Bob Murphy Show

In his new book published by the Libertarian Institute, Keith Knight explains why he left progressivism. They could see the problems of foreign imperialism, but they cheered it domestically. A fast-paced discussion.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Keith Knight's new book.Keith's archive at the Libertarian Institute.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob continues his miniseries, focusing on John 1: 1-5. Bob makes the case that we should be marveling at the unreasonable effectiveness of semantics in the social sciences. There is meaning packed into every field of human inquiry, and this sheds light on the prologue to the gospel of John.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep 304, installment 1, introduction.Dawkins talking to Steve Pinker on language acquisition.Bob's conversation with GPT-4."Why Math Works."A video on imaginary interest rates (relevant to Euler's identity). A video from the same series on Euler's formula.BMS ep 138, "Why the Left Hates Christianity." BMS ep 303, "Jonathan Bartlett on Random Mutations Not Being So Random." BMS ep 257 on Hans Hoppe and synthetic a priori.An excellent introduction to how Large Language Models work. How neural networks work (example of reading handwritten numerals).A good example of a cool YouTube video on the Mandelbrot set.Study notes for Daniel Dennett's Consciousness Explained.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob launches a new miniseries, and starts by summarizing his chapter for a Festschrift in honor of Walter Block.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:[As of release, no information was available on the actual collection in honor of Walter. RPM will update when available.]Callahan and Murphy's critique of Hans Hoppe's argumentation ethics.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Jonathan Bartlett is a prolific software engineer and textbook author who has published peer-reviewed articles on the information embedded in biological organisms. He joins Bob to discuss two of his recent papers, highlighting a distinction in the term "random mutation" that has great relevance for the Intelligent Design debate.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Jonathan Bartlett's archives at the Discovery Institute.The first journal article from the interview, then the second.The MindMatters site.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob goes solo to argue that our current institutional framework in the US isn't arbitrary; it was hijacked by the evil one. He illustrates with the recent examples of the Satanic Temple in Iowa and the three university presidents who seemed to excuse calls for genocide.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Rep. Jon Dunwell's tweet thread.The full Congressional hearing involving the three university presidents (relevant exchange starts at 5:04:24.)Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Max Borders is Executive Director of Social Evolution. He has a freewheeling discussion with Bob on UNDERthrowing--rather than overthrowing--unjust regimes.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Max Borders' organization, Social Evolution.Max's Medium archive.Jordan Peterson's closing speech at ARC.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

David Gornoski uses Rene Girard's mimetic framework to show how the modern world has been transformed by the Christian account. He applies it in this discussion to the propaganda war in the Middle East.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:David Gornoski's WND article on the topic.Gornoski's show, A Neighbor's Choice.A previous Gornoski appearance on ep. 15 discussing sacrifice.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob goes solo to explain and critique three popular arguments put forward by the leaders of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Phil Labonte's reaction to Nina Turner.A Murphy Medium post showcasing Kelton's claim about checking vs. savings accounts.Bob's review of Kelton's book, The Deficit Myth.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Steve joins Bob to discuss the life and revolutionary approach to mathematicians of Alexander Grothendieck.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Steve's blog post and here on Grothendieck.Steve's list of articles referencing Grothendieck.Steve's books.Steve's previous appearance on the BMS.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Dan Sanchez is Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He explains some of FEE's new initiatives to teach free-market economics, but he first details his recently diagnosed medical condition and how his faith has been carrying him through the ordeal.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Dan writes on his diagnosis. Dan writes on the proper role of doctors.At FEE, the Hazlitt Project and Read Academy.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.