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Contra Krugman

Join Bob Murphy and Tom Woods in this weekly libertarian podcast as they teach economics by refuting Paul Krugman's New York Times column. Plus, expect special guests like Ron Paul, David Stockman, an... Read more

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Ep. 215 Don't Worry About the Deficit!

Ep. 215 Don't Worry About the Deficit!

That's Krugman's message now. Interestingly, back in 2003 the very indicators he's now using to tell us not to worry wer... Read more

19 Jan 2020

36mins

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Ep. 6 Enough About Denmark Already: Here's What Krugman and Sanders Left Out

Ep. 6 Enough About Denmark Already: Here's What Krugman and Sanders Left Out

Is Denmark a good model for the United States? Krugman thinks so, and claims the large welfare state there, combined wit... Read more

23 Oct 2015

40mins

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Ep. 136 You Hate Schoolteachers, and Education, and Knowledge

Ep. 136 You Hate Schoolteachers, and Education, and Knowledge

Are Republicans at war with schoolteachers? Krugman thinks so: their state-level tax cuts have wrought havoc on educatio... Read more

30 Apr 2018

38mins

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Ep. 137 Is Taxation Theft? Not If You're Not Entitled to Your Paycheck in the First Place, Says Philosopher

Ep. 137 Is Taxation Theft? Not If You're Not Entitled to Your Paycheck in the First Place, Says Philosopher

Philip Goff argues that libertarians make a variety of unsupported and unsupportable assumptions when they claim that ta... Read more

7 May 2018

40mins

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Ep. 134 Liberals Are Honest, Aren't Bootlickers, and Admit Their Mistakes, Unlike Krugman's Stupid and Evil Enemies

Ep. 134 Liberals Are Honest, Aren't Bootlickers, and Admit Their Mistakes, Unlike Krugman's Stupid and Evil Enemies

In this column Krugman suggests that the decline in the moral and scholarly rigor of conservative intellectuals has to d... Read more

12 Apr 2018

48mins

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Ep. 150 We Need the State to Protect Workers

Ep. 150 We Need the State to Protect Workers

There's been plenty of discussion of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, says Krugman, but it's been focused mainly o... Read more

4 Aug 2018

38mins

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Ep. 144 How to Answer Climate Alarmists? Read Their Own Reports

Ep. 144 How to Answer Climate Alarmists? Read Their Own Reports

In this episode, Bob flies solo and fields another Contra Cruiser request. Specifically, he explains the standard Austri... Read more

23 Jun 2018

48mins

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Ep. 147 Krugman Hearts Democratic Socialists; We Don't

Ep. 147 Krugman Hearts Democratic Socialists; We Don't

During the 2016 campaign Krugman was critical of Bernie Sanders, but all of a sudden he can't see anything wrong with "r... Read more

15 Jul 2018

32mins

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Ep. 149 How to Unwind the Welfare State

Ep. 149 How to Unwind the Welfare State

Krugman is on vacation this week, so we take a topic suggestion from someone who's joining us on this year's Contra Crui... Read more

30 Jul 2018

39mins

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Ep. 148 LIVE FROM MISES U: Why Does Austrian Economics Matter to the Average Person?

Ep. 148 LIVE FROM MISES U: Why Does Austrian Economics Matter to the Average Person?

We recorded this episode before a live audience at the Mises Institute's Mises University summer program. What a blast! ... Read more

24 Jul 2018

39mins

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Ep. 138 The War on Dissidents, Which Krugman Pretends Not to See

Ep. 138 The War on Dissidents, Which Krugman Pretends Not to See

Krugman makes fun of the idea that conservatives and libertarians are treated particularly unfairly. Why, people critici... Read more

13 May 2018

50mins

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Ep. 41 Brexit and Liberty: Krugman Wrong Again

Ep. 41 Brexit and Liberty: Krugman Wrong Again

Krugman urges the British to remain in the European Union, and thinks free-market arguments against it are mere fantasy.... Read more

21 Jun 2016

38mins

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Ep. 10 Terrorism Creates Jobs

Ep. 10 Terrorism Creates Jobs

Krugman's commentary on the Paris attacks is partly correct, with the usual nonsense thrown in. Even better his is blog ... Read more

21 Nov 2015

45mins

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Ep. 60 Krugman Copes With Trump: Special Guest David Stockman

Ep. 60 Krugman Copes With Trump: Special Guest David Stockman

Even though Donald Trump supports massive infrastructure spending financed by debt in order to put people to work (sound... Read more

13 Nov 2016

42mins

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Ep. 177 Semi-Sensible Krugman vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)

Ep. 177 Semi-Sensible Krugman vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is picking up steam (thanks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders), to the point t... Read more

23 Feb 2019

41mins

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Ep. 9 Is Conservative Rhetoric Making White Men Kill Themselves? Krugman Thinks So

Ep. 9 Is Conservative Rhetoric Making White Men Kill Themselves? Krugman Thinks So

On the one hand, Krugman says we really don't know why mortality rates for middle-aged white men have been on the rise. ... Read more

14 Nov 2015

31mins

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Ep. 145 The Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party

Ep. 145 The Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party's Mises Caucus held a special event last weekend during the Libertarian Party's national conventio... Read more

3 Jul 2018

36mins

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Ep. 210 Elizabeth Warren's Fiscal Fantasies

Ep. 210 Elizabeth Warren's Fiscal Fantasies

Krugman is impressed by the detail and alleged seriousness of Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All plan and how it will b... Read more

9 Nov 2019

32mins

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Ep. 143 Here's What Krugman Did to Win the Nobel Prize

Ep. 143 Here's What Krugman Did to Win the Nobel Prize

We get this question all the time: what did Krugman win it for, and can you explain it in an episode? It involves trade,... Read more

16 Jun 2018

33mins

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Ep. 176 Trump vs. Socialism?

Ep. 176 Trump vs. Socialism?

Socialism isn't all that radical, insists Krugman. Plus: virtually all people who call themselves socialists just want t... Read more

14 Feb 2019

48mins

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