Ep. 459 Chicago-Trained Alberto Bisin Defends the Use of Mathematics in Economics

Adam Haman returns to critically assess clips from Stefan Molyneux (on the morality of war) and Tucker Carlson (and the allegedly insidious role of libertarian economists in hurting Americans).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.The link to Stefan's episode. The link to Tucker's episode.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob has a delightful discussion with one of his NYU professors on the recent controversy regarding the use of math in economics.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Paul Romer's critique of "mathiness" in the theory of economic growth.Bob's doctoral dissertation, with mathematical appendix showing the problems with assuming the real rate of interest equals the marginal product of capital. (The punchline is equation [4] on page 190.)The link for this episode’s sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob unpack the juicy economic history from a recent Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The Hoover Institution interview of Arthur Laffer.Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Matt Ohrt is the Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association. He tells Bob various stories from his experience in helping companies save millions by opting out of the conventional government/insurance health care system.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.The Free Market Medical Association (FMMA) homepage.Matt Ohrt's book, Save Your Company! Don't Feed the Beast.The link for this episode's sponsor, Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Reason producer Zach Weissmueller joins Bob for a tough but informative discussion on why rolling back the drug war is more nuanced than what many libertarians might believe. Zach produced a documentary and just debated at the SoHo Forum on why Oregon's drug decriminalization was overturned.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Zach Weismueller's post-decrim documentary.The SoHo Forum debate on Oregon's decrim experiment.The link for the New American magazine.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

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In a recent episode, Adam Haman joined Bob to critically assess a clip from Nick Fuentes. His fans flooded the comments, saying that we ran from the actual debate. In this episode, Bob explains his objections.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:BMS ep. 453 in which Adam Haman and Bob criticized Fuentes.Bob's takedown of Lincoln's argument for tariffs.The link for Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to first comment on the recent Nick Fuentes rehabilitation tour, and then the main event: Analyzing the Coleman Hughes vs. Dave Smith debate.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Coleman Hughes vs. Dave Smith.Dave Smith responds to the "seven countries in five years" challenge.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.BMS ep 95 with Tareq Haddad on the OPCW Syria scandal.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob draws on numerous examples from everyday adult wisdom to explain why religious obedience bestow benefits, perhaps counterintuitively.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.The link for Monetary Metals.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob critically assess the various strategies for promoting liberty that they and their colleagues have tried.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Bob's interview of Patri Friedman on Prospera. His recent interview with Spike Cohen on You Are the Power.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.