Marsha Enright Warns That Vouchers Will Ruin Private Schools
Bob Murphy and Marsha Enright discuss how education would work in a free society.
Recent Podcast Episodes
Why They Keep Trying to Blame Capitalists for Slavery
The resurgent claim that the modern economy was built on slavery is yet another attempt to attack capitalism while also claiming "we are all to blame" for slavery. The slave owners of old tried a very similar tactic.
Using World War I to Prove the Incompetence of State Militaries
Bob Murphy uses examples from Dan Carlin’s amazing podcast, Hardcore History, to illustrate the flaws with state-provided military services.
“Libertarian” Is Just Another Word for (Classical) Liberal
"Libertarianism" is very much a part of what is now known as "classical" liberalism — the influential free-market ideology of the nineteenth century whose effects and legacy are still felt today.
Robert Anthony Peters on Making a Movie with Will Smith and Creating “Tank Man”
Bob Murphy and Robert Anthony Peters discuss acting and his latest short film, Tank Man.
Hazlitt in One Lesson with Walter Block
Professor Walter Block joins Jeff Deist for a fantastic in-depth discussion of Henry Hazlitt and his work.
Why Employer-Funded Health Plans Are Turning to Free Market Medicine
Jay Kempton shares insights from his recent efforts to turn employers away from the wasteful and corrupt health insurance benefit model.
Austrian Business Cycle Theory, the Inverted Yield Curve, and the Coming Recession
Bob Murphy discusses the Mises-Hayek theory of the boom-bust cycle, and explains the predictive power of an "inverted yield curve".
L.A. Prosecutor Defends Plea Bargains and Challenges Bob’s Vision of AnCap Law Enforcement
Patrick Frey challenges Bob Murphy’s views on plea deals and AnCap society.
How the Left and the Right Move the Goalposts in Economic Arguments
Bob Murphy explains a common rhetorical dodge that he’s encountered from both the progressive Left and the conservative Right.
Tom Woods Probes the Origin Story of Bob Murphy
Bob Murphy explains how he got into Austrian economics and libertarianism.
Robby Soave: Breaking the Real Story on the Covington Students
Bob Murphy and Robby Soave discuss the corporate media.
The Myth of Good Government
One of the great and most persistent errors of classical liberals is to believe in "good government," a government that does "what it is supposed to do." But no state empowered to do what is supposedly necessary will restrain itself to those things. It will expand as much as public opinion will tolerate.
Economic Nationalism Is a Philosophy of War
What is needed to make peace durable is a change in ideologies. What generates war is the economic philosophy almost universally espoused today by governments and political parties.
Hannah Cox Tells Conservatives Why They Should Oppose the Death Penalty
Bob Murphy and Hannah Cox discuss the State’s abuses in the criminal justice system.
Why Roddy Piper Was Too Rowdy in ‘They Live’
Bob Murphy analyzes John Carpenter’s 1988 cult classic They Live, starring Roddy Piper.
Bob Graboyes: From Fortress to Frontier in American Healthcare
Bob Graboyes on why American healthcare is stuck in a hundred-year-old mentality that stifles innovation, constrains medical advances, and yields low quality care.
Patrick Newman Cracks the Code to Publish a New Rothbard Manuscript
Economist Patrick Newman relays his adventurous tale of deciphering Murray Rothbard’s handwritten manuscript on early American history.
Bob Explains the Highlights of His New QJAE Article on Fractional Reserve Banking
Bob shows why Ludwig von Mises thought any issuance of fiduciary media caused the boom-bust cycle.
Economist Ben Powell Reports on His Worldwide Tour of Socialist Countries
Bob Murphy and Ben Powell discuss Ben's newly-released book Socialism Sucks, co-authored with Robert Lawson.
