Bob Murphy

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The Road to Emmaus

Luke 24: 13-35 records the events of two disciples walking to Emmaus after the crucifixion. They are demoralized because they thought Jesus was the Messiah, but now He’s dead (or so they think). Then He begins walking with them, though they don’t recognize Him: On the Road to Emmaus 13 Now that same day two of […]

Potpourri

==> For those who somehow missed my earlier blast, remember to register for the live video presentation Carlos and I are putting on, September 26. ==> A friend sent me this fascinating piece saying that Rothbard was very friendly to Catholic thought. I had known that independently–if nothing else, many of the people he was […]

Asking Scott Sumner for Clarification

As I repeatedly say, I think Scott Sumner is a very sharp guy who understands technical economics models. (For some of the technical papers I’m working on here at Texas Tech, Sumner may be one of the few people I personally know who can give me feedback on the drafts.) But his latest EconLog post […]

Potpourri

I’ve got to really buckle down in the office, so you won’t be seeing much from me in the next few weeks. Here are some links to keep you from losing it. ==> My flights got screwed up so I missed this live, but Lew Rockwell gave a great antiwar talk on Saturday for the […]

Peter Kreeft on the Authority of the Bible

I have a Catholic friend who sent me the link to this essay (though she warned there are a lot of typos from whoever webbed this). Peter Kreeft had been Protestant and converted to Catholicism, so he has an interesting take. (I was raised Catholic and currently consider myself Protestant so that’s why this is […]

The Coming Financial Storms

Carbon Tax vs. “Putting a Price on Carbon”

My latest at IER. (See David R. Henderson’s follow-up regarding Gordon, which is amazing because I realize I shouldn’t have given Gordon the benefit of the doubt. I made a better case for him in my IER piece, than he did when responding to David.) I don’t mean to beat a dead horse, but apropos […]

A Video Offering Constructive Criticism of Gary Johnson

I feel that I’ve lost my objectivity when it comes to Gary Johnson, and so I’m only going to share this here (as opposed to social media). Incidentally, see if you can pass the Turing Test on me: How did I react around 1:05? BTW, the stuff about Muslim immigrants and what they did in […]