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==> If you want to hear me talk even more about the Texas blackouts, I was recently on Bill Peacock’s podcast. ==> Jeff Deist has interesting thoughts on how Rothbardians should think about Big Tech. I especially liked his analogy of how the legal treatment of horse thieves has understandably evolved, and what implications that […]

No Country for Old Men, Sound Guy

I just discovered this. Apparently Kevin James does a bunch. In any event, this one is good/funny.

BMS ep 195: Scott Horton on Osama bin Laden’s Plan to Take Down the US

Audio here, video below. Some hard-hitting stuff.

BMS ep 194: How a Voluntary Society Would Handle Blockades and Immigration

Some deep thoughts, in which I elaborate on two ideas I used in the novel Minerva I wrote in grad school.

Bob Murphy Show ep. 193: Walter Block Explains His Entry into Libertarianism, and His View of the Future

Audio here, video below:

BMS ep. 192: Extending AnCap Analysis for Vaccine Passports, Court Rulings, and Desegregation

In this episode, I use a February discussion between Dave Smith and Michael Malice as the springboard for my thoughts on diverse topics. On some issues I am just extending what Dave/Malice said, but on others I disagree with them.

BMS ep. 191: Clarifying the Economic Framework for Both Camps in the Bitcoin Debate

I don’t take a side in this one, but try to clarify some tricky issues about whether the Regression Theorem has any relevance to Bitcoin becoming a money, and whether HODLers will ironically prevent it from doing so.