Bob Murphy Show

Bob was recently on Mark Connolly's "More Christ" podcast, out of Dublin. Bob fields questions about his faith, economics, and anarcho-capitalism.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The "More Christ" podcast.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Bob laments the media's thought policing of discussion about voter fraud. However, Bob tests one particular claim alleging a "signature" of fraud and finds no smoking gun.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The Washington Post map that Bob used to derive total votes by state for senator.
• Bob Murphy Show ep. 92 on FBI spying on the Trump campaign.
• Bob's analysis of the IPCC reports showing that there is no "existential threat" to humanity from climate change.
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In a very philosophical episode, University of Rochester economist Steve Landsburg makes his pitch that mathematics is the reason there is something rather than nothing. Bob argues that this approach lacks one critical component: God.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Steve Landsburg's presentation, "Why Is There Something Instead of Nothing?"
• Steve Landsburg's books The Armchair Economist and Can You Outsmart an Economist? #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• Steve's website.
• Steve's recent book for the Fraser Institute, The Essential Milton Friedman.
• Steve's original appearance on the Bob Murphy Show ep. 6.
• Bob explains Godel's Incompleteness Theorems on BMS ep. 7.
• The Tom Woods Show episode on one of Aquinas' arguments for the existence of God.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Mises Institute President Jeff Deist discusses the voluminous output of Henry Hazlitt as well as his role in helping Ludwig von Mises when he first came to the US. Jeff also explains the Institute's give-away offer for Hazlitt's classic work, Economics In One Lesson.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The link for the Mises Institute's Hazlitt giveaway.
• Jeff Deist's original appearance on BMS ep. 4.
• Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Gregory Gordon joins Bob to discuss his recent Mises,org article on the Left vs. the Right and how it relates to libertarianism.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Greg Gordon's Mises.org article on the left -right divide in libertarianism.
• Paul Gottfried on the Tom Woods Show.
• Rob Bradley on ep. 77 of the Bob Murphy Show.
• Jordan Peterson on hierarchies.
• Adrian Lee Oliver on ep. 135 of the Bob Murphy Show.
• The 2d political spectrum.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Building on his discussion in episode 146, Bob uses an analogy with squares and rectangles to reconcile the Biblical epistles of Paul and James and their treatment of faith and works.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• BMS ep. 146, stating and defending the Protestant doctrine of salvation through faith alone.
• Bob's debate with David Friedman on method in economics.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Peter Schiff famously called the housing crash but thinks the real crash is still on the way. He talks with Bob about his background in the financial sector, and why the networks no longer book him for interviews. They also discuss minarchism vs. anarcho-capitalism, and Peter's decision to move to Puerto Rico.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• The website for Peter's books. Peter's books Crash Proof and The Real Crash. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• The YouTube compilation, "Peter Schiff Was Right." Peter's YouTube channel.
• The Peter Schiff Show.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Bob unveils a new series in which he explains and then evaluates apparent contradictions in the way free-market libertarians handle certain issues.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• Bastiat's "Petition of the Candlemakers"
• Bob's article on price gouging.
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GMU economics professor Chris Coyne explains how US militarism abroad ends up violating civil liberties on the home front. They also discuss the contributions of James Buchanan that should interest Austrian economists.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Chris Coyne's webpage and his book Tyranny Comes Home. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• The LSE essays on cost (edited by Buchanan).
• Tom DiLorenzo article on Public Choice.
• Rothbard's essay on reconstructing utility and welfare economics, his reply to Schuller on praxeology, and his essay on Progressivism and WW1.
• Bob's booklet on market anarchy and essay on private defense.
• Bob Murphy Show ep. 102 on the Grievance Studies hoax.
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Bob offers his commentary on the movies "The Hunt" and "The Purge"--both produced by Blumhouse Productions--and focuses on whether The Purge storyline offers a challenge to Rothbard's depiction of anarcho-capitalism.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• A National Review article arguing Donald Trump botched his reaction to "Red State, Blue State."
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.