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Bob Murphy Show

The podcast promoting free markets, free minds, and grateful souls.

Copyright: © Copyright 2022 Robert Murphy

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 403 How Would a Libertarian Society Handle Human Shields? Apr 30, 2025

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Bob covers some loose ends on the Douglas Murray / Dave Smith debate, then analyzes how a libertarian legal system would handle the thorny problem of human shields.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

Bob's journal article on libertarian law and military defense.
Sam Harris interviews Douglas Murray on the JRE debate.
Previous BMS episodes on the Murray/Smith debate (here and here).
John Spencer's twitter essay critiquing Dave Smith's views on war.
The link for Monetary-Metals.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 402 Against Heinlein: Peace, Not Violence, Settles Issues Apr 25, 2025

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Bob responds to a Heinlein quotation (from Starship Troopers) that claimed violence had settled more issues in history than any other factor. Bob relies on Mises and Jesus to argue the contrary.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

Jeremy Kauffman's tweet that prompted this episode.
Bob on why the AI won't wipe us out.
The link for Monetary-Metals.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 401 Even More Fallout From the Douglas Murray vs. Dave Smith Debate Apr 23, 2025

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Adam Haman returns to analyze the continued fallout from the Murray/Smith debate on the Joe Rogan podcast. As always, Adam and Bob have unique video and insights that other commenters have overlooked.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
The full Murray/Smith debate on Rogan.
Douglas Murray on Australia's Sky News. His NY Post op ed.
Konstantin Kisin's article.
A Spiked analysis of the debate.
Pat Buchanan's C-SPAN debate on Churchill.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 400 New Analysis of the Douglas Murray / Dave Smith Debate on Rogan Apr 16, 2025

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Adam Haman returns to dissect the Douglas Murray / Dave Smith debate on Joe Rogan. Adam and Bob present evidence--including an old clip of Murray talking about Iraq--that other commentary has missed.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
The full Murray/Smith debate on Rogan.
The UNICEF fact sheet on the Gaza blockade.
Murray talking to Lex Fridman on "lived experience."
Murray talking about his visit to Iraq.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 399 Chris Barnard Gives Conservatives Permission to Care About the Environment Apr 15, 2025

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Chris Barnard is president of the American Conservation Coalition, which has some 75,000 members. He joins Bob to discuss the unfortunate pattern of ceding concern for the environment to the political left, and what the ACC is doing (especially on college campuses) to shatter that stereotype.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this interview.
Chris Barnard's bio at American Conservation Coalition.
The Market Environmentalism Academy.
Bob's article showing that Naomi Klein supported the Green New Deal for non-climate reasons.
The link for Monetary-Metals.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 398 How Should Libertarians Debate Trump’s Tariffs? Apr 09, 2025

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Adam Haman returns to discuss the hot topic of the day: Trump's tariffs! In particular, Adam helps Bob to analyze the justifications for the tariffs given by MAGA fans, and how free trading libertarians should respond.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
The single best video summarizing Bob's points on the trade deficit debate, pushing back against the left and right.
Bob on Trump's tariffs and income taxes.
Leonard Read's, "I, Pencil."
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 397 Judas and Fredo: Domenic Scarcella on the Passion of Jesus Apr 04, 2025

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Adam Haman and Bob interview Domenic Scarcella (author of Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen) on the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus. The conversation includes Domenic's unorthodox take on Judas.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Domenic Scarcella's substack.
Scarcella's earlier appearance on BMS ep. 310, arguing that Jesus was a good neighbor but bad citizen.
The HamanNature substack.
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Ep. 396 An Interdisciplinary Commentary on the Gospel Accounts of Jesus Christ: Installment 9, Cleansing the Temple Apr 03, 2025

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Bob covers John 2: 13-25, where Jesus drives out the animals and moneychangers from the temple in Jerusalem at the start of His public ministry.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

RC Sproul on cleansing of the temple. John MacArthur on it.
The previous episode in this series, i.e. BMS ep. 374, Installment 8: Turning Water Into Wine.
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Ep. 395 Should the Trump Administration Give Due Process to Illegal Immigrants? Mar 27, 2025

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Adam Haman returns, this time discussing with Bob the controversy over sending accused gang members to an El Salvador prison. Should they be given due process? Adam and Bob then discuss the is/ought distinction from ethics.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this conversation.
Glenn Greenwald on due process.
The HamanNature substack.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

Ep. 394 Cody Cook on His New Book The Anarchist Anabaptist Mar 27, 2025

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Cody Cook is a theologian and anarchist writer with a new book out from the Christian Libertarian Institute. He explains the background of anabaptism first, and then explains its intimate connection with anarchism in the Rothbardian tradition.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

The YouTube version of this interview.
The landing page for The Anarchist Anabaptist.
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast episode covering the Protestant takeover of Munster.
The link for Monetary-Metals.com.
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

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