Bob Murphy

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Hillary Clinton vs FBI Director

Reason.tv did a good job assembling this: By all means, go off on the FBI in the comments. But I think they might be thinking, “Hey guys, we’ve given you all you need to know what’s up. We don’t want to wake up with a horse’s head.”

Monetary Calculation

This is not the same old, same old. I tried to motivate Mises’ insights on economic calculation with new angles. An excerpt: [When I worked for a volunteer group after the Haitian earthquake], we all had to choose which team we would join during a given block of time, but there were rules so that […]

Jesus >> Zeus

People sometimes argue that believing in Jesus is as rational as believing in Zeus. Here are some quick thoughts on why that’s a silly view. (Disclaimer: I probably uttered a weak version of this statement when I was an atheist. When I say something is a “silly view” I don’t mean only silly people hold […]

Murphy Interview With Unbiased America

This turned out pretty interesting.

Schumpeter Is Insensitive

I’m working on lectures for my History of Economic Thought courses for Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom (I will blast out the details once they’re all up–very soon now!), and this passage from Schumpeter cracked me up: I do not think that Ricardo ever did much historical reading. But this is not what I mean [in […]

Potpourri

==> Carlos and I discuss the mechanics of whole life insurance policy loans, and in particular some of the intricacies in how Nelson Nash describes being an “honest banker” with your IBC system. ==> In 1958 Mises gave lectures in Argentina. This one concerns migration barriers and the flow of capital. Very relevant. ==> I […]