Bob Murphy

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"A Cherry-Picker’s Guide to Temperature Trends"

Assuming his numbers are right, Chip Knappenberger has posted the single best piece summarizing the recent global temperature trends that I have ever read. It really is a tour de force. Chip takes on both sides, accusing a RealClimate guy and Richard Lindzen of cherry picking to bolster their claims. Here’s Chip’s overall message: What […]

Airport Lounges

I am blogging from an Admirals’ Club in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. (I’m actually writing the post late Sunday night, but I’m delaying it so as not to detract from the main Sunday post.) I have two items: First, if you travel a lot but are too much of a cheapskate to sign up for […]

Science vs. Religion: Doug Casey Edition

I clicked on this recent LRC article because–as an academic in the front lines of the climate change debate–I am particularly sensitive when fans of the free market dismiss global warming as “a hoax.” That phrase could mean many different things: (1) The best science tells us that human activities are increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

The Policeman Is Not Your Friend, Part 321

William Grigg posted this outrageous story at the LRC blog. For those who think, “Sure, once in a great while there are a few bad apples in the police force, but these whiny liberals need to quit their bellyachin’,” I encourage you to read these stories I occasionally relay. I only pass on the most […]

Buy Local?

Today was the ISI conference on “Freedom and Virtue: Challenges and Prospects in a Time of Economic Crisis.” It was fun for me because (a) it’s my first ISI conference and (b) one of the speakers was Hillsdale College’s Gary Wolfram, who was my professor and then boss. I’ll post the videos when they’re available. […]

I’ve Heard of Hedging Yourself With Gold, But This Is Ridiculous…

Robert Wenzel discussing the views of billionaire investor Carl Ichan: That’s why he could say this morning on CNBC that there is a real risk of a double-dip recession and the market is acting in a “schizophrenic” way, which could cause a “bloodbath” for investors. How much more schizophrenic can you get than my forecast […]

It’s Hard to Outfox Me

I was flipping through the radio on my way to the airport this morning, and in between songs the DJ said, “The White House today reacted with surprise to the announcement that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.” I was astounded. They couldn’t possibly have given it to him. That would be even […]

Potpourri

I have yet another trip, this time to the ISI Conference in Indianapolis. So no blogging until at least Friday evening. In the meantime: * My discovery, Edward Gonzalez, in his first Mises Daily. * Mish doesn’t like all this fuss about oil not being priced in dollars. Does anyone actually know the details here? […]