Bob Murphy Show

Bob evaluates four different campaigns where people pushed back against the State: The National Opt Out Day in 2010, Free Keene's "Robin Hood" parking meter approach, the "Taxation Is Theft" approach to tipping, and the "Epstein Didn't Kill Himself" meme campaign. He then crystallizes his remarks into 7 Lessons for Libertarians.

Rob Bradley is the world's leading expert in energy economics in the Austrian tradition. His treatise Oil, Gas, and Government is the definitive record of U.S. government intervention in the oil & gas markets. Rob chose Murray Rothbard as the chair for his dissertation in Political Economy. At one point in his career, Rob served as a speechwriter for Ken Lay, CEO of Enron, which afforded Rob a firsthand view of the skullduggery that would later be wrongly blamed on capitalism.

Justin Clark explains the intriguing strategy of a committed group of Texans to restore the sovereignty of their Republic: Like the Baltic states did with respect to the Soviet Union, argue to the UN that Texas has been occupied by a foreign power.

Longtime libertarian journalist Bretigne Shaffer explains the de facto mandatory vaccinations now enforced for school children in California, and the concerned parents who are protesting the policy. She also discusses her fictional books that will appeal to libertarian readers.

Adam Terrell interviewed Bob on his podcast "Theocracy." They cover a variety of topics, including Bob's personal odyssey through atheism and into born-again Christianity. They take seriously the claims by some Christians that the Bible does not support a libertarian political stance.

Titus Gebel has a PhD in international law, and has written a book, "Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete For You." Bob discusses Titus' proposal and how it differs from other types of abstract libertarian theorizing.

Dan Sanchez discusses his provocative article for FEE, in which he explained how Jordan Peterson's message could help the Joker deal with the genuine suffering in his life without turning to destructive outlets. Although seemingly fanciful, the conversation touches on very weighty matters that are of the utmost relevance in today's charged political climate.

Economic historian Mark Thornton has published several peer-reviewed articles on the economics of slavery in the American South. In this episode, he and Bob discuss the various ways in which government intervention propped up slavery and masked its inefficiency.

In this whimsical episode, Bob tells stories about cashiers giving him too much change, as well as the recent time he had somehow convinced himself that the Fed was engaging in the *opposite* of what everybody was assuming, in the repo markets. He also explains what gave away the troll who wanted AOC to adopt "Eat the babies!" as her campaign slogan, and why the people comparing Trump to the Godfather are misquoting the movie.

Economist Richard Vedder discusses his new book *Restoring the Promise*, which diagnoses what's wrong with higher education and how to fix it.

Jeff Snider is Head of Global Research at Alhambra Investments. He talks with Bob about the recent spike in lending rates in the repo markets, and how the Fed's attempted solution fails to address the real problem. He then relates the repo problem to the global monetary system, which has suffered from major imbalances going back to 2007 that have yet to be corrected.

In a 2006 journal article, "On Hayekian Triangles," Walter Block and William Barnett lists 14 separate objection to the popular device used (in various forms) by Hayek, Rothbard, and Roger Garrison to illustrate how artificially low interest rates lead to an unsustainable boom. Block concludes that the Hayekian triangle can be salvaged, while Barnett thinks it should be abandoned altogether.

Bob asks a series of tough (but fair, he hopes) questions for conservatives, ranging from tariffs to impeachment to drug prohibition.

Online rock artist and music blogger Matthew Bankert walks Bob through his picks for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands.

Bob analyses the 2014 film *Transcendence*, starring Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman. Besides making his case that Depp's character was in the right, Bob explores some of the economic and even religious elements of the film.