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Murphy Talk in the Bahamas

Below is the first of nine YouTubes featuring my recent talk for the Nassau Institute. I don’t want to be obnoxious, so I’m not embedding all the windows here. If the below sample turns your fancy, then go here to watch the rest. (You may have to click the arrow to open “–> More From […]

Murphy Presentation on Energy Markets

At the risk of letting my immodesty show, I must encourage you to check out this presentation on energy markets. It was the 4th lecture of the day at the North Dakota Policy Council, and they just recently added it to the player. They did a good job interspersing shots of my Power Point slides. […]

Politics as Pro Wrestling

Have you heard of the antics in the New York State Senate? It is hilarious. Someone (I think the governor?) called the hijinks and the goings-on a “circus,” but I think pro wrestling is a better analogy. And you know who the most ridiculous people in pro wrestling are? It’s not the wrestlers, who after […]

"Wake Up Call"

Someone whose opinion I respect told me to watch this movie. Are there any sites dedicated to refuting it, the way the 9/11 Truthers have all of their major points “refuted” at a FAQ? Say what you will about the above documentary, it has by far the highest “crazy-freaking-claim to sober-sounding-analysis” ratio I have ever […]

Hilarious Bush Quote on Fed Chairmen

Someone just sent me this (old) spoof of The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” but just watch it for the first sentence.

A Silly Article on Inflation

I still need to say 8 Hail Marys regarding my erroneous gold call, but in the meantime let’s have some fun with today’s CNBC article on inflation: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke must find a convincing way to explain why his central bank is in no hurry to raise interest rates even though the economy […]

Krugman’s Waterloo

Even though he won’t act like it bothered him, Krugman has to know he got busted on the housing bubble quotes. Lilburne gives Krugman a li’l burn in this article: And what about his strawman protests that he didn’t cause the housing bubble, much less the Enron scandal or Kennedy’s assassination? The man is willfully […]

My Most Extreme Gold Call: Hey, this crow’s not bad. Tastes like chicken.

I’m still in Florida recovering from my numerous trips. Tuesday morning I head back home (a 10-hour road trip). But an anonymous poster in a recent blog reminded me of this rash statement I made on January 23, 2009: I don’t know why gold isn’t a lot higher, frankly. Part of it is the general […]