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Back to SearchMateusz Machaj on Economists and Inflation
Episode 448
Mateusz "Matt" Machaj holds a PhD in economics and is a Fellow with the Mises Institute, who has also won both the Douglas E. French and the Lawrence…
1 year, 11 months ago
An Austrian Critique of the New MMT Documentary
Episode 447
Stephanie Kelton is the star of a new documentary film touting the alleged brilliance of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Murphy gives a comprehensive c…
1 year, 11 months ago
How State-Sponsored Universities Distort Campus Activism
Episode 446
The Mises Institute's Connor O'Keeffe recently wrote an article detailing the campus protests over the happenings in Gaza. Connor joins Bob to discus…
2 years ago
Did the MMT Camp Correctly Predict the Post-Covid Economy?
Episode 445
Recently on Twitter, as a reaction to an FT post worrying about the growing debts of various governments, fans of MMT were posting screenshots from a…
2 years ago
FDR's War Against Civil Liberties
Episode 444
Historian David Beito has a new book from the Independent Institute titled, "The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights." He joins Bob to discuss issue…
2 years ago
Simon Guenzl vs. Dave Smith on Open Borders
Episode 443
Simon Guenzl joins Bob to push back on Dave Smith's recent appearance, where Dave had made the case against open borders. Guenzl has published a libe…
2 years ago
Are American Libertarians Unduly Pessimistic?
Episode 442
Nick Gillespie, editor-at-large for Reason, recently got into a friendly dispute with Bob over whether American libertarians were being too pessimist…
2 years, 1 month ago
Making the Case for Private Law and Defense From Scratch
Episode 441
On March 26 Bob gave this talk at Oklahoma State, where he was invited by the Free Enterprise Society. He assumed the students had no prior knowledge…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ryan McMaken on the History and Benefits of Secession
Episode 440
Ryan McMaken recently gave a talk at Oklahoma State outlining the history of secessions and making the case that they promote liberty and peace. He j…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why We Don't Need Government Funding for "Moonshots"
Episode 439
Christian Sandström is a Swedish economist who joins Bob to discuss his new (co-edited) book, which makes the case that massive government funding pr…
2 years, 1 month ago