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My History With the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC)

[The following article is adapted from the May 2013 issue of the Lara-Murphy Report.] My History With IBC Robert P. Murphy, PhD May 2013 In this article, I will summarize Nelson Nash’s Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) for the novice, but I will do so in the context of my own experience in learning about it. […]

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My EconLib Article on Bitcoin

At EconLib I have an article on Bitcoin. The first half is based on the article I already posted here with Silas Barta, but the second half has new stuff, sure to enrage half of you: Economically, the chief attraction of Bitcoin is its mathematically guaranteed scarcity. Even a pure commodity like gold could eventually […]

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Mosler Debate

Reminder that I’m debating Warren Mosler tonight at Columbia… Details here.

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Potpourri

==> I realize this is childish, but these naughty K-Mart commercials (here and here) made me chuckle. (Thanks to Sam T.) ==> The CBO came out with a report last week, which many will think makes a slam-dunk case for a carbon tax. But using the very same CBO report, I can show how dubious […]

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The Zombie Returns! See Tom Woods and Bob Murphy June 8 in NYC

More plugging: Go here for full details.

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Murphy on Peter Schiff Show (Guest Host, Tom Woods)

Starting at 10:30am Eastern time, on Monday May 13… Listen online here.

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Last Day for Discount Tix to RETURN OF THE ZOMBIE (Woods-Murphy Live)

Today is the last day you can get discount tickets to the NYC extravaganza Tom Woods and I are cooking up for June 8…. Here’s Tom’s main event page, here’s the Facebook event page, and here is where you get tickets.

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Potpourri

==> My thoughts on Earth Day. ==> In the context of the standard debates, I would be classified as an “open borders” kind of guy, but I think that is a terrible label. Somebody should ask Bryan Caplan why they don’t call it “freedom of migration” or “no CheckPoint Charlies” or something. “Open borders” sounds […]

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