Ep. 249 Bob Murphy Talks Texas Independence on the Battle Born Podcast
Randy Sadac and Adam Haman of the LP Nevada interview Bob on their Battle Born podcast. Bob makes the case for Texan independence and deals with common objections. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The Battle Born podcast. Bob’s pamphlet COMMON SENSE: The Case for an Independent…
Ep. 248 Jacob Hornberger Says Libertarians Should Oppose School Vouchers
Jacob Hornberger, founder of the Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF), makes the forceful case that libertarians shouldn’t support “school choice” in the form of government vouchers for private schools. Bob plays devil’s advocate and raises several points that libertarian proponents of vouchers make. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube video of this…
Ep. 247 How to Explain a Free-Market Society to an American Christian
Prompted by his advice to a young student entering a debate competition, Bob describes the way he would explain a Rothbardian free-market society to a skeptical conservative American Christian. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s essays on private law and military defense in his pamphlet Chaos Theory. Bob’s journal article on…
Ep. 246 Tim Pool on Labor Migration and Are We in a Recession?
Bob first pushes back on Tim Pool’s recent commentary on interstate labor mobility, then turns to address whether the US is currently in a recession. He explains the role that inventories play in conventional GDP accounting. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube source of the Tim Pool clip. Bob’s article…
Ep. 245 Cutting Larry Summers Some Slack on His Labor Market Remarks
Bob provides a qualified defense of Larry Summers’ recent claim that high unemployment will be necessary to contain price inflation. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The Summers interview featured in the audio clip. The Bloomberg article quoting Summers on how unemployment is necessary to fight inflation. Robert Lucas’ Nobel Prize lecture…