Ep. 342 Explaining Darryl Cooper’s Churchill Claim to Tucker Carlson
Darryl Cooper is an amateur historian with a very popular podcast, “Martyr Made.” He recently appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to promote his forthcoming series on WW2. During the conversation, Cooper argued Churchill was the “chief villain” of the war. Bob explains Cooper’s perspective and defends him from claims of Holocaust denial. Mentioned in the…
Ep. 341 Vance Ginn on How to Constrain State Spending Growth
Texas-based economist Vance Ginn explains his proposals on constraining the growth in spending by state governments. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Vance Ginn’s homepage. The Sustainable Budget project. Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit. Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
Ep. 340 Bob Burnett On the Concentration of Power in Bitcoin Mining
Bob Burnett is the Founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, with decades of experience in computers, including 13 years as the CTO of Gateway. He discusses his talk at the recent Nashville Bitcoin conference, which focused on the concentration of power in Bitcoin mining. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this…
Ep. 339 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 5, the Lamb of God
Bob covers John 1: 19-31 in his Bible commentary series. He states that a lamb was not a “scapegoat” in terms of Jewish animalistic sacrifice for the propitiation of sins (using an RC Sproul clip to explain). Then Bob gives various justifications for the use of a sacrificial lamb, since it seemingly violates our intuitive…
Ep. 338 The Problems With Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price Gouging Proposal
Bob goes solo to give the standard critique of price ceilings, and then addresses specific responses from progressive supporters of Harris. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s infineo article critiquing Harris’ proposal. An academic paper justifying “price controls” in Germany that weren’t really price controls. Details for the 2024 ExPat Money Summit.…