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| 57. Sheldon Richman - What Social Animals Owe to Each Other | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:14:45 | |
Sheldon Richman makes the case for human freedom. Today's Book: What Social Animals Owe to Each Other | |||
| 56. John Hasnas - Common Law Liberalism | 02 Sep 2024 | 01:19:34 | |
John Hasnas describes the virtue and the beauty of the common law. Today's Book: Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society | |||
| 47. David Friedman - The Machinery of Freedom | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:24:03 | |
David Friedman talks about libertarian anarchism. Today’s book: The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism | |||
| 46. David Lawrence – Debunking Determinism | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:11:33 | |
David Lawrence argues that free will has flaws, but determinism has more. Today’s book: Debunking Determinism: Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, and the Crusade Against Free Will | |||
| 45. Bryan Caplan - You Will Not Stampede Me | 05 Feb 2024 | 01:24:33 | |
Bryan Caplan extols the virtues candor and authenticity. Today’s book: You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism | |||
| 44. Max Borders – Political Decentralization | 22 Jan 2024 | ||
Max Borders claims we don’t take “consent of the governed” seriously, but we should. Books by Max Borders | |||
| 43. James Tooley – Really Good Schools | 07 Nov 2023 | ||
James Tooley shows how the world’s poorest people educate their children without government. Today’s Book: Really Good Schools: Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education, by James Tooley | |||
| 42. Maarten Prak - Pioneers of Capitalism | 23 Oct 2023 | 00:57:58 | |
Maarten Prak shows how capitalism developed from the bottom up. Today’s Book: Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000–1800, by Maarten Prak & Jan Luiten van Zanden | |||
| 41. David Beito - The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights | 26 Sep 2023 | 01:24:04 | |
David Beito exposes the many civil liberties abuses of FDR. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. | |||
| 40. Sean Mirski - We May Dominate the World | 11 Sep 2023 | 01:05:45 | |
Sean Mirski reviews the causes and consequences of early US foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus by Sean Mirski | |||
| 39. David Schmidtz - Living Together | 28 Aug 2023 | 01:19:49 | |
David Schmidtz discusses the inseparability of successful communities and successful lives. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx Today’s Book: Living Together: Inventing Moral Science David’s university page & author page Discussed and recommended: The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle; The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith; A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume; Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View by Immanuel Kant; Honorable Business: A Framework for Business in a Just and Humane Society by James Otteson; | |||
| 38. Rachel Ferguson & Marcus Witcher - Black Liberation Through the Marketplace | 14 Aug 2023 | 01:02:58 | |
Rachel Ferguson and Marcus Witcher explain how black Americans have been held down by the state and lifted up by the market. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America Rachel Ferguson: Twitter, website, Marcus Witcher: Twitter Discussed and Recommended The Poverty of Slavery: How Unfree Labor Pollutes the Economy Financial Exclusion: How Competition Can Fix a Broken System The Inclusive Economy: How to Bring Wealth to America's Poor Competition and Coercion: Blacks in the American economy 1865-1914 The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It | |||
| 55. Johan Norberg - The Capitalist Manifesto | 05 Aug 2024 | 01:02:57 | |
Johan Norberg advocates radical economic freedom. Today's Book: The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World by Johan Norberg | |||
| 37. Michael Huemer - Understanding Knowledge | 31 Jul 2023 | 01:09:17 | |
Michael Huemer talks about puzzles and insights in the study of knowledge. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Today’s book: Understanding Knowledge Discussed and recommended: Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume, and The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Mike’s blog, author page, and website | |||
| 36. James Otteson - Should Wealth Be Redistributed? | 17 Jul 2023 | 01:05:50 | |
James Otteson argues against wealth redistribution. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Should Wealth Be Redistributed? A Debate James’s website, Twitter, author page, university page. Recommended and discussed: From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 by David Beito; Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America by Rachel Ferguson & Marcus Witcher; The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths by Mariana Mazzucato; & The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel | |||
| 35. Deirdre McCloskey - The Bourgeoise Era | 03 Jul 2023 | 01:15:18 | |
