Ep. 154 Bob Murphy Analyzes “The Hunt” and “The Purge” Movies as an Anarchist
Bob offers his commentary on the movies “The Hunt” and “The Purge”–both produced by Blumhouse Productions–and focuses on whether The Purge storyline offers a challenge to Rothbard’s depiction of anarcho-capitalism. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: A National Review article arguing Donald Trump botched his reaction to “Red State, Blue State.” Help…
Ep. 153 Mark Brennan on Wall Street Corruption, US Imperialism, and Friedman’s Rule for Corporate Philanthropy
Mark Brennan has had an interesting career, working on Wall Street and seeing the coming housing bust and then getting his PhD to become a college professor on business ethics. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Mark Brennan’s NYU page. Bob’s book (co-authored with Doug McGuff) The…
Ep. 152 The Coming Darkness and Renaissance
Bob lays out the grim news: there is a coming age of darkness, with economic and political turmoil that leads to large-scale violence. Yet he also explains that after the chaos, out of the rubble will emerge a new class of artists, poets, and creators who will constitute the new renaissance. Mentioned in the Episode…
Ep. 151 David Ramsay Steele on Socialist Calculation, Mental Illness, and the JFK Assassination
Libertarian writer David Ramsay Steele joins Bob for a fun tour of some essays from his collection, *The Mystery of Fascism*. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. David Ramsay Steele’s books The Mystery of Fascism and From Marx to Mises. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from…
Ep. 150 Explaining the Plan to Dismantle Schools and the Fed’s Alchemy
Bob reads from an article recently tweeted out by the NEA, which calls for an end to schooling as we know it in order to promote anti-racism. He then discusses what the Fed has been up to since the coronavirus panic began. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode…