the Bitcoin debate. On the one hand, the "no intrinsic value" skeptics are ignoring how Austrians deal with gold, while on the other hand, the "HODL forever" enthusiasts would never allow Bitcoin to become a money.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob (and Silas Barta's) guide to Bitcoin.Bob's book Contra Krugman.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

56:11

Ep. 191 Clarifying the Economic Framework for Both...

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2021/04/01

01:24:46

Ep. 190 Benjamin Boyce on the Evergreen State...

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2021/03/30

Benjamin Boyce is a writer, interviewer, and filmmaker who rose to fame by relaying his experiences as a student during the infamous Evergreen State protests in 2017. He talks with Bob about the lessons we can learn as the rest of the country follows the same trajectory of identity politics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:TheYouTube versionof this interview.Benjamin Boyce's YouTube channel.Benjamin Boyce's Complete Evergreen Story (chaps. 10 and 15 were specifically mentioned in

01:13:00

Ep. 189 Josiah Neeley Gives the Other Side on What...

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2021/03/22

Josiah Neeley is the Texas Director and Resident Senior Fellow in Energy for the R Street Institute. He has a lively discussion, pushing back on some of Bob's previously articulated points regarding the recent Texas freeze and blackouts.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Josiah's article on the Texas freeze.Bob’s articleon the Texas freeze.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

01:14:58

Ep. 188 Rob Bradley Gives a Brief History of US...

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2021/03/18

Rob Bradley is an expert in the history of US energy markets. He explains the role of Sam Insull (co-founder of General Electric) in showing what a free market in electricity would look like, and then criticizes Texas' ERCOT as a central planning agency.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:TheYouTube versionof this interview.Rob Bradley's website, Master Resource. Rob's article on the recent Texas freeze and Paul Krugman.Rob Bradley's books Edison to Enron and Capitalism at Work

01:00:35

Ep. 187 Gary Wolfram on the Minimum Wage and Other...

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2021/03/15

Gary Wolfram is an economics professor at Hillsdale College, who was both a teacher and colleague of Bob during his two stints at the school (first as a student then as a professor). They discuss Gary's background as an economist in both academia and the political sphere, and why government intervention hurts the people it ostensibly helps.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Gary Wolfram's book,A Capitalist Manifesto. #CommissionsEarned (As an

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Ep. 186 What Really Happened With the Texas Power Grid

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2021/03/09

Since the deep freeze in February caused millions of Texas homes to lose their power, partisans have been fighting over the blame. The governor blamed wind turbines and the green agenda, whereas Paul Krugman said the fault was with natural gas. Bob shows the numbers; natural gas was to blame only in the sense that nobody expected wind to be useful during a winter crisis.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's article at Mises.org, which gives links to all the relevant sources.The

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Ep. 185 Dr. Keith Smith Explains the Scam in Medical...

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2021/03/07

Medical doctor Keith Smith returns to the show to explain how government intervention allows insurance companies to distort health care prices. Rather than merely diagnosing the problem, Smith has formed organizations that are providing affordable care to patients.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.The Surgery Center of Oklahoma. The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA).The Medical Freedom Summit, hosted by Mises Institute, on June 17, 2021 in

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Ep. 184 Nonviolent Solutions to Social Problems

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2021/03/02

Bob discusses three separate items all related to nonviolence: (1) Gene Sharp's work, (2) Bob's old dream of how to topple a tyrant, and (3) the winners of the Louis CK contest.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Gene Sharp's book, From Dictatorship to Democracy. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)The trailer for the documentary "How to Start a Revolution."Sharp's list of 198 methods of nonviolent action.The original Louis CK clip that

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Ep. 183 Ben Powell Argues that Immigrants Don’t...

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2021/02/26

Standard economic analysis suggests that even large-scale immigration doesn't hurt native citizens economically. But couldn't the newcomers change the culture and political climate to hurt liberty? In his latest book, economist Ben Powell argues that this too is a baseless fear.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:TheYouTube versionof this interview.Ben Powell's book (co-authored with Alex Nowrasteh) Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions.Ben Powell's

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Ep. 182 A Modest Proposal for Children in Libertarian...

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2021/02/24

Bob explains his idea for the general legal principle under which children would constitute a particular case: Namely, treat the parent (or legal guardian) as a trustee acting upon behalf of the trustor, who is the future (adult) version of that child.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Rothbard's book Ethics of Liberty (free pdf).Walter Block et al. on children under libertarian law.Bruno Leoni's Freedom and the Law (various formats).Bob Murphy's lecture on private law.Help

01:05:27

Ep. 181 Could Gold Discoveries Cause the Austrian...

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2021/02/18

In a 2019 article, Bob quoted Mises who believed that new gold discoveries, in principle, could cause a (small) boom-bust cycle if the gold hit the loan market before other sectors. Walter Block and Bill Barnett have respondedin a new article, arguing that in a free market, new commodity money can't cause such distortions.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Bob's 2019 QJAE article, which Block & Barnett (2020) criticizes.Bob's blog post

01:24:23

Ep. 180 After Further Review, It's Still Wrong for...

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2021/02/11

On a recent episode of the Unregistered podcast, Thaddeus Russell interviews philosophy professor Stephen Kershnar on his controversial books. Bob strongly critiques their claims that (a) pro-life people ought to be killing abortionists and (b) adult/child sexual relationships can be healthy.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of Thaddeus' discussion with Kershnar.Thad's article in the Daily Beast defending Roman Polanski. The Wikipedia article about the Polanski

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