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"A Night of Clarity"

I apologize for not giving more notice, but if any of you are within driving distance–please don’t charter a jet in this economic downturn–of Nashville, you might consider checking out the event described below. I will be selling autographed copies of the Best Economics Book Ever, though I have a cold so I can’t kiss […]

Krugman Expands the Ranks of the Cultish

A typical objection to Austrian economics is that it is a cult. We worship Mises, we excommunicate heretics, etc. (The second point is true but c’mon, just look at this stuff.) Anyway, I’m glad to note that Paul Krugman has now expanded the ranks to anyone who is a non-New Keynesian: What this reveals, I […]

Murphy Debut "Daily Reckoning" Article

Today my debut article at the Daily Reckoning ran. (They saw my sarcastic doom and gloom at mises.org and thought, “This is our kind of guy!”) The plan right now is that I will contribute columns every month or so. (BTW there are some missing hyperlinks because they just switched to a new format and […]

"With All Due Respect, Mr. President, That Is Not True"

A Cato petition (pdf) signed by a ton of ethics-free Republican hacks (not my term, new readers!). I was pleased to see Alberto Bisin, one of my professors at NYU who would at least visit the Austrian colloquium, on the list. Apparently this is a full-page ad in a few major outlets. (HT2 Steve Horwitz)

When Money Was Literally Backed By Gold

Ah, wouldn’t you feel more comfortable investing in a country that issued these? (HT2 MoneyGirl)

The Difference Between Milton Friedman and Paul Krugman

Friedman famously said (though apparently didn’t coin), “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Krugman, on the contrary, believes: (A) There is such a thing as a free lunch, and (B) It costs $2.57. Thanks to von Pepe for pointing out the column and the money quote. Incidentally, this whole argument involving school lunches […]

Ron Paul Educates the Talking Heads

Folks, I only post about 10% of the Ron Paul stuff that comes my way. It is my filtering service, for you. The clip below is about 10 minutes but it’s really good. Paul fields all the questions fired at him, and not only gives sound answers but usually packages them fairly sleekly as well. […]

Response to 60 Minutes Hit Piece on Oil Speculation

We had to wait for the coronation coverage to die down before running this piece, which is a response to the 60 Minutes hit job on oil speculation. If you want to truly appreciate my talents as defense counsel, first watch the 60 Minutes segment below (it’s not that long). Then read the IER piece […]