Ep. 66 Tough Questions for Conservatives
Bob asks a series of tough (but fair, he hopes) questions for conservatives, ranging from tariffs to impeachment to drug prohibition. . . . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s free PDF (co-authored with Silas Barta) on Bitcoin, and The Case for IBC. News articles about CIA secret prison network,…
Ep. 65 Matt Bankert Makes His Case for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands
Online rock artist and music blogger Matthew Bankert walks Bob through his picks for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands. . . . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: “The Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands,” according to Matt Bankert. The special link for Bob Murphy Show listeners, to get a…
Ep. 64 Why Johnny Depp Was the Good Guy and Morgan Freeman Was the Bad Guy in *Transcendence*
Bob analyses the 2014 film *Transcendence*, starring Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman. Besides making his case that Depp’s character was in the right, Bob explores some of the economic and even religious elements of the film. . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The trailer to Transcendence. Bob’s article on…
Ep. 63 Nicolas Cachanosky on Improving Austrian Business Cycle Theory, the Dispute Over Fractional Reserve Banking, and How the Fed Broke Monetary Policy
Economist Nicolas Cachanosky specializes in the overlap between capital theory in traditional economics and the capitalization of cash flows in finance. He explains the relevance of these concepts to understanding the business cycle. Then Nicolas and Bob have a friendly disagreement over Mises’ views on fractional reserve banking. The conversation closes with Nicolas’ view on…
Ep. 62 Tough Questions for Progressives
Bob asks a series of tough (but fair, he hopes) questions for progressives, ranging from abortion to the minimum wage to climate change. . . . . . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The NYT (front page) article discussing Obama’s “Secret Kill List.” The clip of Obama saying, “We tortured some…