Bob Murphy

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Jesus Trying to Help Those in the Process of Murdering Him

At my Bible study tonight we read this section from John 18: 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own […]

Lara-Murphy Show, IBC and the Business Owner, Part 3 of 3

Carlos and I wrap up our series.

Capital & Interest in the Austrian Tradition, Part 1 of 3

If you are a professional economist, you should at least give this a listen starting at 37:10. That’s the second half of the episode where I explain how Bohm-Bawerk’s critique of the “naive productivity theory of interest” can be correct, even though mainstream models routinely conclude that r=MPK. Of course, if you call yourself an […]

A Lawyer for Moore/Laffer Steps Forward

(UPDATE: Selgin responds; I post it below.) This is just a quick post because when I see people kicking a man who’s down, I feel obligated to step in. And note well, I am acting as a defense lawyer in the present post. Everybody who is accused of wrongdoing should have competent legal counsel, and […]

“Elusive” by Robert P. Murphy

I posted this as a joke on Facebook, but now that I see Steve Landsburg had a lot of trouble flying American via DFW, I feel compelled to share it here as well. Also, in the comments of Steve’s post, people are saying these mechanical delays are deliberate, as part of the union(s)’ efforts to […]

Krugman on a Panel

Did anybody watch this? Is it worth me exploring?

Lara-Murphy Show Ep. 69

This was one of the best episodes (in my opinion) of the entire podcast. I explain the yield curve inversion from an Austrian perspective, and Carlos explains why a business owner who wants to implement IBC should retain personal ownership of the policy (rather than having the company own it).

Potpourri

==> A writer in The Guardian admits socialism necessary to stop climate change. See, we’re not paranoid. ==> Speaking of socialists, even some of them oppose MMT. C. Jay Engel and I discuss. ==> I may have already posted this but: In the latest Contra Krugman, Tom and I talk about Krueger and the minimum […]