I have some advice for those of you who find yourselves faced with haters. Not critics, mind you. Critics are fine. Constructive criticism can be helpful, and many critics are themselves accomplished people. Haters never are. And if you let them, they can suck away… Read More
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Ep. 1990 The Dreadful State of Economics, and How to Fix It
One of this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in economics, David Card, co-authored the notorious Card-Krueger study of the minimum wage, which appeared to turn the conventional economic wisdom about the effects of minimum wages on its head. Peter Klein of Baylor University joins us… Read More
Ep. 1847 The Truth About the Great Depression
Economist Bob Murphy joins me for a discussion of what really caused the Great Depression (it wasn’t “capitalism”) and bad explanations for what cured it. Sponsor Harry’s, the official razor of the Tom Woods Show, is offering its Starter Set — five-blade razor, weighted handle, foaming… Read More
Ep. 1825 The Reddit/GameStop Phenomenon
Economist Bob Murphy joins me to discuss what’s been going on with hedge funds, reddit, and GameStop stock. Related Articles “ The Social Function of Stock Speculators ““ The Social Function of Futures Markets ““ The Social Function of Call and Put Options “ About the Guest Robert P. Murphy, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, is a Research Assistant Professor with… Read More
Ep. 1606 Anarcho-Communism and Other Challenges to Libertarians
In this final episode of Bob Murphy Week we begin by talking animal rights, school shootings, and how the poor would be cared for in a libertarian society, and finish with a discussion of the problems with anarcho-communism. About the Guest Robert P. Murphy, who holds a… Read More
Ep. 1605 Two Hard Cases: Child Abuse, and Coronavirus
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
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. 1570 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the American Economic Association Meeting
Mark Skousen, an author and college professor whose investment newsletter Forecasts & Strategies is celebrating its 40th year, joins me to discuss what he saw at the recent American Economic Association meeting, including some 41 sessions on gender bias and sex discrimination, along with discussion… Read More