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59:52

Ep. 179 What Does the Bible Say About Taxation?

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2021/02/07

Nick Watts has a Master of Divinity degree from Queensland Theological College. He talks with Bob about his book, which argues that the Bible claims that taxation is tantamount to slavery. Interestingly, Nick went into his project as a conservative small government man and emerged as a Rothbardian who has no political ruler except Christ the King.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Nick Watts' website, Being Biblical. His book, Taxation Is

53:35

Ep. 178 Tom Woods and Bob Murphy Discuss the GameStop...

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2021/01/31

Tom Woods invites Bob onto his podcast to discuss the coordinated actions of retail traders to implement a short squeeze on hedge funds, in the process causing GameStop stock to increase some 1,500%. Tom and Bob explain the basic economics involved and the political implications.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Tom Woods Show.A Bloomberg article and an ARSTechnica article giving good summaries of the timeline.Bob's article on "The Social Function of Stock Speculators," and a

31:00

Ep. 177 Glenn Jacobs on Wrestling, Austrian...

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2021/01/27

Bob has a short but sweet conversation with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. Theycover Glenn's career in wrestling, his discovery of Austrian economics, and what he's learned since entering politics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Glenn Jacobs' Knox County mayoral page.Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Done to Our Money?"Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

52:57

Ep. 176 A Framework for Analyzing Tech Censorship

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2021/01/23

Bob explains the legal and practical issues surrounding the purge of right-wing voices from social media sites. He makes a distinction between free speech and the 1st Amendment, and critically analyzes the typical "newsstand / publisher" analogy for Section 230.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:EFF article on Section 230 and why the platform/publisher distinction is a red herring.Encyclopedia Brittanica entry on the First Amendment.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio

01:14:27

Ep. 175 David Andolfatto Defends the Fed

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2021/01/17

Ron Paul used the fall in purchasing power since the founding of the Fed to argue that the central bank had hurt regular Americans. Fed economist David Andolfatto disagrees, but Bob pushes back.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.David Andolfatto critiques Ron Paul's argument against the Fed.Bob's rebuttal to Andolfatto."Has the Fed Been a Failure?" by White et al.Bob's forthcoming book on Understanding Money Mechanics.Help supportthe Bob Murphy

59:21

Ep. 174 Double Standards on the Capitol Storming and...

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2021/01/11

Bob offers his thoughts on the double standards in the media and pundit treatment of the Jan. 6 Capitol events. He also explains the seemingly crazy allegations from the protestor who was dressed as a Viking.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Federalist article on leftist hypocrisy regarding violent protests.Story on activists flooding Capitol during Kavanaugh hearings.Bob's (controversial) tweet about why Jan. 6 was tragic.Story on the Black Panthers storming the CA state

59:28

Ep. 173 Alastair Roberts on Scapegoating in the Work...

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2021/01/08

Alastair Roberts works for the Biblically-grounded Theopolis and Davenant Institutes. He talks with Bob about the work of Rene Girard on scapegoating, and his forthcoming Bible commentary.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Alastair Roberts' YouTube channel and Soundcloud link to his podcast.The Theopolis and Davenant Institutes.BMS ep. 15 with David Gornoski.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided

43:12

Ep. 172 How Much Oil Should Humanity Use This Year?

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2021/01/05

Harold Hotelling in 1931 wrote the pioneering article "The Economics of Exhaustible Resources" that described the equilibriumprices over time for a finite resource such as oil or coal. Bob explains the answer and how it matches with the Austrian view of time preference.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's EconLib article on the market trajectory of oil consumption and prices.Harold Hotelling's pioneering 1931 article on "The Economics of Exhaustible Resources" (pdf).Help

27:52

Ep. 171 Mahyar Tousi on the Classical Liberal Case...

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2020/12/29

Mahyar Tousi has a popular show out of the UK who has been intimately involved in making the case for Brexit, coming from a classical liberal free trade perspective.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Mahyar Tousi's YouTube channel.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

39:27

Ep. 170 Bob Murphy Dissects the "Shopping Cart...

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2020/12/23

Recently Tim Poole alluded to the so-called "shopping cart theory" of why self-governance is impossible. Specifically, becausepeople can't even bother to take back the shopping cart when this is clearly the socially right thing to do, we can't hope to have a system relying on everyone's good nature. Bob explains what's wrong with this argument.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Theblog post for the "Adventures in Pacifism: Louis CK edition" contest.Ben Powell on Somalia.Bob's book

01:23:56

Ep. 169 Mario Rizzo on His History with the Austrian...

