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Posts by Robert Murphy

Ep. 310 Domenic Scarcella Argues Jesus Is a Good Neighbor But Bad Citizen

Domenic Scarcella discusses his new book, which makes the case that Jesus’ teachings and actions show Christians they should be good neighbors, but (in a sense) bad citizens. Bob pushes back at points to clarify what Domenic’s position truly is. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The…

Ep. 309 Gene Callahan on the Failure of Liberal Neutrality

Gene Callahan teaches computer science at NYU and is the author of Economics for Real People. He joins Bob to discuss the inner contradictions of liberal neutrality. They also discuss AI and whether computers can really learn. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The crazy fact about…

Ep. 308 To the Moon! Owen Benjamin Tells Bob Murphy Why Anarchism Fails

Professional comedian Owen Benjamin joins Bob to discuss the attempt to de-platform him, the shape of the earth, and whether we need a strong State to protect financial integrity and children. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Owen Benjamin’s website and Twitter account. Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 306 Keith Knight on Progressives’ Domestic Imperialism

In his new book published by the Libertarian Institute, Keith Knight explains why he left progressivism. They could see the problems of foreign imperialism, but they cheered it domestically. A fast-paced discussion. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Keith Knight’s new book. Keith’s archive at the Libertarian…