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Murphy Tackles the White House 2014 Budget Proposal

I like to beat up on Paul Ryan etc. for being faux-tough on the fiscal problem, but man oh man, in this IER post I go through the Obama Administration’s 2014 Budget Proposal. They don’t even pretend to improve things. I ended up writing this post pretty late at night, and was feeling saucy. I […]

It’s On Like Donkey Kong: John Carney Will Host Murphy/Mosler Debate

Just confirmed it with John… He is hosting the debate on MMT/Austrian economics. John was the perfect choice because of articles like this at CNBC. More details soon…

Team Brittany Interviews Murphy

The schtick with these ladies is that they are all named Brittany (really), hence the name “Team Brittany.” We talk about Bitcoin, the world economy, voting, my man-crush on Barney Frank, and tips for karaoke. Lots of giggling ensued (from them, not me).

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==> Lessons for the Young Economist is now poised to infiltrate China. ==> I am quoted in this article about Bitcoin, saying something noncommittal. ==> Tom Woods announces the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. ==> I talk to Scott Horton about the Fed and U.S. wars. ==> A funny rant about the “I f**king love science!” […]

IMF Study Calling for US Gas Taxes Is Pretty Sneaky

I give the details in this IER blog post: So how does the IMF study come up with such whopping tax proposals? Let’s walk through their Appendix Table 1 (page 44) to see the breakdown of their fuel tax suggestions… The proposal for the United States is 36 cents per liter, which works out to […]

Lara and Murphy Presentation in Nashville

Tonight, April 2, 2013, my co-author Carlos Lara and I will be giving a talk in the Brentwood Public Library on our view of the US economy (it’s bleak) and what households can do. Much of what we will discuss comes from our book, if you are curious but want to get a sense of […]

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==> Jack Hunter argues that even though he’s in favor of gay marriage personally (thinking it should be decided legally at the state level), he strongly objects to the rhetoric of saying it is akin to the Civil Rights movement for blacks. I still think Gene Callahan has the best observation on this whole issue […]

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==> If you’re interested in the economics of climate change, I throw out some factoids in this blog post that may surprise you. ==> Somebody asked me to find this (I had cited it in my Rothbard study guide), so I thought I’d relay it to y’all: It’s a wonderful essay by Bohm-Bawerk that includes […]