Ep. 450 A Review of GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday

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.

Adam Haman returns to participate in the 2nd installment of his "book club" with Bob. Last time, they reviewed The Dark Knight Returns, while this time they review The Man Who Was Thursday, a classic philosophical thriller.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The link for the 2025 ExPat Money Summit.GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday.This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Brothers.Dave Smith’s Part of the Problem episode 1306.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Daniel Kuehn is a labor economist with the Urban Institute. He has an interest in the history of economic thought, and joins Bob to discuss his forthcoming Journal of Economic Perspectives (Vol 39, No 4) article on WEB Dubois' work on marginal productivity theory, when it was still in its infancy.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.Daniel's page at the Urban Institute.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

In another crossover, Adam Haman returns to critically assess Dave Smith's intriguing arguments regarding the firing (with FCC pressure) of Jimmy Kimmel.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.Dave Smith's Part of the Problem episode 1306.Bob's article in The Misesian on identifying businesses allied with the State.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Spike Cohen returns to the podcast to elaborate on the tremendous success of his organization, You Are the Power. By simply spotlighting particular government officials abusing their position, his network can give people an incentive to do the right thing.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.The You Are the Power main page.BMS ep 369 featuring Spike Cohen on his adventures.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns to discuss various controversies that have arisen in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.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.Glenn Greenwald showcasing Charlie Kirk on Netenyahu regime.The Kyle Kulinski discussion of Kirk on stoning gays.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Jake Boldig was the one to introduce Bob to two previous BMS guests (Jonathan Menn and Protais Nshogoza). They all work for ECLEA--Equipping Church Leaders in East Africa. Jake tells Bob of his recent adventures in the Congo.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.The homepage of ECLEA.BMS ep 392 with Jonathan Menn (founder of ECLEA), and BMS ep 411 with Dr. Protais Nshogoza (survivor of Rwandan genocide).Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Adam Haman returns for another cross-over, this time discussing the video and commentary surrounding the US military strike on a motorboat off the coast of Venezuela.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.The Glenn Greenwald discussion of Rubio and Trump on Venezuela.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Pastor and apologist Lee Strobel recently appeared on Tucker Carlson to discuss his new book on angels and demons. But Bob focuses on Strobel's own journey from atheism to faith, and his description of near death experiences.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The Tucker Carlson interview of Lee Strobel.This episode’s sponsor, ExPatMoneySummit.com.Strobel's new book, Seeing the Supernatural.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.