Bob Murphy Show

Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute. Prompted by questions from Bob, he explains why Benjamin Netanyahu deliberately propped up Hamas, a strategy that backfired horribly on October 7, 2023.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The Monetary Metals 12% silver opportunity.
• Donate to the Libertarian Institute. (Bob did!)
• Scott's article (with Connor Freeman) on how Netanyahu's support for Hamas backfired.
• Scott's previous appearance on the BMS ep. 285 to discuss Waco.
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Attorney and co-host of the California Underground podcast Phil Mauriello joins Bob to explain the original Supreme Court Chevron ruling, the impact it had, and the legal rationale behind the recent overturning of the doctrine.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The Monetary Metals 12% silver opportunity.
• Phil Mauriello's bio page at his podcast, "California Underground."
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Dan Kish is Senior Vice President of Policy at the Institute for Energy Research (IER). After a career in DC and the energy industry, he shares his war stories with Bob.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The Monetary Metals 12% silver opportunity.
• Dan Kish's page at the Institute for Energy Research.
• The "North American Energy Inventory" put out by the Institute for Energy Research (IER).
• Murphy's journal article on the crude oil price controls of the 1970s.
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Bob covers John 1: 6-13 in his Bible commentary series. He likens the Arminian vs. Calvinist divide to General Relativity vs. quantum theory in physics, where both approaches are correct in their realm but--in their current versions--are incompatible.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS 305, Installment 2, Jesus as Logos.
• The BMS episode with Steve Patterson, covering mind-body dualism.
• RC Sproul on the TULIP of Calvinism. Leighton Flowers' Provisionism.
• RC Sproul on John the Baptist as the last Old Testament prophet.
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Steve Patterson returns, this time trying to solve the mind-body problem with Bob.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Steve Patterson's attempted solution to the mind-body problem.
• Steve's website.
• Murphy's talk about dualism in Mises.
• "Voltaire vs. Leibniz" (in verse). An explainer on Leibniz's optimism.
• The EPR paradox.
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David Angelo is a stand-up comedian in New York City. He joins Bob to discuss his career in comedy, with a focus on his new special, "New York Legend."

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• David Angelo's special "New York Legend." His "Brain Attack" analysis of the media, and his "Without Taxes, Who Would Build the Roads??"
• David's razors.
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Bob reacts to a recent exchange between Michael Malice and Angela McArdle, in which they described Jacob Hornberger as insane for his views on the Covid lockdowns and school vouchers.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• "Your Welcome" ep. 314 with Angela McArdle.
• The LP debate in Georgia. Clint Russell asks his question starting around 1h35m mark.
• Murray Rothbard in For a New Liberty giving tepid support for school vouchers, and ripping them (p. 51) from a 1971 article. Ron Paul's ambivalent stance (quoted in the 11th bullet point).
• BMS ep. 248 with Jacob Hornberger opposing school vouchers.
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Luke Avery has Bob on to discuss a "Choose Your Own Adventure" series of questions, ranging from UBI to artificial intelligence to elite theory.

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• The YouTube version of this interview.
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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 of Interest:

• What started this fiasco: BMS ep. 322, "Selgin vs. Selgin."
• Rothbard's critique of Larry White on the Scottish episode (starts p. 859). White's response (chap. 3).
• John Cochrane on The Narrow Bank. Selgin's contrarian take.
• Selgin on the history of 100% reserve banks.
• Block and Barnett on maturity mismatching.
• Murphy’s journal article critiquing the Selgin/White view of fractional reserve free banking. Murphy's book Understanding Money Mechanics.
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Clint Russell is host of the Liberty Lockdown podcast, and recently ran to be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. As a former mortgage broker, Clint also discusses the housing market.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Clint Russell's podcast Liberty Lockdown, and his Twitter account.
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