Ep. 393 Shutting Down Debate

Bob responds to a Heinlein quotation (from Starship Troopers) that claimed violence had settled more issues in history than any other factor. Bob relies on Mises and Jesus to argue the contrary.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Jeremy Kauffman's tweet that prompted this episode.Bob on why the AI won't wipe us out.The link for Monetary-Metals.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to analyze the continued fallout from the Murray/Smith debate on the Joe Rogan podcast. As always, Adam and Bob have unique video and insights that other commenters have overlooked.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The full Murray/Smith debate on Rogan.Douglas Murray on Australia's Sky News. His NY Post op ed.Konstantin Kisin's article.A Spiked analysis of the debate.Pat Buchanan's C-SPAN debate on Churchill.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to dissect the Douglas Murray / Dave Smith debate on Joe Rogan. Adam and Bob present evidence--including an old clip of Murray talking about Iraq--that other commentary has missed.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The full Murray/Smith debate on Rogan.The UNICEF fact sheet on the Gaza blockade.Murray talking to Lex Fridman on "lived experience."Murray talking about his visit to Iraq.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Chris Barnard is president of the American Conservation Coalition, which has some 75,000 members. He joins Bob to discuss the unfortunate pattern of ceding concern for the environment to the political left, and what the ACC is doing (especially on college campuses) to shatter that stereotype.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Chris Barnard's bio at American Conservation Coalition.The Market Environmentalism Academy.Bob's article showing that Naomi Klein supported the Green New Deal for non-climate reasons.The link for Monetary-Metals.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss the hot topic of the day: Trump's tariffs! In particular, Adam helps Bob to analyze the justifications for the tariffs given by MAGA fans, and how free trading libertarians should respond.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The single best video summarizing Bob's points on the trade deficit debate, pushing back against the left and right.Bob on Trump's tariffs and income taxes.Leonard Read's, "I, Pencil."The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman and Bob interview Domenic Scarcella (author of Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen) on the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus. The conversation includes Domenic's unorthodox take on Judas.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Domenic Scarcella's substack.Scarcella's earlier appearance on BMS ep. 310, arguing that Jesus was a good neighbor but bad citizen.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob covers John 2: 13-25, where Jesus drives out the animals and moneychangers from the temple in Jerusalem at the start of His public ministry.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:RC Sproul on cleansing of the temple. John MacArthur on it.The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep. 374, Installment 8: Turning Water Into Wine.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time discussing with Bob the controversy over sending accused gang members to an El Salvador prison. Should they be given due process? Adam and Bob then discuss the is/ought distinction from ethics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Glenn Greenwald on due process.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Cody Cook is a theologian and anarchist writer with a new book out from the Christian Libertarian Institute. He explains the background of anabaptism first, and then explains its intimate connection with anarchism in the Rothbardian tradition.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The landing page for The Anarchist Anabaptist.Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast episode covering the Protestant takeover of Munster.The link for Monetary-Metals.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns again, this time to discuss the pros and cons of shutting down debate. The context is Darryl Cooper's recent appearance on Joe Rogan.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Darryl Cooper's March 2025 appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.