Bob Murphy

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Go Forth and Multiply

My latest at FEE. An excerpt: To illustrate the shortcoming of a naïve natural scientific perspective on these issues, consider an anecdote from my high school years. I remember that my biology textbook asked us to consider a petri dish with a population of bacteria that would double every day. By stipulation, the bacteria would […]

Mises and the Market

My article at The Daily Caller explains how the Austrian perspective prepared many analysts for the recent market volatility.

Potpourri

==> “The Fed and Oil Prices.” This posted Monday morning, and I actually wrote it in mid-month. (You can tell from the opening news hook, which doesn’t mention the U.S. stock market.) Anyway, a neat chart in there showing Fed’s balance sheet versus oil prices. ==> I continue to push back on Sumner’s “what bubble?” […]

The Truth About Daniel-san

This is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I actually think Daniel is kind of a jerk in this movie. BTW there is one mildly dirty word at the end, so watch out…

Scott Sumner, Vindicated

This is the closest I’ll come to an “I told you so” victory lap. (In the future I may refer to the warnings people in my camp have been issuing, especially if people claim I’m making it up, but I will try not to be snarky about it.) Here’s Scott 9 days ago, talking about […]

I Will Fear No Evil

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. — Psalm 23:4 I’ve been reading a lot of Scott Alexander’s blog lately. It’s really refreshing, because instead of doing quick bursts of wit/snark/expertise (like […]

Both Sides in the Bitcoin War

This is really interesting, though you won’t really appreciate it if you have no idea how Bitcoin works. (Remember Silas Barta and I wrote a guide. And HT2 Tatiana Moroz for alerting me to all of this.) Without having had time to read it, I previously linked to this article describing the imminent “fork.” However, […]

Potpourri

==> Rand Paul and Mark Spitznagel vs. the Fed. ==> This Telegraph piece makes a compelling case for building your bunker. (HT2 Zero Hedge, I think) ==> Did I already link to this? I think Scott Alexander here is getting things backwards. Is this worth me pursuing? ==> Nick Rowe again showing that he eats […]