Bob Murphy

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Reprint From 2006: Judging the ID / Darwinian Debate

Editor’s Note: Someone recently asked me about William Dembski (one of the leaders in the Intelligent Design [ID] movement) and so I dug up this old article from 2006 that I originally wrote for LewRockwell.com. Since we’ve been discussing this debate on and off here recently, I thought some of you would enjoy this. To provide […]

Naomi Klein Gets on Board With Climate Alarmism

…and she also sees how it helps fulfill her prior political goals. Interesting. An excerpt from my latest IER post: In an extended essay for the Guardian excerpted from her new book, Naomi Klein showcases everything wrong with climate alarmism. First, she slings out a string of dire warnings that are preposterous, going far beyond […]

Potpourri

==> Tom Woods has a good discussion of the “living wage.” ==> A recent interview with “Political Badger” where we discuss the mechanics of a voluntary society. ==> I knew “The Imitation Game” (movie about Alan Turing and Enigma) had a lot of bogus details. This article outlines some. ==> Viewers’ Choice: If I’m going […]

Are Markets Myopic?

My sources say no. From my latest at FEE: Notice that even if a particular owner of a tin deposit is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he still has an incentive to behave in this “efficient” manner. The reason is that he can sell the tin deposit outright. The market value of the entire deposit will […]

The Robot Lobby Loves a Minimum Wage Hike

There is a clever page on Facebook purporting to represent Robots who are for a $15 minimum wage. Here’s one of their “posters”: This is fantastic. It alludes to the fact that labor unions and other groups support the minimum wage for personal gain, while cloaking that support with noble-sounding rhetoric. (Here’s a recent article […]

Don’t Be a Mr. Bungle

This was always my favorite part of Pee Wee’s original HBO (?) special.

Potpourri

==> You know how you wish you could read a news story involving intellectual property and Hall & Oates? Look no further. But it’s not what you’re expecting… ==> Speaking of which, this mashup of H&O and Metallica is surprisingly awesome. (Dad, if you’re reading, don’t click it. You won’t like it.) ==> I participated […]

Salvation Through Faith, Not Works

I saw this floating around the intertubes and thought it summed everything up about God and man: Unfortunately I couldn’t find a bigger version of it. It says, “If you could lose your salvation, you would.”