Bob Murphy Show

Mark Brennan has had an interesting career, working on Wall Street and seeing the coming housing bust and then getting his PhD to become a college professor on business ethics.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Mark Brennan's NYU page.
• Bob's book (co-authored with Doug McGuff) The Primal Prescription. #CommissionsEarned. (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• Friedman on corporate philanthropy.
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Bob lays out the grim news: there is a coming age of darkness, with economic and political turmoil that leads to large-scale violence. Yet he also explains that after the chaos, out of the rubble will emerge a new class of artists, poets, and creators who will constitute the new renaissance.

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• The cringeworthy Jimmy Kimmel Emmy skit.
• Information (including the wolf-in-sheep's-clothing coat of arms) about the Fabian Society.
• Mish says Fed owns almost 1/3 of mortgages.
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Libertarian writer David Ramsay Steele joins Bob for a fun tour of some essays from his collection, *The Mystery of Fascism*.

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• The YouTube version of this interview.
• David Ramsay Steele's books The Mystery of Fascism and From Marx to Mises. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• Bryan Caplan's article endorsing the Thomas Szasz approach to mental illness.
• Comedian Bill Hicks on the JFK assassination.
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Bob reads from an article recently tweeted out by the NEA, which calls for an end to schooling as we know it in order to promote anti-racism. He then discusses what the Fed has been up to since the coronavirus panic began.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this episode (with lots of visuals).
• Karlyn Borysenko's YouTube episode on the NEA tweet.
• Jamilah Pitts' article on school transformation.
• Fed article talking about dividend payments to member banks.
• Total assets of the Federal Reserve System.
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Monetary economist George Selgin agrees with Bob on the flaws with MMT, but then the two continue their debate (started at the Soho Forum) on fractional reserve free banking. The episode also includes George's background and thoughts on Bitcoin.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• George's monograph Praxeology and Understanding.
• Mises' book Theory and History.
• Bob's review of MMT.
• George and Bob debate at the Soho Forum.
• George's article (co-authored with Larry White) defending fractional reserve free banking. Bob's recent QJAE contribution to the debate.
• George's articles at Alt-M on Canadian free banking, and 3 devoted to Scotland: one, two, and three.
• George's interview on crytopcurrency.
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Former Military Intelligence Sergeant Donnie Gebert returns to the show, this time to explain some of the major elements of his new book, *The Art of War 2020.* Gebert draws on his eclectic background to give techniques for navigating the modern world.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Donnie Gebert's The Art of War, 2020 (pdf).
• Donnie's original appearance on BMS ep 42.
• Daily Show bit on Ron Paul.
• SNL bit poking fun at Ross Perot.
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The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Richard Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. (He was also a professor at Hillsdale College, where he taught Bob Murphy.) As a master of the history of economic thought, as well as a personal participant in some of the major events, Richard recounts to Bob some of the important history of the Austrian School in the 20th century.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Richard Ebeling's AIER essay on Krugman.
• Richard's interview with G.L.S. Shackle.
• Richard's book For a New Liberalism. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
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Bob uses both Bible texts and intuitive arguments to state and explain the controversial Reformed Protestant doctrine that a person is saved not through good works, but by believing in Jesus.

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• A compilation of verses on the topic of justification by faith alone.
• The various Bible chapters Bob referenced: John chapter 3, John chapter 6, and James chapter 2.
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Dr. Michael Rectenwald was a professor of liberal studies at NYU from 2008 to 2019. Although at one point he was a committed Marxist, he gradually lost faith, and is now an outspoken critic of campus activists. Bob asks Rectenwald about apparent contradictions in the current cultural Marxist / postmodern movement, and they discuss several themes from his new book, *Beyond Woke*.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Michael Rectenwald's website.
• Michael Rectenwald's books Beyond Woke and Springtime for Snowflakes. #CommissionsEarned (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
• Michael's lecture on postmodernism at the Mises Institute.
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For the LP Mises Caucus, Bob received a slew of questions to be answered in a half hour. The topics range from business cycle to free trade to a "voluntary" State.

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• The YouTube version of this episode.
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