Bob Murphy

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Book Signing!

Some photos from last week’s book signing in Nashville. Credits go to Ned the babysitter: Huge book or tiny author? “This guy makes a lot of sense.” Taken from the Henry Cam.

How Am I Like Jenny McCarthy?

We’re both blond and sex symbols, but that’s not the connection. See Comments #5 and #7 here for the answer. And I’m sorry guys but I’m trying for ratings. Click here for a topless photo.

Obama (and Bernanke and Bush) Finally Solved the "Immigration Problem"

One of the most sensitive subjects for me to write about is immigration, since so many people who “think like me” on 99% of the issues disagree with me on this particular matter. (For the record, I think it is economically destructive and immoral for INS agents to force people outside the borders of the […]

Rizzo 15, Keynesians 0

Mario Rizzo has been doing great work over at ThinkMarkets during the last few months, puncturing Keynesian myths. Unlike some critics, Rizzo doesn’t simply say, “That justifies Big Government so therefore it’s stupid!” (appealing though that argument may be). Rather, Rizzo takes the Keynesian claim at face value and follows through to the logical implications, […]

Rothbard on the History of the Fed

I watched the below video over at Robert Wenzel’s site; I started it when I was balancing my checkbook, and I watched the whole hour+ thing. But what I want to comment on here is the guy pestering Rothbard at about the 1:00:00 mark in the Q&A. The guy makes a point that I hear […]

Correcting Joe Romm on IPCC’s Cost Estimate

At MasterResource today I take on our good friend Joe Romm: In a provocative post, Joe Romm argues that even “strong climate action” would be well worth the effort. Yet Romm’s claim that stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases at 445–535 ppm (CO2-eq) would cost only “one tenth of a penny on the dollar” (through 2050) understates […]

Wages Are Too Flexible Downward

Von Pepe rises above the call of duty and points out that many businesses are cutting wages: they’ve stopped matching 401(k) contributions and scaled back other benefits.

Jesus Was More Than a Man

One of the more interesting testimonials to the divinity of Jesus Christ was the (apparent) remark by Napoleon along the lines of, “I know men, and Jesus Christ was no man.”* What always amazes me is Jesus’ strength of will when He asked His Father to forgive His murderers. The very same people who not […]