Bob Murphy

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And Now a Message From the Fab Four

There was a particularly vitriolic Facebook battle among libertarians today (it’s Friday) and I hoped to end it with this. (I failed.)

Blending Duty to God With Utilitarianism?

I may not express my thoughts in this post very well, but I’ll try… I used to think there was an enormous gulf between the utilitarianism (what might better be termed consequentialism) of Ludwig von Mises versus the moral code flowing from a Judeo-Christian worldview. But the more I read the Bible, the more I […]

DeLong and Krugman Have a High Rate of Deprecation (sic)

We also would have accepted, “Why oh why can’t we have better Keynesian bloggers?!” This isn’t worth me writing up in another outlet, but I know some of you like this petty stuff… (I sure do.) ==> Some of you may remember that Krussell and Smith wrote up a Note on Piketty, explaining why his […]

Carbooooooon!

(Supposed to be like “Khaaaaaaan!”) My latest Mises CA post takes on the typical claim that “uncertainty” bolsters the case for government restrictions on carbon emissions. Plus, I work in a Captain Kirk reference. Some excerpts: So what these researchers have formally shown, is that if you assume this shape of a damage function, but […]

Kneel Before Zod!

Remember this cool clip? Would you be able to use it in the case for anarcho-capitalism? I did.

Quiz in Reading Comprehension

I realize we’re all busy and this is silly, but suppose you are trying to figure out which boxer (or both?) broke Ali’s jaw: Ken Norton or Joe Frazier? And then you stumble upon this article which ostensibly will clear it up for you. I encourage you to take 3 minutes and quickly read the […]

IBC: Process vs. Platform

The latest video from the Infinite Banking Institute: If you want to learn more, come to Nashville on August 15-16!

Using More Government Intervention to Undo Effects of Previous Round

In their conversation regarding income inequality, investing, Austrian economics, and other sundry topics, former business partners Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel had this good exchange: Nassim Taleb: Mark, your book [The Dao of Capital–RPM] is the only place that understands crashes as natural equalizers. In the context of today’s raging debates on inequality, do you […]