Posts by Robert Murphy
Ep. 539 Assessing Hayek’s Road to Serfdom
Adam Haman returns to share a video from X, which purports to break down Hayek’s arguments so that even a 10-year-old would get them. Bob praises and critiques the video’s rhetorical approach. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bob on Hayek’s knowledge problem vs. Mises’ calculation…
Ep. 538 Pushing Back on Neil deGrasse Tyson on Free Will
Ep. 537 Explaining Hall and Woodford’s Econ Nobel
Ep. 536 Bretigne Shaffer on Teaching Kids Courage Through Stories
Bretigne is a former libertarian journalist who is now devoted to children’s fiction. She joins Bob to discuss her latest work, “Elixir of Fear.” They also discuss Bretigne’s history as a journalist in Hong Kong. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bretigne Shaffer’s substack. The link…
Ep. 535 Parsing Trump on Interest Rates
Adam Haman breaks the long hiatus to help Bob break down Trump’s recent statements on interest rates (and trade deficits). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bob explains connection between current account deficit and capital account surplus. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Bros. The HamanNature substack.…