In this installment of Bob Murphy Week, we consider whether and how a stateless society could handle difficult problems like child abuse and pandemics. Episode Mentioned Ep. 270 How Would Libertarians Deal With Ebola? About the Guest Robert P. Murphy, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from New… Read More
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Ep. 1604 How Would a Libertarian Society…
As Bob Murphy Week on the Tom Woods Show continues, I take advantage of having a great libertarian theorist on the show in order to raise challenging problems like consumer safety, hunting and fishing rights, and how to deal with a mad scientist running unethical… Read More
Ep. 1603 Weaknesses in Austrian Economics?
Bob Murphy is a prolific scholar and popular writer and speaker on the Austrian School of economics, so I thought I’d ask him: what if any weaknesses do you find in Austrian Economics, and/or where do we need to do more work? Sponsor Skillshare is… Read More
Ep. 1602 Weaknesses in Libertarianism?
As we kick off Bob Murphy Week with libertarian theorist and Austrian economist Bob Murphy, I ask him if there are areas of libertarianism that could use further work, and/or where the conventional libertarian responses are weak. Oh, yes, he says. Sponsor At PolicyGenius.com , you… Read More
Ep. 1601 How to Be a Successful Capitalist in a World of Fickle Consumers
Success within the market economy boils down to one thing: the satisfaction of consumer preferences. But this is easier said than done. What are consumer preferences? What do people want? What will they buy? How does the entrepreneur answer these questions? Ryan Levesque, bestselling author… Read More
Ep. 1600 The Great Society and Its Failures
Amity Shlaes returns to the show to discuss her new book on Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which — to say the least — failed to live up to its promises. Sponsor Sanebox helps you overcome the mental angst associated with an overflowing email inbox by… Read More
Ep. 1599 Lew and I Talk Bernie and Bloomberg
Last night’s Democratic debate was more interesting than some of the others, partly because of the attacks on Bernie and partly because everyone was dying to see whether Bloomberg could recover from his disastrous performance last week. The result is one of my favorite debate… Read More
Ep. 1598 Common Logical Fallacies That Need to Be Smashed
Gerard Casey, who taught logic at University College, Dublin, for 30 years, joins us to discuss some common logical fallacies we regularly encounter. Liberty Classroom! Learn logic and other subjects with Gerard Casey, Tom Woods, and other great libertarian academics at Liberty Classroom . Get coupon codes… Read More
Ep. 1597 President Bernie Sanders?
I talk about (the horrendous) Mike Bloomberg and what he might have said in the debate, and also cover the Bernie Sanders phenomenon: his struggle against the Democratic establishment, and what’s liable to happen if he gets elected. Sponsor Take $5 off a trial set… Read More
Ep. 1596 What Punishments Do Criminals Deserve, and Other Questions in Libertarian Theory
We wrap up Walter Block week with a glance through his enormous list of publications and picking out interesting topics for libertarians: punishment theory, conjoined twins, the death penalty, and more, as well as a sneak preview of Defending the Undefendable 3. Free Resources! 1)… Read More
