Ep. 263 How to Handle Critics of Texas Independence Who Threaten Violence
Bob handles some common objections to US secession, and gives proponents a real-world strategy to pave the way. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: David R. Henderson’s article on his early days teaching. Bob’s pamphlet on Texas independence. Dave Smith on Michael Malice’s show to discuss objections to secession. Joan Rivers goes…
Ep. 262 Tatiana Moroz on the War Machine, Love Songs, and Good vs. Evil
Singer-songwriter Tatiana Moroz updates Bob on her latest adventures, including her move to Miami, music video shoot in Poland, and performance at the antiwar rally in DC. The conversation includes deep issues of God and Satan, and the problem of evil. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview.…
Ep. 261 Prayer, Free Will, and Miracles: How to Think Rationally About Christianity
Bob answers a listener email asking how to think rationally about vexing problems in Christianity. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: C.S. Lewis on miracles. Richard Feynman on physical laws. Science: Meditators have younger brains. Help support the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.
Ep. 260 What If Private Property Owners Mimicked Policies of the State?
Due to listener request, Bob explains why a legitimate owner has the right to set policies that would be immoral for the State to implement, and why in practice private owners would be much less likely to do so. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s essays on Private Law and Private Defense.…
Ep. 259 Responding to the Dave Smith/Curtis Yarvin Discussion on Libertarianism, Part 2
Bob addresses Curtis Yarvin’s physics analogies that supposedly show libertarianism is akin to Newtonian physics, since it leaves out the need to use violence to establish order. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: BMS ep. 258, which is Part 1 of Bob’s response. The Michael Malice episode featuring Yarvin vs. Smith. Ben Powell and…