Deirdre McCloskey explains how freedom and bourgeoise dignity enriched the world. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter The Bourgeoise Era Trilogy Vol. 1 - The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce Vol. 2 - Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World Vol. 3 - Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World Shorter summary volume: Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World, by Deirdre McCloskey & Art Carden Discussed and Recommended: Four Essays on Liberty by Isaiah Berlin; The Conservative Sensibility by George Will; Kathleen Stock & Deirdre McCloskey Debate Issues of Sex, Gender, & Identity Professor McCloskey’s email, website, Twitter, & author page | |||
| 34. Bryan Caplan - Voters as Mad Scientists | 19 Jun 2023 | 01:17:21 | |
Bryan Caplan discusses political irrationality, partisan loyalty, and more. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Voters as Mad Scientists: Essays on Political Irrationality Bryan’s recommendations: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction & Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? both by Philip Tetlock Bryan’s Twitter, Author Page, Substack, and personal website. | |||
| 33. Peter Boghossian - Wokeness and Impossible Conversations | 05 Jun 2023 | 01:14:04 | |
Peter Boghossian talks about wokeness, scholarly corruption, and how to have impossible conversations. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Find Peter on Twitter, YouTube, Substack, and his website. The Reformers, Part 1: Explores the Sokal Squared Hoax, aka the Grievance Studies Affair How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide, by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World, by Matt Thornton Woman expresses fear of backlash for agreeing with Billboard Chris | |||
| 32. Matt Zwolinski - The Individualists | 22 May 2023 | 01:20:21 | |
Matt Zwolinski reviews 200 years of libertarian intellectual history. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism Find Matt on Twitter and Substack. Matt’s Recommendations: The Elements of Justice by David Schmidtz The Structure of Liberty by Randy Barnett Individualism and Economic Order by F.A. Hayek Free Market Fairness by John Tomasi Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know by Jason Brennan | |||
| 31. Dan Moller - Governing Least | 08 May 2023 | 00:59:30 | |
Dan Moller makes a novel case for libertarianism. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism Dan’s new book, The Way of Bach, and other info can be found at his website. Dan’s recommendations: Anarchy, State, and Utopia, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World, and The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality | |||
| 30. William Nelson - E Pluribus Unum | 24 Apr 2023 | 01:30:11 | |
William Nelson describes how the common law shaped early America. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s Book: E Pluribus Unum: How the Common Law Helped Unify and Liberate Colonial America, 1607-1776 William Nelson’s Recommendation: Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution by Gordon Wood | |||
| 29. Fernanda Pirie - The Rule of Laws | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:56:59 | |
Fernanda Pirie shares her encyclopedic knowledge of law throughout history and around the world. Follow @IdeasHaving Sexx on Twitter. Today’s book: The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World Find Fernanda Pirie: Author Page, Oxford, Twitter Recommended book: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity | |||
| 28. Robert Bryce - A Question of Power | 27 Mar 2023 | 01:00:51 | |
Robert Bryce explains how important electricity is to modern life. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s Book: A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations Find Robert Bryce: Twitter, Author Page, Substack, Power Hungry Podcast Recommended Works: How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil, Renewable and Nuclear Heresies by Jesse Ausubel | |||
| 54. James Otteson - Honorable Business | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:01:09 | |
James Otteson claims that businesses behave honorably by creating mutually beneficial, and mutually voluntary deals. Today's book: Honorable Business: A Framework for Business in a Just and Humane Society | |||
| 27. Tibor Rutar - Capitalism for Realists | 13 Mar 2023 | 01:15:52 | |
Tibor Rutar analyzes the costs and benefits of capitalism using a straightforward and empirical framework. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Capitalism for Realists: Virtues and Vices of the Modern Economy Recommended and Discussed Books: Social Democratic Capitalism; Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?; In Defense of Openness: Why Global Freedom Is the Humane Solution to Global Poverty | |||
| 26. Mike Rinder - A Billion Years | 27 Feb 2023 | 01:22:32 | |
Mike Rinder talks Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, and his own role in the highest ranks of the church. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Mike Rinder’s book: A Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Mike’s blog, Twitter, and YouTube Mike’s recommendations: The Sociopath Next Door, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology, Counterfeit Dreams, Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard, and Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief If you are seeking help leaving Scientology: The Aftermath Foundation | |||
