Ep. 62 Tough Questions for Progressives
https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tough-question.png ()Bob asks a series of tough (but fair, he hopes) questions for progressives, ranging from abortion to the minimum wage to climate change. . . . . . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world/obamas-leadership-in-war-on-al-qaeda.html (NYT (front page) article) discussing Obama’s “Secret Kill List.” The https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIiyDiyUZ2w (clip of Obama) saying, “We tortured some folks.” https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2018/MurphyNordhaus.html (William Nordhaus vs. the UN) on climate change policy. A cost-benefit analysis of https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/11/a-cost-bene%EF%AC%81t-analysis-of-government-compensation-of-kidney-donors.html (compensating kidney donors). A (pro-intervention) https://climateactiontracker.org/ (website) showing the estimated effect of all governments meeting their Paris Agreement pledges. (Look at the thermometer on the front page.) A https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2010/04/death_by_cafe_standards.html (2010 article summarizing) some of the research on traffic fatalities and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations. A https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2015/Murphydisemployment.html (Murphy article) summarizing the “revisionist” literature on the minimum wage. A http://www.aei.org/publication/there-really-is-no-gender-wage-gap-there-is-a-gender-earnings-gap-but-paying-women-well-wont-close-that-gap/ (2017 post) explaining some of the drivers of the gender “pay gap.” http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute (Help support) the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by http://podsworth.com (Podsworth Media).