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Hayek Would Be 117 Years Young (Yesterday)

My article in the American Thinker. An excerpt: This emphasis on dispersed knowledge was one of Hayek’s key contributions to the debate over socialism during the 1930s. Specifically, Hayek argued that one of the key functions of private property and market prices was to allow individuals to communicate information to each other in an economical […]

Ask Me Anything

Hey kids, on Friday, May 6, 2016, starting at 3pm Eastern, I’ll be doing a Reddit “Ask Me Anything.” If you are a Reddit person and want to spread the word on relevant subreddits (like Austrian econ, an-cap, bald icons, etc.), I’d appreciate it.

Murphy Twin Spin

==> An interview on anarcho-capitalism and the liberty movement. ==> My talk on taxes in Bratislava:

The Problems With Carbon Tax “Border Adjustments”

This is counterintuitive for even academic economists, so if you’re into this stuff, don’t miss it. Here’s a key part: The RFF [Resources for the Future] study does not so much come down against the use of border adjustments to mitigate the problem of “leakage,” but rather the authors are pointing out that economists have […]

Airbnb: Regulation Without the State

My latest at FEE. An excerpt: If potential renters had perfect information and deliberated over such decisions with the discipline of a samurai, there would be little need for external rules or regulation. Owners could offer rooms of varying attributes (including price), and each renter would pick the option that he or she liked best. […]

Murphy Twin Spin

==> My appearance on the “Reinvent Money” podcast. ==> At Lara-Murphy.com I show that Japan has been shedding Treasuries a lot more than China.

Murphy Twin Spin

==> Carlos was traveling so I republished the audio of my recent talk at the International Students for Liberty Conference on Mises’ contributions. So if you wanted to listen to that but at the gym or something, this is for you… ==> In the most recent Contra Krugman, Tom and I take on the MetLife […]

Murphy Triple Play

==> My latest article on IER discusses leakage. It’s a sensitive topic but ignoring our problems is no solution. ==> Tom Woods and I discuss globalization on Contra Krugman. ==> Carlos and I talk about BOLI (bank-owned life insurance) on the Lara-Murphy Show.