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==> How do you choose among your children? This is in the top 5 of my all-time favorite Contra Krugman episodes. ==> The latest Lara-Murphy Show discusses “Lessons from History” (chapter 6 of our new book with Nelson Nash). ==> REMEMBER CHICAGO PEOPLE: Carlos, David Stearns, and I will be presenting on Austrian economics and […]

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==> In the latest Contra Krugman, Tom and I tackle the eternal question: Is taxation theft? ==> Speaking of Krugman, Rob Bradley discusses a Resources for the Future (RFF) post that says Krugman is full of it when he breezily claims that wind and solar will produce all of our energy. ==> Although he’s inexplicably […]

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==> I just became aware of this being available–it’s my QJAE article saying that Roger Garrison’s framework is compatible with neoclassical growth theory. ==> The latest Lara-Murphy Show tackles some tough objections, like, “If I expect a dollar crash, why do I want life insurance?” ==> Other people critique Krugman too, from National Review and […]

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Some of these may be duplicates; I have had a hard time keeping up with stuff lately… ==> My latest IER post tackles Krugman’s misleadings claims on renewables. Some pretty graphs! ==> A funny comic on Rothbard, Rand, and Marx. ==> I don’t know how long these have been available, but check out audio clips […]

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==> David Gordon reviews the Independent Institute’s collection on Pope Francis. I wrote the Concluding essay. David included this zinger from me: Murphy answers alarmism about “climate change,” another feature of the Pope’s encyclical. Drastic restrictions on production are defended as “insurance” against an environmental catastrophe. Murphy responds: “Yet if the proper justification for aggressive […]

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==> In the latest Contra Krugman, I’m a hot little tamale when it comes to Big Spending Republicans. ==> I am quoted in this Daily Caller article about Scott Pruitt’s claims that global warming could have benefits. ==> The Idaho State House has passed a bill that would exempt capital gains on gold or silver […]

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==> The latest Contra Krugman, in which Tom complains about a bunch of presidents. Guy is a serious whiner. ==> Jeff Deist takes a swing at the Nobel laureate too. ==> Scott Horton has trained his young apprentice well. ==> I haven’t listened yet, but David Gornoski got Jordan Peterson to sit down for an […]

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==> The priority deadline is soon approaching if you want to apply for a PhD fellowship to work with us at the Free Market Institute (at Texas Tech). Details here. ==> I offer a useful suggestion to Bryan Caplan and Robin Hanson. ==> I may have already blogged this but: Not all GDP is created […]