Ep. 510 Brian Albrecht Shows a Flaw in the “Waterbed” Critique of Market Power
Economist Brian Albrecht explains his discovery of a surprising–but critical–missing link in a popular argument against market power. Specifically, Brian shows that the standard work in this literature doesn’t even allow consumer harm as a possibility of firms merging. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Albrecht’s…
Ep. 509 Responding to Jeremy Kauffman on Libertarian Party Strategy
Adam Haman returns to help Bob offer praise and criticism for Jeremy Kauffman’s recent speech at the Libertarian Party’s national convention, as well as his appearance on the Tom Woods Show. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Jeremy Kauffman’s appearance on the Tom Woods Show. His…
Ep. 508 Gene Callahan Argues Murphy’s AnCap Vision Is Just a State
Drawing on the work of British idealist philosopher Bernard Bosanquet, Callahan argues that standard depictions of an “anarcho-capitalist” society, whether practical or not, would constitute a “State.” Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Gene Callahan’s article on anarchism. Bob’s pamphlet, Chaos Theory. Help support the Bob…
Ep. 507 A Critique of Hamilton’s American System
Adam Haman joins Bob to critique an article making an Austrian case for Alexander Hamilton’s “American System.” Specifically, the plan favored national banking, protective tariffs, assumption of state debts, a preference for “productive” credit, and infrastructure projects. Bob pushes back. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode.…
Ep 506 Abby Hall on Her New Book Introducing Austrian Economics
With co-author Chris Coyne, Abby Hall has a new book serving as an introduction to the Austrian School. As she and Bob discuss, the book fills a niche in the existing options of this genre. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Abby Hall’s new book (co-authored…