Ep. 378 Pushing Back Against Curtis Yarvin’s Literal Call for Government Slavery
Bob responds to Curtis Yarvin’s commentary on the H1B visa argument among conservatives, wherein Yarvin actually advocates government slavery as the solution to America’s woes. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Curtis Yarvin’s substack post and the YouTube version. Bob’s analysis (part 1 and part 2) of the Yarvin vs. Dave Smith debate. Bob’s…
Ep. 259 Responding to the Dave Smith/Curtis Yarvin Discussion on Libertarianism, Part 2
Bob addresses Curtis Yarvin’s physics analogies that supposedly show libertarianism is akin to Newtonian physics, since it leaves out the need to use violence to establish order. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: BMS ep. 258, which is Part 1 of Bob’s response. The Michael Malice episode featuring Yarvin vs. Smith. Ben Powell and…
Ep. 258 Responding to the Dave Smith/Curtis Yarvin Discussion on Libertarianism, Part 1
Bob addresses Curtis Yarvin’s claim that free trade policy has hurt America, and that libertarians don’t have a good response to it. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The Michael Malice episode featuring Yarvin vs. Smith. FRED charts showing manufacturing employment, index of total manufacturing production, components of manufacturing, and domestic auto production.…
Ep. 209 Bob Murphy Critiques Curtis Yarvin’s Explanation of Inflation
In a May 2021 essay, Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug) argues that the American economy runs on an inflation machine. Yarvin claims that the best way to measure the amount of inflation is to look at the change in aggregate personal net worth over a given period. Murphy explains why this is wrongheaded. Mentioned in…