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My Chess Match with Walter Block
I beat Walter last night, so we’ve each won one game. We’ll have the championship match at next year’s Mises University program. Here’s the game for those of you who asked for it. In fairness, I should note that this particular game does not do… Read More
Ep. 1791 Walter Williams, Hero of Liberty, RIP
Walter Williams, the brilliant economist and syndicated columnist, died this week. With Thomas Sowell he hammered away for decades against the myths about race and economics peddled by the mainstream and by alleged civil-rights organizations. He had enormous influence on a great many people through… Read More
Ep. 470 Debate, Murphy vs. Block: May Libertarians Accept Government Money?
Should libertarians ever take government funds? Another question that divides the libertarian world. Two show regulars are here for another exciting debate! About the Guests Robert P. Murphy holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. He is the author of numerous books (see below), including… Read More
Stand With Walter
This page accompanies my video about Walter Block: For background on what’s happening to Walter Block at Loyola University New Orleans, click here . Then we have this letter from some Loyola faculty members, and this entirely predictable letter from the university president, Fr. Kevin Wildes. Meanwhile, every one of Walter’s views… Read More
Woods-Block Chess Match 2013
Walter Block and I had each won one game going into Mises University 2013. It’s now 2-1 in my favor. Here’s the notation of the game, and even a video shot on a smartphone (thanks to Tabor Barranti). Walter is playing white, and I am playing black,… Read More
Woods vs. Block: The Video
Someone made a YouTube of the Woods/Block match from earlier this week.
Woods v. Block
In response to this chess post from today, someone asked about my game with Walter Block at the Mises University program this year. I don’t have a bird’s-eye shot of the people watching, but there were lots of spectators. Here are a couple photos from that game, which… Read More
Ep. 2408 Debate: Israel and Palestine
Alan Futerman, co-author of The Classical Liberal Case for Israel, and Jeremy R. Hammond, author of Obstacle to Peace: The U.S. Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, square off in a fruitful debate over the most contentious issue of the present moment. Sponsor Getting clobbered by your competitors?… Read More
Ep. 1879 Free Market Economists Aren’t All the Same: How the Chicago and Austrian Schools Differ
The Chicago School of Milton Friedman and the Austrian School of Ludwig von Mises and F.A. Hayek differ in important ways, and although individuals from both schools have made important contributions to the free society, it’s important that we recognize these differences and choose accordingly.… Read More