Bob Murphy Critiques Curtis Yarvin’s Explanation of Inflation
In a May 2021 essay, Curtis Yarvin (a.k.a. Mencius Moldbug) argues that the American economy runs on an inflation machine.
In a May 2021 essay, Curtis Yarvin (a.k.a. Mencius Moldbug) argues that the American economy runs on an inflation machine.
US car owners are being preyed upon by thieves, because South African mine owners are being preyed upon by their government.
An Indiana University health officer laments that incentives such as access to events, donuts, french fries, and even hard cash are no longer moving many Americans to fall in line with vaccination.
Bob unveils a new recurring series, in which he gives the context of infamous quotations.
Per Bylund discusses three of his current book projects, all touching on various aspects of the Austrian School and its continued importance.
The risk of government expropriation of private property remained low, and Botswana rejected antiwhite reformist politics which destroyed capital in many other countries in the region. Economic success has been a result.
We may be told price controls are a temporary necessity, as in 1971 under Nixon. But one thing is certain: price controls will do nothing to resolve the issues underlying the inflation.
With such a messed-up economy, why is it still hard to spot a bust on the horizon?
The Fed says it "provides the nation with a safe, flexible and stable monetary and financial system." Can we all breathe easier now?
Professor Bradley Birzer from Hillsdale College joins the show to dissect Russell Kirk's famous 1981 essay condemning libertarians.
In Europe, there is no competitive market for electrical power. And since power is an important factor of production, it also means the overall marketplace is wasteful, inefficient, and sluggish.
If the US wants to strengthen its economic and geostrategic position versus China, it needs to apply the same free market principles that made it prosperous and powerful in the first place.
The United States’s jobs recovery is extremely poor, especially if we consider the size of the monetary and fiscal stimulus and the spectacular upgrade to GDP estimates.
As government seek ever larger amounts of debt to finance more spending, they're embracing huge debt levels in the way a broke consumer might embrace payday loans. In the end, we're left with nothing but a flimsy promise to pay.
We often hear these minimum wage laws are well intentioned. I cannot agree. Minimum-wage laws are evil in their methods (coercion) and evil in their goals (to make people believe they’re dependent on government).