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Exhibition Match: Murphy vs. Crucini on Gold vs. Fiat Money

I should clarify that Mario Crucini, a professor at Vanderbilt, is not a Keynesian. However, this Thursday at 5pm we will be debating the merits of a gold standard versus fiat money. The event is open to the public but it will not be recorded. You still have time to buy your plane tickets. DETAILS: […]

The Capitalist in the Hat

In my quest to become the Mike Myers of Austrian economics, I tackle entrepreneurship and Dr. Seuss today at Mises.org: An amusing story on NPR recently explained the origin of a new collection of Dr. Seuss stories. The tale involves an entrepreneurial dentist with a passion for Seuss and a knack for exploiting price spreads. […]

Murphy Fights Freedom With Two Other Guests

OK here is the whole episode; our segment starts a little after the 13:00 mark. In the studio at Nashville, I just have an audio connection, and I didn’t know who the other two guests were. I thought the guy was Italian, and I pictured the woman as in her 50s and matronly. I couldn’t […]

Murphy Fights Freedom Tonight on the Judge Napolitano Show

Tonight I will be one of the freedom fighters on Judge Napolitano’s show. We’re discussing the debt ceiling and a proposed “Robin Hood” tax on banks. Lots of Fed bashing for the whole family.

Potpourri

* Of course political pundits contradict themselves all the time, but Newt Gingrich’s positions on Libya are impressive. (HT2 Gene Callahan) * “Analysts surprised” by the latest inflation numbers… The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods, up 5.8% over the last 12 months; for intermediate goods, 8.9%; and for crude goods, 16.4%. But don’t […]

At the Copa, Copacabana

For those of you who will be in the southern hemisphere over the weekend…come check us out. I am going to settle once and for all whether the Coriolis Effect really means toilets flush the other way. I may talk some Austrian econ too, if I can fit it in.

Murphy Article and Radio Interview

Last week I was on the Peter Mac radio show. It was actually a very pleasant, smoothly flowing discussion of the Murphy-Krugman Debate and then more general issues (including the Liberty Dollar stuff). Today at Mises.org I have an article responding to the anti-pin-head Andolfatto.