Ep. 419 Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran
Adam Haman returns to discuss various clips on the Israel/US conflict with Iran. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. Tulsi Gabbard’s clarification on her March testimony. The Tucker/Cruz interview. Dave Smith’s “funeral” for Ben Shapiro. Dave Smith vs. Konstantin Kisin on Piers Morgan. The HamanNature substack. Help support the…
Ep. 418 Steve Keen Sides With MAGA over MMT on Trade Deficits
Steve Keen is an iconoclast economist who is sympathetic to MMT claims that right-wingers worry too much about government budget deficits. However, in a recent post Keen says that Trump Admin economists (such as Stephen Miran) make more sense on trade deficits than Warren Mosler does. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:…
Ep. 417 Kristian Fors on How to Fix Homeowners Insurance in California
Kristian Fors is a research fellow with the Independent Institute. He joins Bob to discuss his new policy report, which explains why so many insurers are pulling out of the California homeowners market, and how to fix it. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Kristian Fors’ policy…
Ep. 416 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Respond to Jacob Hornberger on Immigration
Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss Jacob Hornberger’s recent video, where he critiques the Haman/Murphy/Dave Smith takes on immigration. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. Jacob Hornberger’s critique of Haman/Murphy/Smith. The SoHo Forum immigration debate between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Adam and Bob’s original analysis…
Ep. 415 Alex Nowrasteh Explains the Data and Theory Behind His SoHo Forum Immigration Performance
Alex Nowrasteh is Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. After Bob (on the Human Action podcast) summarized the recent SoHo forum immigration debate between Alex and Dave Smith, Alex had written a substack article responding to Bob’s critique. Alex joins Bob to discuss the controversy, covering the empirical studies,…