Ep. 282 Scoring the Debate Over God Between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens, Part 1
In 2009 the Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated Christopher Hitchens on the existence of God. In this episode Bob evaluates the 20-minute opening statement from Craig. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The debate between Craig and Hitchens. Wikipedia entry on fine-tuning argument. Tom Woods on classical First Mover argument. Help support the…
Ep. 281 Murphy vs. Twitter Econ
Bob tackles recent tweets by Joe Weisenthal and Elon Musk to clarify the Austrian views on recessions and money. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The Elon tweet and the Joe Weisenthal tweet. Bob’s book Understanding Money Mechanics. Help support the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth…
Ep. 280 The Theory and History Needed to Refute Keynesianism and MMT
As a sequel to a recent Human Action podcast episode where Bob critiques a Warren Mosler interview, Bob here goes deeper into the analysis of how an economy can continue growing even if the government eliminates its budget deficit. Bob relies on both theory and history, citing in particular the fiscal turnaround of Canada in…
Ep. 279 Disputio: A Real-World Application of Voluntary Dispute Resolution
Přemysl Bosák encountered the ideas of voluntary law and decided to launch an online dispute resolution system. He gives his background and then explains his vision for Disputio. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The website for Disputio. Bob’s pamphlet and lecture on private law. Help support the Bob…
Ep. 278 Murphy on Reparations, SuperAI, and Investment Implications
This episode is a re-broadcast of Bob’s talk given at George Gammon’s Rebel Capitalist Live event held in May 2023 in Orlando. He covered the case for reparations, the threat from SuperAI, and investment implications. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this presentation. BMS eps on the economics of slavery…