Bob Murphy

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So Much Winning: Football and Trade

A certain football team drove the ball down to the other team’s 1-yard line, but failed to score on the first three attempts. So it was 4th and goal, on the other team’s 1, and the coach called a running play. The QB took the snap, handed it off, and the running back dove over […]

Rothbardians vs. “Free Bankers”

This was a new talk I gave at Mises U this year. Among other novelties, it contains an exchange between Dr. Evil and his subordinate, #2.

Potpourri

==> Lots of people are talking about this Mexican town that overthrew its government. Seemed like the moral was: Once they secured their border, everything got better. (Oh I kid folks I kid.) ==> On that Scott Alexander post on Piketty, I was glad to see David Friedman has material posted about the History of […]

NYU Reminiscences on Mario Rizzo’s 70th Birthday

My contribution here. Be sure to go to ThinkMarkets and scroll down to see all the entries. (Thanks to the alert von Pepe for telling me about these!)

Murphy on RT on Energy Infrastructure

Fortunately YouTube (at least at the site itself) tells you under the screen that “RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.”

AEI on Trade Deficits: The Stunning Conclusion

You have all waited with breath which is baited for the resolution. Last week I posted this AEI meme: …and said I thought there was a basic flaw in it, but I didn’t have time to type it up then. (To repeat, I’m sure the economists at AEI know this nuance; my point […]

How Christians Can Use the Bible to Disagree

I am traveling and took my son to a (Bible) church that isn’t our normal one. The people there were very pleasant and welcoming, but I personally had a doctrinal disagreement with one of the posters hanging on the wall. I explained the issue to my son afterwards, but it might be of interest to […]

AEI on Merchandise Trade Deficits

I follow Perry on Twitter and saw this: So, standard disclaimers: Trump’s policies on trade are awful, and his framing of the issues when he speaks to the public is also terrible. His policies, other things equal, will make Americans poorer, and he conveys a very confused understanding of the topic. Having gotten […]