Ep. 422 Answering Common Objections to Private Law

Tom Woods returns to the show to discuss being an academic vs. entrepreneur, the proud history of foreign non-interventionism on the American Right, and the sorry state of our public intellectuals.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Scott Horton's magnificent appearance on Tucker Carlson.Tom's (free) history courses.Tom's antiwar book with Murray Polner.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to help Bob respond to a common string of objections he recently received, as feedback on a lecture given to the Menger Institute.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Bob's lecture to the Menger Institute on private law (and defense).Bob's articles on warlords and the mafia.BMS ep 166 on Arrow's Theorem. Adam and Tyrone discuss Arrow.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob elaborates on the vision he recently painted on the Tom Woods Show, explaining a plausible path by which today's multi-billionaires might eventually sit on the same playing field as the leaders of nation States.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's appearance on the Tom Woods Show talking about AI and robotics.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns. This time he and Bob discuss a fascinating interview in which Darryl Cooper gives his "heretical" takes on God and the devil.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Darryl Cooper's appearance on the Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss various clips on the Israel/US conflict with Iran.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Tulsi Gabbard's clarification on her March testimony.The Tucker/Cruz interview.Dave Smith's "funeral" for Ben Shapiro.Dave Smith vs. Konstantin Kisin on Piers Morgan.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Steve Keen is an iconoclast economist who is sympathetic to MMT claims that right-wingers worry too much about government budget deficits. However, in a recent post Keen says that Trump Admin economists (such as Stephen Miran) make more sense on trade deficits than Warren Mosler does.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, PersistSEO.com.Steve Keen's free book and subscription-based online course.Steve's post on trade deficits, Trump, and MMT.Murphy and Hendrickson give qualified support to Miran's paper on tariffs.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Kristian Fors is a research fellow with the Independent Institute. He joins Bob to discuss his new policy report, which explains why so many insurers are pulling out of the California homeowners market, and how to fix it.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Kristian Fors' policy report on the CA homeowners insurance crisis. Independent Institute's Golden Fleece awards.The link for Monetary-Metals.com.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss Jacob Hornberger's recent video, where he critiques the Haman/Murphy/Dave Smith takes on immigration.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.Jacob Hornberger's critique of Haman/Murphy/Smith.The SoHo Forum immigration debate between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Adam and Bob's original analysis of the SoHo Forum immigration debate. Bob's breakdown of it on Human Action podcast. Bob's interview of Nowrasteh on the debate.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Alex Nowrasteh is Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. After Bob (on the Human Action podcast) summarized the recent SoHo forum immigration debate between Alex and Dave Smith, Alex had written a substack article responding to Bob's critique. Alex joins Bob to discuss the controversy, covering the empirical studies, the Hoppean argument concerning government-controlled property, and the current situation in LA.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode's sponsor, PersistSEO.com.The SoHo Forum immigration debate.Alex Nowrasteh's substack column pushing back against Bob's critique. The list of CATO studies (co-)authored by Alex Nowrasteh.Bob and Adam Haman comment on the SoHo debate. Bob goes solo on the Human Action podcast to parse Dave Smith's arguments and to question Alex's empirical claims.Bob's episode talking about blockades and immigration in a free society (with reference to his novel, Minerva).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns. In this episode he and Bob share life lessons from their respective fields of expertise (card-playing and economics).Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.