“You’ll Be Dead in a Year!”—A Patient’s Journey Through the Healthcare System
What can we learn from the experience of a 90-year-old patient who is told point-blank, “You’ll be dead in a year!”—and who survives to tell the story?
Recent Podcast Episodes
Michel Accad, MD, Leads Bob on a Discussion of “Efficiency” and “Market Failure” as Used in Health Economics
Bob Murphy and Michel Accad discuss the development of “welfare economics” in mainstream theory.
The Economics of Healthcare: Market Failure or Faulty Models? (Part 2)
Accad and Koka discuss with Bob Murphy how economists conceive (or misconceive) of medical care, and what the implications are for the US healthcare system as a whole.
Donnie Gebert Explains That a Direct Republic is Now Possible
Bob Murphy has a three-hour conversation with former Military Intelligence Sergeant, Donnie Gebert.
The Economics of Healthcare: Market Failure or Faulty Models? (Part 1)
Accad and Koka discuss with Bob Murphy the common belief that healthcare is a sector plagued by “market failure”.
Karl Smith Defends Keynesian Stimulus and Carbon Taxation
Bob Murphy has a friendly discussion and debate with Karl Smith.
Richard Cantillon As a Proto-Austrian
Jeff Deist and Mark Thornton discuss the works of one of the fathers of modern economics: Richard Cantillon.
Why the Swiss Voted for More Gun Control
What is particularly scary is that the whole argument for the new law was not really about saving lives or reducing gun violence, but is about Brussels ordering Switzerland to modify gun laws to comply with EU gun control standards.
4 Reasons to Oppose a Universal Basic Income
Beyond the usual arguments about incentives and taxes, UBI is a dangerous policy that supercharges the state and threatens to heighten tensions between different groups in society.
Austrian Economics is No Longer the Unheard Music
Austrians will be vindicated, but will they be heard?
Tucker Carlson Wants Affirmative Action for American Workers
Bob Murphy disagrees with Tucker Carlson's unambiguous approval of Elizabeth Warren’s call for “economic nationalism”.
Stephan Kinsella Discusses Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of Intellectual Property
Bob Murphy and Stephan Kinsella discuss the basis of libertarian law, and how we could have justice without a coercive State.
Bob Nails Krugman’s Perverse Morality on Infrastructure Spending
Bob Murphy discusses Krugman's shocking willingness to harm the country—as long as it denies Trump a political victory.
Tucker Carlson’s Broadside Against Austrian Economics
Does Carlson honestly think Republican members of Congress are overly theoretical and ideological? And here we thought they were a bunch of unprincipled and poorly-read hacks!
Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez Declare War on the Poor
By slapping new regulations on high-interest credit cards, Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez will just prevent high-risk borrowers from getting loans.
Chapter 8. The Will to be Free: The Role of Ideology in National Defense
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Chapter 2. War, Peace, and the State
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Chapter 6. Mercenaries, Guerrillas, Militias, and the Defense of Minimal States and Free Societies
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Chapter 11. Secession and the Production of Defense
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