| 25. Jonathan Rauch - The Constitution of Knowledge | 13 Feb 2023 | 01:14:54 | |
Jonathan Rauch describes the social norms and institutions that generate knowledge. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth Jonathan’s website, Twitter, and author page. Recommended works: The Logic of Scientific Discovery and The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper; The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt; Politics and the English language by George Orwell; Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama; HATE by Nadine Strossen | |||
| 24. Jason Brennan - Debating Democracy | 30 Jan 2023 | 01:07:51 | |
Jason Brennan argues for less democracy and less politics. Today’s Book: Debating Democracy: Do We Need More or Less? Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Jason’s upcoming book: Democracy: A Guided Tour Other discussed works: Uncivil Agreement; Democracy for Realists; Neither Liberal nor Conservative; The Case Against Education; I, Pencil | |||
| 23. Jonathan Katz - Gangsters of Capitalism | 16 Jan 2023 | 01:13:31 | |
Jonathan Katz describes the economic motivations behind US interventions around the world. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire Jonathan Katz’s blog & Twitter Jonathan Katz’s recommendations: Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump; and The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World Other books discussed: War is a Racket, by Smedley Butler; Overthrow; and The True Flag Topics: Haiti, China, Boxer Rebellion, revolution, war, business plot, coup | |||
| 22. Michael Huemer - Is Political Authority an Illusion? | 02 Jan 2023 | 01:13:06 | |
Michael Huemer makes the case that governments have no legitimate authority. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s book: Is Political Authority an Illusion? (Little Debates about Big Questions) Michael Huemer’s recommendation: The Problem of Political Authority Mike’s web presence: Fake Noûs Blog, Personal Website, University Website Other discussed books: The Property Species: Mine, Yours, and the Human Mind by Bart J. Wilson, and The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel | |||
| 21. Paul Sherman - Freedom of Speech | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:58:07 | |
Paul Sherman explains how occupational licensing often violates the First Amendment. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter. Today’s article: Occupational Speech and the First Amendment by Paul Sherman, as well as Paul’s recommendation: Professional Speech and the First Amendment by Rodney Smolla Follow @PaulMSherman on Twitter. Topics: First Amendment, freedom of speech, free expression, law, supreme court, Edward Snowden, Fourth Amendment, privacy, civil asset forfeiture, qualified immunity, police brutality, constitution, civil rights | |||
| 20. Chris Coyne - In Search of Monsters to Destroy | 05 Dec 2022 | 01:04:22 | |
Chris Coyne lays out a powerful critique of American foreign policy. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter. Today’s book: In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace Chris Coyne’s twitter and website. Chris Coyne’s recommendations: Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power Is Made and Maintained, by Randall G. Holcombe; Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government, by Robert Higgs; books by Andrew J. Bacevich, as well as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Gore Vidal. | |||
| 19. Matt Ridley - How Innovation Works | 21 Nov 2022 | 01:03:29 | |
Matt Ridley describes the processes and preconditions of innovation. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter. Today’s book: How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom. More books by Matt. Matt’s recommendations: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, and The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous Matt’s Ted Talk: When Ideas Have Sex. | |||
| 18. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita - The Invention of Power | 07 Nov 2022 | ||
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita presents a novel explanation for western exceptionalism. Today's book: The Invention of Power: Popes Kings, and the Birth of the West Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Contact Bruce: bruce.buenodemesquita@nyu.edu Bruce’s recommended reading: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, by Max Weber, and The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous, by Joseph Henrich Economic growth, Catholicism, religion, church and state, democracy, revolution, politics, Trump | |||
| 53. Bryan Caplan - Build, Baby, Build | 27 May 2024 | 01:14:17 | |
Bryan Caplan explains why housing costs are so high. Today's book: Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation | |||
| 17. Lauren Hall - The Medicalization of Birth and Death | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:09:44 | |
Lauren Hall explains how governments cause birth and death to become over medicalized. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Today’s book: The Medicalization of Birth and Death Also by Lauren Hall: Family and the Politics of Moderation: Private Life, Public Goods, and the Rebirth of Social Individualism Lauren’s recommendations: The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry, And a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life, Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America Medicine, healthcare, regulation, certificate of need law, American Medical Association, c-section, hospice, palliative care, over treatment | |||
