Bob Murphy

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No Dr. Krugman, a Treasury Crash Would Be Bad for the US Economy

This is my article today at The American Conservative. Let me just quote what Krugman is saying, to entice you to read my response. There’s a bit of a plot twist in the article, so I don’t want to spoil the fun by quoting it here. Anyway here’s Krugman: [Krugman writing:] We know what a […]

Carbon “Tax Swap” Deals: A Review and Critique

In case you’re wondering what I mean when I talk about my “day job” stuff, here’s a good example: Today IER is releasing my new study [.pdf] with the above title. Here are excerpts from the Executive Summary: ========================= A growing number of academics and policymakers have recommended a revenue-neutral carbon “tax swap” deal, under […]

Jesus Conquers Facebook Too

A silly title but you’ll see where I’m going with this… As I get older and observe more of human society, I realize just how clueless I was as a teenager, on all sorts of things. At the same time, since I became a born-again Christian and attend weekly church services in that tradition, I […]

A Qualified Defense of Big Bird

Steve Landsburg (over email) did not agree with me that Krugman was wrong in the Great Debt Debate, allowing Ken B. and Gene Callahan to run victory laps. As punishment for this stance, I must now criticize a recent Landsburg blog post. (Sorry Steve but actions have consequences, as you should know by now.) Anyway […]

Tom Woods Takes Chicago By Storm

I have never heard Tom get as giddy about liberty as he does about Jethro Tull in the beginning of this clip: Also Tom has some very nice remarks about the Murphy-Krugman Debate midway through. If you’ve never heard Tom talk about his naughty teen years, you might want to watch this one. He broke […]

If I Know Anything About the Blogging Structure of Keynesian Economists, Brad DeLong Invents 20% of His “Facts”

Every now and again I like to check in on Brad DeLong to see what trouble he’s getting himself into. Today he has a post entitled, “KARL ROVE AND COMPANY GOT $80 MILLION AND REPUBLICAN DONORS GOT?” DeLong writes: Memo to Republican billionaires: Rupert Murdoch is not your friend. John Roberts is not your friend. […]

Hurricane Sandy and Gas Lines

It’s a multimedia blitz today at ConsultingByRPM: (BTW my sound is fine, the hair salon next door was having a party.)

Dr. Freud, Dr. Krugman. Dr. Krugman, Dr. Freud

Earlier today I was fascinated by the blatant contradiction in this post from Krugman: There are many lists now circulating of the biggest winners and losers from the election; oddly, however, none of the lists I’ve seen mentions just how bad this result is for Wall Street’s Masters of the Universe. The story, as you […]