Ep. 369 Spike Cohen on Debating Liberty, Reuniting Families, and Finding God

Adam Haman joins Bob to discuss the recent "civil war" on the right over the H-1B visa program, with a focus on Vivek Ramaswamy's critique of American culture.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial tweet on US culture.Robert Sterling's stats on the H-1B program.An EPI study (based on 2019 data) of the H-1B program.The Haman Nature page.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Bob finishes his commentary on the first chapter of John, covering chapter 1 verses 43-50.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:RC Sproul on the Son of God vs. Son of Man titles for Jesus.The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep. 363 Installment 6: Calling the First Disciples.Bob's children's book, The Three Lads and the Lizard King.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Inspired by the outrage over Daryll Cooper's remarks on Tucker Carlson's show, the Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight summarizes his article exploding the aura of Churchill.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Keith Knight's article on Churchill (the subject of this interview).Keith Knight’s article on atomic bombs and Pearl Harbor, and BMS ep 354 discussing it.Keith’s archive at the Libertarian Institute.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman joins Bob to discuss the recent debate between Hans Hoppe and Javier Milei over closing the Argentina central bank.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Hans Hoppe's critique of Milei. Milei's vehement response.Bob's interview of Nicolas Cachanosky, a co-author of Argentina's dollarization plan.The Haman Nature page.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Spike Cohen was the 2020 VP candidate for the Libertarian Party, and founder of Power to the People. He discusses his debates with Destiny and David Hogg, running with Jo Jorgenson, and how he fights government abuse of ostensible child protection.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Spike Cohen's You Are the Power homepage.Spike's debate against Destiny and (highlights of) his debate against David Hogg.Bob's critique of a different Destiny debate.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Jeremy Kauffman is a popular libertarian commentator on social media, and is associated with the Free State Project. He joins Bob to discuss health care, strategies for liberty, and the controversies around spicy tweets.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Kauffman's Twitter profile, and his thread on US health care.Bob's article explaining Ezra Klein's flip-flip on the Oregon Medicaid study. His earlier episode (with Adam Haman) pushing back on the praise for Kauffman's handling of the FBI visit. Bob's pamphlet for Texas secession. Bob's book (with Doug McGuff) on US health care.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Tom Woods and Bob Murphy team up once again for a Contra Krugman episode, discussing the retirement of Krugman from his NYT column. They share some memories, some laughs, and most important, some Krugman whoppers.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.The archives for the Contra Krugman podcast, and the book.A Murphy article on "expansionary austerity."Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman joins Bob to discuss the recent feuding among right-wingers about the "Woke Right," focusing on James Lindsay's recent hoax in which a Christian Nationalist website published a dressed-up excerpt from the Communist Manifesto.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.James Lindsay's recent appearance on Michael Malice's podcast (which aired after Adam and Bob recorded), discussing the latest hoax. Lindsay's blog post explaining the recent affair.Dave Smith's recent critique of Lindsay.BMS ep 102 (Feb 2020) which analyzed the Grievance Studies hoax.The Haman Nature page.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Recently Steve Patterson made the case for bigger blocks in Bitcoin (in the course of summarizing Roger Ver's new book). Stephan Livera, host of a popular Bitcoin podcast, joins Bob to make the opposite case.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.Stephan Livera's podcast, and Twitter profile.The BMS ep 361 on Hijacking Bitcoin.Bob’s book (with Silas Barta) on Understanding Bitcoin.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss Trump's recent tweet promising 100% tariffs if the BRICS nations try to develop an alternative to the US dollar.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this episode.A recent Human Action podcast where Bob clarifies some arguments about international trade.Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics.The Haman Nature page.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.