Bob Murphy

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Judge Not

Here’s a quintessentially Christian command (Mt 7: 1-3): 7 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do […]

Potpourri

==> Unfortunately it looks like they are charging for the videos from the Texas Bitcoin conference. But if you are really interested in deciding once and for all whether it’s a fad or the libertarian’s dream come true, I strongly encourage you to invest the $50 to gain access to the videos. (If you care, […]

Highlights from the Houston “Liberty on the Rocks” Birthday Bash for Corie Whalen

The video explains it all.

Goodbye, Texas

I’ve been in Texas for the Bitcoin conference. The site was not at the hotel (which normally happens when I travel for business) and so I’ve only been at my computer for a very limited time this week. I’ll resume normal posting this weekend. In the meantime, check out the reading list at the Satoshi […]

What Would It Look Like If the System Failed?

Tyler Cowen praises Daniel Drezner’s book The System Worked: The the World Stopped Another Great Depression. An excerpt Tyler gives from the book: A closer look at the global response to the financial crisis reveals a more optimistic assessment. Despite initial shocks that were more severe than the 1929 financial crisis, global economic governance responded […]

Bob Murphy Sings “Garden Party”

I absolutely love the message of this song. If you don’t like my stuff, go follow Stefan Molyneux.

The Living God

Gene Callahan linked to a very interesting review of David Bentley Hart’s The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss. (The review itself is written by Mark Anthony Signorelli.) Yet in seeing Gene argue in the comments, I understand why Gene’s critic(s) think he is “redefining” terms when arguing that God must exist, even though Gene claims he […]

Slavery Can’t Last in an Otherwise Free Market

My latest at Mises Canada. To entice you, I’ll just quote the concluding paragraphs: The above story is just to get the logic across. I am trying to show why, IF we agree with Mises that slavery is unproductive relative to free labor, that it could not last in an otherwise free market economy. […]