Ep. 416 Adam Haman and Bob Murphy Respond to Jacob Hornberger on Immigration
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.
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Ep. 415 Alex Nowrasteh Explains the Data and Theory Behind His SoHo Forum Immigration Performance
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.
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Ep. 414 Life Lessons from a Professional Gambler and an Economist
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.
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Ep. 413 The Primacy of Choice in Economics, Theology, Physics, and Even Math
Bob explains the fundamental role that subjective choice plays in various fields, suggesting there is something quite extraordinary about it.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:Bob's book Choice. A recent Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Bob's introductory textbook and why action is so important in economic science.BMS ep. 304, the first installment of the Bible commentary, which includes Bob's movie theater analogy for reconciling free will and determinism.BMS ep. 257 laying out Hans Hoppe's case that Mises' action axiom solved the mind-body problem.A good YT video explaining the weird results of the 2-slit experiment.A good YT on Bell's Theorem. Sabin Hossenfelder on Hoofdt and superdeterminism.InFi ep. 22 featuring Michael Fraser, who consults with business leaders that they should view AI as a cauldron, not a crystal ball.Background info on the Axiom of Choice from set theory.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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Ep. 412 Evaluating the SoHo Immigration Debate and Malice on Darkhorse
Adam Haman returns, this time for a 2fer. First he and Bob discuss the recent SoHo Forum debate on immigration between Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh. Then they discuss Michael Malice's recent appearance on Bret Weinstein's DarkHorse podcast to talk about egalitarianism and anarchy.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this conversation.The SoHo forum debate, and the Michael Malice interview.BMS ep 194 on Bob's views on immigration under anarchy.Dave Smith on the Human Action podcast laying out his views on immigration vis-a-vis libertarian theory.The HamanNature substack.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
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