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Murphy Does Bratislava

I don’t know how to embed the videos here on the blog, but if you go to this link you can see my presentation (to a crowd of about 300) from Monday night in Bratislava, Slovakia and then the Q&A afterward. I’m being particularly demonstrative with the opening jokes to make sure everyone was with […]

Murphy Twin Spin

On Monday I shared my thoughts on grocery stores, and yesterday I discussed Operation Twist. Some excerpts from the latter: Just the fact that it’s an “operation” is disturbing. Ever since the crisis began, officials have deployed the military metaphor since their only solution to social problems is to start blowing things up. We have […]

“The Good One Versus the Evil One”

Such is the title given to this Mises Institute of Sweden article on my debate with Karl Smith. And here’s the accompanying photo: (I can’t read it, but Klaus Bernpaintner assures me they were otherwise respectful to Smith.)

The Final Installment of Man, Economy, and State

Still in Europe, so posting will be sparse until next week. In the meantime, have you ever seen such enthusiasm from me? I’ve enjoyed teaching all of my online Mises Academy classes, but I have never been more excited than I am to teach the upcoming class Money, Monopoly, and Market Intervention. This course covers […]

Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?

I say yes, then I say no.

Taking On Krugman’s Latest Theory About Gold Prices

For those who follow these things, you know that in the past few weeks the “mystery” of soaring gold prices has apparently been solved by Paul Krugman. Far from signaling that some investors are worried about the fate of the USD, Krugman thinks soaring gold prices are the natural reaction to low real interest rates. […]

Murphy on Woods on Schiff

This is like Mozart grilling burgers, but anyway here is Tom Woods (bestselling PhD intellectual who went to Harvard) being an angry guy on the radio. He starts in with the completely over-the-top introduction around the 18:00 mark.

A Bald Economist Gives Financial Advice to Young People

That was my original title, but the suits in Auburn toned it down. An excerpt: It seems counterintuitive, but when a religious person tithes (or when a nonreligious person gives to charitable causes) there is somehow more money each month to work with. For tithing — where a person is supposed to give a specific […]