Posts by Robert Murphy
Ep. 415 Alex Nowrasteh Explains the Data and Theory Behind His SoHo Forum Immigration Performance
Alex Nowrasteh is Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. After Bob (on the Human Action podcast) summarized the recent SoHo forum immigration debate between Alex and Dave Smith, Alex had written a substack article responding to Bob’s critique. Alex joins Bob to discuss the controversy, covering the empirical studies,…
Ep. 414 Life Lessons from a Professional Gambler and an Economist
Ep. 413 The Primacy of Choice in Economics, Theology, Physics, and Even Math
Bob explains the fundamental role that subjective choice plays in various fields, suggesting there is something quite extraordinary about it. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s book Choice. A recent Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Bob’s introductory textbook and why action is so important in economic science. BMS…
Ep. 412 Evaluating the SoHo Immigration Debate and Malice on Darkhorse
Adam Haman returns, this time for a 2fer. First he and Bob discuss the recent SoHo Forum debate on immigration between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Then they discuss Michael Malice’s recent appearance on Bret Weinstein’s DarkHorse podcast to talk about egalitarianism and anarchy. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of…
Ep. 411 Protais Nshogoza on Forgiveness after Genocide in Rwanda
Dr. Protais Nshogoza is the Rwanda National Coordinator for ECLEA (Equipping Church Leaders — East Africa). He lived through the Rwandan genocide though many of his friends and family did not. Even as a Christian pastor, Protais struggled with thoughts of revenge until God showed him the power of forgiveness. Mentioned in the Episode and…