Ep. 529 The Walls Are Contracting on George Selgin’s Credit
Taking a recent Twitter exchange as a springboard, Bob argues that George Selgin has unwittingly conceded the entire argument they had at the SoHo Forum: namely, fractional reserve banking by its very essence causes a mismatch between the community’s saving and the funds made available for loans via the banks. Mentioned in the Episode and…
Ep. 517 Bob Murphy Asks: Why Did I Lose My SoHo Forum Debate on Fractional Reserve Banking?
Adam returns to tell Bob why he lost his debate to George Selgin. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The SoHo Forum debate between Murphy and Selgin. This episode’s sponsor, the free Plan-B guide from ExPatMoney. Bob’s article on FRB. The HamanNature substack. Help support the…
Ep. 440 Ian Deters Studies Free Banking with a Computer Simulation
Mathematician Ian Deters returns to the podcast to summarize the results of his computer simulations of a simple model of “free banking,” as guided by Bob’s instructions. His report has some good news and bad news for Bob. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.…
Ep. 325 Continuing the Fractional Reserve Debate in Light of Selgin and White’s Response
In BMS ep. 322, Bob criticized a recent interview of George Selgin regarding the lack of historical examples of 100% reserve banking. In this episode, Bob responses to George’s pushback (on Twitter) and also Larry White’s in-print response to Rothbard’s old critique of the Scottish “free banking” episode. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links…
Ep. 322 Selgin vs. Selgin: The Debate Over Fractional Reserve Banking
Bob responds to a recent interview where George Selgin says the historical record proves that fractional reserve banking is a market outcome. Bob gives two separate reasons, and ironically plays different Selgin clips to validate each of them. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Selgin’s interview on free banking. His debate with…