Bob Murphy

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The Infamous Counterfactual

In my exchange with two critics on Kudlow’s show–and by the way, I should acknowledge publicly that Kudlow was extremely nice to me, going out of his way to let me talk on two separate occasions since I’m not used to rumbling with the big boys–I was saying that the conventional wisdom regarding the “rescue” […]

My Investment In Deeply-Out-of-the-Money Callahan Calls Pays Off

No joke, whenever Gene Callahan rants against the people on the front lines in the intellectual battle against the Leviathan State, I get emails to the effect of, “What’s up with your buddy?” “Why do you associate with that guy?” “Should I keep recommending Economics for Real People?” I know not what course others may […]

Quick Thoughts on My Trip To Seattle

So I went to dinner and now I’m back in the hotel room, where it’s 8 pm local time but 10pm physiologically. I could feel myself starting to crash when I was walking back to the hotel, and I knew I wanted to get some work done tonight. What to do? Some people would get […]

Correction

I just want to bring to everyone’s attention that in a recent post I incorrectly implied that Walter Block was drinking alcohol at a party when he was debating fractional reserve banking with Bob Lawson. Walter corrected me and said he doesn’t drink alcohol. What I meant was, between Bob Lawson and Walter, they had […]

Headed to Seattle

I am the hardest working ancap in show business. After being told that Down Is Up, I’m off to another Mises Circle, this one in Seattle. I have a backlog of blogging to do; I hope to catch up in the hotel. So much economic ignorance; so little time. Speaking of which, in today’s Mises […]

Murphy on Kudlow Discussing Geithner

I hadn’t put two and two together… It wasn’t until I was sitting in the chair with the mic in my ear that I realized I was going to be on Kudlow’s show. (It was probably all for the best, since the adrenaline would have been pumping even more had I known for two hours […]

Murphy on Panel to Discuss Geithner Town Hall

OK kids, someone needs to set your TiVo or whatever wacky new gadgets you use nowadays, because I just found out I’m going to be on CNBC tonight on a panel discussion following Geithner’s town hall. So if I understand correctly, Geithner’s thing starts at 7pm EST and then our panel discussion begins at 8pm […]

Geithner Says It’s Time to De-Fascize

CNBC reports: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the economy has regained enough strength to allow a shift in the government’s strategy from rescue to preparing for future growth. Appearing before the Congressional Oversight Panel for the $700-billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, Geithner said the economy was in far better shape now than a year […]