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Mike Norman Throws Down the Gauntlet

You need to familiarize yourself with this, if you hope to understand my forthcoming response. (Ron Paul et al. are coming to town in one week, so I can’t deal with this just yet. But soon…) P.S. Here’s the audio of the speech he’s referring to, and here’s the original debate between Mosler and me.

The Bob Murphy Variety Show, Porcfest 2013

If you’re pressed for time: ==> I redeem (?) my Bobby Darrin street cred in the very beginning. ==> Starting around 23:00 I begin to violate six different rules of live entertainment.

Yet More (Unimpressive) Evidence of the “Prescient” Janet Yellen

This dispute over the next Fed chair is hilarious. (Thank goodness our system doesn’t place one person in charge of wheat production or computer output. It’s only that little aspect of our economy–the MONEY–that is in the hands of one group of well-connected technocrats.) I’ve already pointed out one guy who heaps praise on Janet […]

Potpourri

==> You may think this upcoming Mises Academy class, “Delusions of Krugman,” is taught by me, but nope. I am much kinder and gentler than Bill Anderson. ==> A good summary at Reason on the social cost of carbon. ==> When I was at the Senate testifying, OMB rep Shelanski was at the House, saying […]

Thoughts on My Debate With David Friedman

After reviewing our debate (which I’m reposting below), I realized there were a few points where I misunderstood what Friedman was saying. It will not surprise you to hear that I think there were also several points where he misunderstood me. (For one obvious example, of course I know that modern physicists think the universe […]

David Friedman versus Me

(I’m never sure whether to refer to myself in the 3rd person on posts like this. I’ve got to do what is best for Bob Murphy, even if it sounds weird.) Here’s the debate we had at Porcfest in June. The only major miscommunication is that Friedman just wanted to talk about methodology, whereas I, […]