| 16. Bryan Caplan - Don't Be a Feminist | 10 Oct 2022 | 01:14:21 | |
Bryan Caplan discusses feminism, social justice, colonialism, and more. Today’s book: Don't Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Bryan’s recommendation: Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say | |||
| 15. Elizabeth Nolan Brown - Sex Work and Human Trafficking | 26 Sep 2022 | 00:46:29 | |
Elizabeth Nolan Brown claims sex trafficking numbers are wildly inflated. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx and Elizabeth Nolan Brown on twitter. Today’s articles: The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs, Massage Parlor Panic Reason Magazine’s "Reason Roundup" | |||
| 14. Stephen Kinzer - Poisoner in Chief | 12 Sep 2022 | 01:00:02 | |
Stephen Kinzer describes the CIA’s morally dubious search for mind control. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Today’s book: Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control Other books by Stephen Kinzer Follow @StephenKinzer on twitter Stephen’s website Topics: CIA, MKUltra, mind control, Nazis, science, Cold War, torture, assassination, medical experiments, Imperial Japan, Soviet Union | |||
| 13. Michael Huemer - Justice Before the Law | 29 Aug 2022 | 01:23:19 | |
Michael Huemer tells us why justice should be the central value of the justice system. Today’s book: Justice Before the Law Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Mike’s blog Fake Nous Mike’s website Other books by Mike Topics: justice system, prison, plea bargaining, jury nullification, punishment, war on drugs, immigration, courts, torture | |||
| 12. Mark Koyama - How the World Became Rich | 15 Aug 2022 | 01:09:48 | |
Mark Koyama explains the historical origins of sustained economic growth. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on twitter Today’s book: How the World Became Rich Coauthor Jared Rubin’s twitter Other Books Discussed The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity | |||
| 11. David Beito - TRM Howard | 01 Aug 2022 | 01:06:57 | |
David Beito joins me to discuss the life of doctor, entrepreneur, and civil rights pioneer TRM Howard. Today’s book: T. R. M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Other books by David Beito From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State Topics: abortion, poverty, civil rights, black leaders, mutual aid, hunting, Roe vs Wade, racism, FBI, Mississippi | |||
| 10. James Otteson - Seven Deadly Economic Sins | 18 Jul 2022 | 01:02:23 | |
James Otteson joins me to correct popular economic fallacies. Today’s book: Seven Deadly Economic Sins Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Professor Otteson’s website & twitter Other books by James Otteson Other books discussed in the episode: How Innovation Works, The Great Leveler, The Bourgeois Virtues, & Economics in One Lesson | |||
| 9. John Mueller - The Stupidity of War | 04 Jul 2022 | 01:12:04 | |
John Mueller discusses the wisdom of complacency in the face of exaggerated international threats. Today’s Book: The Stupidity of War Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter | |||
| 8. Michael Huemer - Knowledge, Reality, and Value | 20 Jun 2022 | 01:17:44 | |
Michael Huemer describes big ideas in philosophy, including some of his own. Today’s Book: Knowledge, Reality, and Value Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Mike’s website Mike’s blog: Fake Nous The Right and the Good by David Ross | |||
| 52. Chris Coyne - How to Run Wars | 13 May 2024 | 01:17:04 | |
Chris Coyne gives a master class in how to energize a population for war. Today's book: How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite by Christopher Coyne & Abigail Hall | |||
| 7. Kristian Niemietz - Socialism: The Failed Idea that Never Dies | 06 Jun 2022 | 01:02:39 | |
Kristian Niemietz explains how the allure of socialism never seems to die, despite its many failures. Today’s book: Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Follow Kristian Niemietz on Twitter Political Pilgrims by Paul Hollander | |||
| 6. Bryan Caplan - How Evil Are Politicians? | 23 May 2022 | 01:08:18 | |
Bryan Caplan discusses the many ways demagogues manipulate their way to the top. Today’s book: How Evil Are Politicians? Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter Bryan’s blog Discussed and Recommended Books: | |||
| 5. David Skarbek - The Puzzle of Prison Order | 09 May 2022 | 00:58:05 | |
David Skarbek describes the formal and informal governance structures in prisons around the world. Today’s book: The Puzzle of Prison Order Other Links The Social Order of the Underworld David’s Twitter David’s Website | |||
| 4. David Friedman - Legal Systems Very Different from Ours | 25 Apr 2022 | 01:20:21 | |
David Friedman describes the legal systems of societies throughout history and around the globe. Chris Kaufman on Twitter: @IdeasHavingSexx Today's Book: Legal Systems Very Different from Ours Other things discussed in the episode: Friedman vs Block on Austrian vs Chicago Econ | |||