Robert Murphy has a Ph.D. in economics and is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (Regnery 2007). http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Last Monday, Nancy Pelosi appeared on Larry King to promote her new book (see transcript). When the discussion turned to energy policy, she dropped a few doozies. Not only are her talking points wrong, but they even... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/08/16/pelosi_on_energy_policy 335bf6a0-2c31-4610-8ee3-84e94f010f2a Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT When it comes to vilifying big evil corporations, the accusations made about oil companies never disappoint. The latest controversy centers on whether the government should allow more drilling for oil and natural gas... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/07/05/politicians_tell_big_oil_how_to_make_billions 9a401a73-e0bc-414c-b174-68b02055870d Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT With food and energy prices soaring, housing prices collapsing, and the economy sinking into what could be a deep recession, the government has been searching around for villains. The latest scapegoats are speculators,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/05/31/the_governments_scapegoats b3ddd180-8be6-4d2a-a822-6ea4758d60b0 Sat, 31 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT For most Americans, Enron was the poster child of unfettered capitalism. After its fraudulent activities led to the company's collapse, business ethicist Marjorie Kelly proclaimed, "The ideal of the unregulated market... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/04/26/enron,_the_csr_poster_child 3ccd34fc-a076-4816-af15-6d761ba5a304 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT When it comes to public hatred of big business, there's no better target than oil companies. This hatred has been all the more intense since Exxon Mobil announced last year's net income at $40.6 billion, the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/03/08/on_those_oil_profits 625efc44-a81c-43e3-ba72-90dca702209a Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT Last Tuesday the Fed announced a surprise rate cut of 75 basis points, the biggest cut in 24 years. Even so, the stock market plunged, with the S&P 500 shedding 1.1% during the session, bringing its total losses... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2008/01/26/the_keynesian_corner d4aecd68-2a71-4be5-bfee-5e0e9bf97e55 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT Like obnoxious relatives, the mortgage mess won't go away. Some two million adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) will reset over the next two years, and analysts say that within the coming year alone, $362 billion in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/12/08/the_mortgage_mess 0ba687c8-958b-4375-af94-0f2e28bff6ad Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:01:00 GMT On a recent road trip stop I noticed a pamphlet entitled, "Social Responsibility: How is My Starbucks doing its part?" Even though I had never lain awake pondering this question, I couldn't help but grab the pamphlet. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/10/27/starbucks_and_corporate_social_responsibility 1b5da33c-68e3-4a21-adbd-f85dae3feea9 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:52:46 GMT If someone wants to bash corporations and the "excesses" of raw capitalism, there's no easier target nowadays than CEO pay. Recently critics were in a tizzy over a report claiming that CEOs make 364 times what the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/09/15/in_defense_of_ceo_compensation 00de124d-0f24-46b6-98ba-03014baa85f4 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:00:01 GMT If someone wants to bash corporations and the "excesses" of raw capitalism, there's no easier target nowadays than CEO pay. Recently critics were in a tizzy over a report claiming that CEOs make 364 times what the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/09/13/in_defense_of_ceo_compensation 2c3419a4-4cef-47db-bb56-c33a910f8e62 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:22:26 GMT One of the latest gripes against "evil" corporations and big business concerns the tax rate applied to general partners of private equity and hedge funds. In a campaign statement, Hillary Clinton opined: It offends... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/08/04/the_social_function_of_corporate_takeovers dbec620b-ee79-4a2f-a886-c596d63d12cb Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT On Wednesday three of the nation's top student loan lenders cut a deal with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Wachovia, National City, and Regions Financial Corporations agreed to a code of conduct that would... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/06/23/the_student_loan_"crisis" 9e98d90a-b0df-4b2d-81f4-b9282bb57ad6 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:01:00 GMT The last week of April was one for the record books, as they say. The Treasury Department announced that April 24th was the single-day record for collection of personal income taxes, at $48.7 billion. On top of that, http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertMurphy/2007/05/07/capitalism_second_to_none 29c9a812-b72b-4357-ad1d-86faeb1ca57b Mon, 07 May 2007 15:25:56 GMT