Murphy Passes $50,000 Mark....

in his campaign to embarrass Paul Krugman into debating him.

Details here.

See Murphy in training, here (wonkish).

What they are saying about the debate:

“I would love to see this debate, all the moreso after watching Murphy’s two promotional videos, each so entertaining in its own way that they made me want to send him money independent of the Krugman thing.”–Steve Landsburg


“Krugman is refusing to debate. If he finally consents, he can say, “I was just trying to help more poor people.” I know that’s what I would say. Then he will get his head handed to him by Murphy. He will run into a buzz saw. His Nobel Prize will do him no good at all.”–Gary North

Murphy in Training for the Big Murphy-Krugman Debate

Economist Robert Murphy has challenged Paul Krugman to debate on the topic of Austrian economics. Krugman has said many nasty things about Austrians. On behalf of all Austrian economists and students, Murphy is challenging Krugman to a debate, to shut Krugman up once and for all. Read here for the clever way Murphy plans to shame Krugman into debating.

Below is a clip of Murphy in training for the debate.

Update on Murphy's Challenge to Paul Krugman

Murphy writes:

* Zerohedge picked up the story over the weekend.

* Robert Wenzel just tipped me off that John Carney at CNBC ran this article. I now have my favorite news line ever: “Krugman did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment on the challenge.”

* The pledge total is now just shy of $29,000. If you haven’t contributed yet, I encourage you to do so. This is your Woodstock, but with bathrooms.

* A clarification to the press treatment: Strictly speaking, this isn’t a “$100,000 debate challenge” to Krugman. It’s whatever amount of money gets pledged. My idea is that the donations just keep piling in over the months, until he has no choice to debate me. That number may be $250,000; who knows.

And don't forget, you can meet Bob Murphy in person, along with yours truly, on Friday in Boston. Click here for details.

CNBC: On the Krugman-Murphy Proposed Debate

Senior Editor at CNBC.com, John Carney, who also runs CNBC's new blog, NetNet with John Carney, has picked up on Bob Murphy's clever strategy to coax Paul Krugman into debate over Austrian economics.

Read John's coverage here.

Reports John:

Krugman did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment on the challenge.

Wow, Krugman speechless!

For more details on how to participate and keep the pressure on Krugman, see Tom Woods' explanation here.

(Thanks to Travis Holte)

Murphy versus Krugman: The Thrilla in 'Bama

Economist Bob Murphy has come up with a clever strategy to shame economist Paul Krugman into debating him on the topic of Austrian Economics and the business cycle. He is asking for pledges from those who want to see a Murphy versus Krugman debate.

If Krugman accepts, pledged money will go to feeding the needy in New York City. If Krugman turns out to be more mean spirited than Scrooge, and fails to agree to a debate, there will be no food.

Krugman has been dissing Austrian economics since the day he was born and an Austrian born obstetrician slapped him on the butt (See: The Strange Mind of Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman)

For details of Murphy's challenge see Tom Woods.

And don't forget, you can see Murphy live and up close in Boston next Friday. He has even agreed to pose  for pictures, so you will have proof you knew Murphy before he knocked out Krugman in what very well may be the most important economics debate of the early 21st Century.

Details on the Boston event, where I will be pontificating also, are here.