Bob Murphy

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Reactions to the Trump Victory: F

I fell away from my educational responsibilities and didn’t give out the final grade. Earlier I gave Will Rahn of CBS News an A+ for his soul-searching as a journalist, reflecting on how they had condescended to Trump supporters. I also gave Scott Sumner a B, since he admitted explicitly in several posts (both at […]

A Thanksgiving Miracle — This Week’s Contra Krugman

We almost never get the episode up by Thursday. And on a national holiday?! Here ya go.

Murphy Twin Spin

Sorry for the sparse blogging, I’ve been traveling like a presidential candidate lately. Here are two things to tide you over: ==> A link to all of the talks at Hillsdale College’s recent seminar series on Mises & Hayek. I get into some issues in my talk (which focuses on the book Human Action) that […]

Ben Powell and I Talk International Trade

We taped this before the election, in case that matters.

Hitler Bothers Me As Much as a 3-Second Violation

[UPDATE: I intended this post for humor value, for the regular readers who know the history of my exchanges with Scott Sumner. Let me clarify for newcomers: I am very wary of what could happen with civil liberties under Trump. (In the piece we discuss in this post below, I mentioned that if he builds […]

That Saved a Wretch Like Me

I’ve been getting really annoyed with everybody lately, so I assume the problem is me. Time to refresh my gratitude and humility: (BTW the main song is only about 3 minutes and change, if you want to give his version a chance.)

Reactions to the Trump Victory: B

Scott Sumner gets a B. At first I was ready to give him an A, because he has repeatedly admitted he was totally wrong about Trump’s chances in the election. (Incidentally, I wasn’t predicting a Trump victory. I heard his speech in Florida the Friday [?] before and was texting some people saying, “Trump is […]

Reactions to the Trump Victory: A+

I am going to give scores to people based on how well they dealt with the shattering of their worldviews. Will Rahn of CBS News gets an A+. An excerpt: So much for that. The audience for our glib analysis and contempt for much of the electorate, it turned out, was rather limited. This was […]