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BMS ep. 113: Interview With Oren Cass

This was my ideal type of discussion, where I disagree with the guest and push back on points, but give him a chance to explain himself.

Estimated vs. Actual Mortality Simulation

[EDIT: I changed the original title on this post, to clarify that I wasn’t giving even a back-of-the-envelope estimate of what I thought was actually going to happen. I am just showing how one particular issue affects observations.] One big thing about the coronavirus that I didn’t fully appreciate at first, is the lag between […]

Bob Murphy Show ep. 111: Winston Ewert Applies Computer Science to Intelligent Design

Ewert has a PhD in computer science. Audio here, video below.

Bob Murphy Show ep. 112: My commentary on the coronavirus response

Sundry thoughts, recorded over the weekend, here.

Murphy Twin Spin

==> In the latest Lara-Murphy Show, Carlos and I talk about financial nuttiness and the coronavirus. We recorded this on Saturday, though, so we didn’t know about the Fed’s Sunday surprise. ==> In the latest Bob Murphy Show, I explain the “scientific” approach to Blackjack, and discuss the controversies among academics over the famous Kelly […]

Selgin Responds to Me on NGDP Targeting

Here.

My Thoughts on Recent Fed Announcements

At Mises.org. An excerpt: Now what the Fed announced last week is that it will itselfenter the repo market and be prepared to offer up to $1.5 trillion in (newly created) US dollars in order to allow institutions to pledge their Treasurys as collateral and borrow such vast sums. But these transactions won’t be overnight loans; instead, the $1.5 […]