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2020/12/20

Mario Rizzo is a professor in the Department of Economics at NYU--where he was Bob's dissertation chair. He talks about how he found the Austrian School and his own contributions to economics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Mario Rizzo's homepage.Mario's booksThe Economics of Time and Ignorance (with Gerald O'Driscoll) and Escaping Paternalism.#CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)Jeff Deist and Bob

01:05:51

Ep. 168 Bob Murphy Responds to Dave Ramsey Calling...

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2020/12/15

Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey recently called IBC a scam on his popular show. Ramsey alleged that the dividends received from a mutual life insurance company were just deliberate overcharges to make the customer think he was earning a profit, even though it all came out of the customer's own pocket. Bob sets the record straight.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this episode (recommended!).The YouTube video where Dave Ramsey calls IBC a "scam."An

01:04:28

Ep. 167 Gad Saad on Mind Viruses, and the...

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2020/12/04

Gad Saadis Professor of Marketing and holds the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. He talks with Bob about his new book, The Parasitic Mind, and its relationship to the culture wars.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Gad Saad's website.Saad's booksThe Parasitic Mind and The Evolutionary Basis of Consumption. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying

54:37

Ep. 166 Explaining Kenneth Arrow's Impossibility...

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2020/11/27

First Bob explains his contest involving Adventures in Pacifism--winner gets 100 smackers. Then he explains the incredibly powerful, and surprisingly Austrian, result by which Kenneth Arrow showed it was impossible to coherently aggregate individual preferences into a social ranking.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Theblog post explaining the rules for the contest, Adventures in Pacifism: Louie CK Edition.Bob's link for those interested in joining Liberty Classroom. (If you use

01:23:14

Ep. 165 Dan McCarthy Trusts the People More Than the...

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2020/11/23

Dan McCarthy, Editor at Large of The American Conservative, joins Bob to discuss his view that conservatives and libertarians should stop heaping contempt on democracy. McCarthy argues that the elites are the real threat to liberty, not the masses.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.The homepages for Modern Age and The American Conservative.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

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Ep. 164 Analyzing Arguments for Mask Mandates

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2020/11/17

Bob explains a problem with arguments against mask mandates that claim vindication whether new case loads are very low or very high. He then points out that Biden's own expert on covid-19 was skeptical of mask mandates in a June 2020 podcast episode.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Michael Osterholm's CIDRAP episode. His March 2020 appearance on Joe Rogan.Bob's article on funny defenses of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH).Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production

01:14:46

Ep. 163 Bob Murphy Talks Faith and Economics on the...

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2020/11/16

Bob was recently on Mark Connolly's "More Christ" podcast, out of Dublin. Bob fields questions about his faith, economics, and anarcho-capitalism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The "More Christ" podcast.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided byPodsworth Media.

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Ep. 162 The NPR Thought Police and Bob’s Dispelling...

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2020/11/12

Bob laments the media's thought policing of discussion about voter fraud. However, Bob tests one particular claim alleging a "signature" of fraud and finds no smoking gun.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Washington Post map that Bob used to derive total votes by state for senator.Bob Murphy Show ep. 92 on FBI spying on the Trump campaign.Bob's analysis of the IPCC reports showing that there is no "existential threat" to humanity from climate change.Help supportthe Bob Murphy

01:25:24

Ep. 161 Steve Landsburg and Bob Murphy on Whether God...

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2020/11/07

In a very philosophical episode, University of Rochester economist Steve Landsburg makes his pitch that mathematics is the reason there is something rather than nothing. Bob argues that this approach lacks one critical component: God.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube versionof this interview.Steve Landsburg's presentation, "Why Is There Something Instead of Nothing?"Steve Landsburg's booksThe Armchair Economist and Can You Outsmart an Economist? #CommissionsEarned (As

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Ep. 160 Jeff Deist on the Character and Contributions...

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2020/11/03

Mises Institute President Jeff Deist discusses the voluminous output of Henry Hazlitt as well as his role in helping Ludwig von Mises when he first came to the US. Jeff also explains the Institute's give-away offer for Hazlitt's classic work, Economics In One Lesson.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:TheYouTube versionof this interview.The link for the Mises Institute's Hazlitt giveaway.Jeff Deist's original appearance on BMS ep. 4.Help supportthe Bob Murphy Show.The audio

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