The Trojan Horse of Surprise Billing Legislation
Are out-of-network physicians deliberately trying to price-gouge patients in need of emergency care? Will “surprise billing legislation” solve the problems of narrow networks?
Recent Podcast Episodes
Mark Thornton on How Government Propped Up Slavery in the American South
Bob Murphy and Mark Thornton discuss the various ways in which government intervention masked slavery's inefficiency in the American South.
Cashiers, the Vice of Economists, AOC Getting Trolled, and Biden as the Godfather
In this episode, Bob Murphy tells some whimsical stories.
Richard Vedder on Restoring the Promise of Higher Education in America
Bob Murphy and Richard Vedder discusses Vedder's new book, Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America.
Jeff Snider Explains the Repo Market Flare-Up, the Fed’s Phony Solution, and the Global Dollar Problem
Bob Murphy and Jeff Snider discuss the recent spike in lending rates in the repo markets, and how the Fed’s attempted solution fails to address the real problem.
Neurosurgery, Health Policy, and the Free Market: A Conversation with Richard Menger
Can a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School hold on to free market principles? Accad and Koka discuss health policy and economics with neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Menger.
Patrick Newman on Rothbard and his Critics
The late Murray Rothbard has passionate fans and critics alike—but was he really the intransigent person his detractors portray?
Walter Block and William Barnett on Problems With the Hayekian Triangle
Block and Barnett on whether the Hayekian triangle—the popular device used to illustrate how artificially low interest rates lead to an unsustainable boom—can be salvaged or should be abandoned altogether.
Tough Questions for Conservatives
Bob Murphy asks a series of tough (but fair, he hopes) questions for conservatives, ranging from tariffs to impeachment to drug prohibition.
Nicolas Cachanosky on Improving Austrian Business Cycle Theory
Bob Murphy and Nicolas Cachanosky discuss Austrian Business Cycle Theory, the dispute over Fractional Reserve Banking, and how the Federal Reserve broke monetary policy.
Matt Bankert Makes His Case for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands
Online rock artist and music blogger Matthew Bankert walks Bob Murphy through his picks for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands.
Desocialization of Taxes: A Taxation System Proposal for Venezuela
Rafael Acevedo presents during the "Comparative Economics" session at the 2019 Libertarian Scholars Conference in New York City.
Google Marxism: Internet Ideology and the Academics Who Perpetuate It
Michael Rectenwald argues that Big Digital serves as the chief arbiter of expression with the power to delete "dangerous" persons from its various platforms.
A Tort Law Approach to Fighting Big Tech?
Jeff Deist presents during the "Law and History" session at the 2019 Libertarian Scholars Conference in New York City.
Why Congress Is Even Worse Than You Think
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the differences in how legislative bodies function, and look at what makes the Federal government so uniquely dangerous to liberty.
Why Johnny Depp Was the Good Guy and Morgan Freeman Was the Bad Guy in Transcendence
Bob Murphy Bob explores some of the economic and even religious elements of the 2014 film Transcendence.
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous explains why Austrian economics helps us understand Bitcoin, and how Bitcoin can help us understand Austrian economics.
Why the Fed’s Mythology Endures, with Murray Sabrin
Professor Murray Sabrin joins Jeff Deist for a comprehensive look at central bank mythmaking.
Julie Borowski: Nobody Knows How to Make a Pizza
Bob Murphy and Julie Borowski discuss YouTubing, the fun and fatigue of the Liberty Movement, and her new book for children.
Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead
It appears many Indians and Brazilians and Chinese are willing to risk the global warming for a chance at experiencing even a small piece of what wealthy first-world climate activists have been enjoying all their lives.
