Bob Murphy Show

After having parsed William Lane Craig's opening statement making the case for theism, Bob now evaluates Christopher Hitchens' opening. He concludes that Hitchens hardly responded at all to Craig, and spent most of his time criticizing Christianity rather than theism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The April 4, 2009 debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens.Bob's analysis of Craig's opening argument, in BMS ep. 282.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Scott Horton recently released a special production on Waco that clocked in at almost 13 hours. He joins Bob to discuss the essentials of the story, covering all aspects of the tragedy, starting with the religious views of the Davidians and ending with the absurd trial of the survivors.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview (with BONUS video features of infrared analysis).Scott Horton's 13-hour tour de force, "The Waco Tragedy."The YouTube version of Waco: The Rules of Engagement.BMS ep. 5 featuring Scott Horton.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Bob Murphy, an economist specializing in Austrian economics, discusses the business cycle and weaknesses in free market rhetoric with Vance Ginn. They delve into critiquing economic arguments, exploring discrepancies in earnings measures, analyzing the Austrian business cycle theory, and discussing fiscal policies and government spending.

Oren Cass is the founder of American Compass, which has a new handbook advising conservatives on how to rebuild American capitalism. Bob provides a skeptical but friendly forum for Oren to explain his dissatisfaction with the standard libertarian position on free trade and labor unions.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The American Compass Handbook for Conservative Policymakers.Oren Cass on Contra Krugman (talking ObamaCare) and on a 2020 episode of the Bob Murphy Show.Oren's article "Policy-Based Evidence Making."Bob's summary of Oren's Congressional testimony on climate change damage, Parts 1, 2, and 3.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

In 2009 the Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated Christopher Hitchens on the existence of God. In this episode Bob evaluates the 20-minute opening statement from Craig.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The debate between Craig and Hitchens.Wikipedia entry on fine-tuning argument.Tom Woods on classical First Mover argument.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Bob tackles recent tweets by Joe Weisenthal and Elon Musk to clarify the Austrian views on recessions and money.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Elon tweet and the Joe Weisenthal tweet.Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

As a sequel to a recent Human Action podcast episode where Bob critiques a Warren Mosler interview, Bob here goes deeper into the analysis of how an economy can continue growing even if the government eliminates its budget deficit. Bob relies on both theory and history, citing in particular the fiscal turnaround of Canada in the mid-1990s.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Human Action podcast episode that is the prequel to this BMS episode.Mosler interview on the Forward Guidance podcast.Bob's debate with Mosler at Columbia.Krugman vs. the ECB list of examples of expansionary austerity. (See Krugman's blog post too.)Bob’s EconLib article discussing Canadian fiscal turnaround.JP Koning post on why the Treasury can't overdraft since 1981.An AEI post showing the Romer-Bernstein Obama stimulus package unemployment prediction vs. reality.Bob's critique of David Friedman on housing prices.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Přemysl Bosák encountered the ideas of voluntary law and decided to launch an online dispute resolution system. He gives his background and then explains his vision for Disputio.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The website for Disputio.Bob's pamphlet and lecture on private law.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

This episode is a re-broadcast of Bob's talk given at George Gammon's Rebel Capitalist Live event held in May 2023 in Orlando. He covered the case for reparations, the threat from SuperAI, and investment implications.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this presentation.BMS eps on the economics of slavery (with guests Mark Thornton and Jeffrey Rogers Hummel).Why SuperAIs won't steal our jobs or slaughter us, Parts 1 and 2.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

Lawrence Ludlow has an MA in medieval studies and gives Bob numerous lines of evidence to suggest that Paul in Romans 13 is referring to spiritual authorities rather than political ones. In this interpretation, there is no tension between the New Testament and standard libertarianism.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Norman Horn on the BMS to talk Romans 13.Jeff Barr's analysis of "Render unto Caesar."A History of the Bible. A book on the transmission of the New Testament.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.