Posts by Robert Murphy
Ep. 6 Steve Landsburg on Learning Economics From Friedman and Stigler
Steve Landsburg went to Chicago to do his graduate work in mathematics but was intrigued by the economics taught by Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Gary Becker, and other luminaries. We discuss the essence of Chicago price theory, the time when Steve was picketed by campus feminists, how Steve can climb aerial silks like Batman (while…
Ep. 5 Scott Horton on the Siege of Waco, the Perverse Logic of U.S. Foreign Policy, and How Trump Staved Off a Coup
Antiwar hero and all-around genius Scott Horton joins Bob for a lengthy discussion covering the siege and massacre at Waco, the motivations and perverse logic of the U.S. government’s interventions in the Middle East, and how Donald Trump staved off the establishment at the Republican convention and after the general election. Mentioned in the Episode:…
Ep. 4 A Conversation With Jeff Deist
In this episode, Bob talks to Mises Institute president Jeff Deist. They discuss Jeff’s original goal of being a professor, his time as an attorney, his work as Ron Paul’s Chief of Staff, and his insider knowledge of DC politics. Mentioned in the Episode: Website of the Mises Institute. The Denationalisation of…
A Link to My Long-Standing Blog
Here at the Bob Murphy Show site, I’ll occasionally run blog posts that supplement the podcast episodes. However, my main blog is “Free Advice” (which has been running for years) and is available at my personal website. That will continue to be my main blog, and serve as a clearinghouse for all of my online…
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In this episode Bob flies solo, taking on the popular idea–embodied in a TV clip by Tucker Carlson but also Bernie Sanders’ “Stop BEZOS’ Act”–that Amazon, Walmart, and other giant employers offload some of their labor costs onto the taxpayers through the food stamp and similar programs. Bob actually argues that, if anything, these federal…