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,…
Ep. 414 Life Lessons from a Professional Gambler and an Economist
Ep. 413 The Primacy of Choice in Economics, Theology, Physics, and Even Math
Bob explains the fundamental role that subjective choice plays in various fields, suggesting there is something quite extraordinary about it. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s book Choice. A recent Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Bob’s introductory textbook and why action is so important in economic science. BMS…