Posts by Robert Murphy
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…
Ep. 149 George Selgin Critiques MMT and Debates Murphy on Free Banking
Monetary economist George Selgin agrees with Bob on the flaws with MMT, but then the two continue their debate (started at the Soho Forum) on fractional reserve free banking. The episode also includes George’s background and thoughts on Bitcoin. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. George’s monograph…