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

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 24m

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

Jan 22nd, 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

Nov 7th, 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

Oct 23rd, 2023 57m 58s

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

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 24m

David Beito exposes the many civil liberties abuses of FDR. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter.Today’s book: The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance by David Bei

40. Sean Mirski - We May Dominate the World

Sep 11th, 2023 1h 5m

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 Mi

39. David Schmidtz - Living Together

Aug 28th, 2023 1h 19m

David Schmidtz discusses the inseparability of successful communities and successful lives.Follow @IdeasHavingSexxToday’s Book: Living Together: Inventing Moral ScienceDavid’s university page & author pageDiscussed and recommended: The Nicomach

38. Rachel Ferguson & Marcus Witcher - Black Liberation Through the Marketplace

Aug 14th, 2023 1h 2m

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 Pro

37. Michael Huemer - Understanding Knowledge

Jul 31st, 2023 1h 9m

Michael Huemer talks about puzzles and insights in the study of knowledge.Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on TwitterToday’s book: Understanding Knowledge Discussed and recommended: Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes, An Enquiry Concernin

36. James Otteson - Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

Jul 17th, 2023 1h 5m

James Otteson argues against wealth redistribution.Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter.Today’s book: Should Wealth Be Redistributed? A DebateJames’s website, Twitter, author page, university page.Recommended and discussed: From Mutual Aid to the

35. Deirdre McCloskey - The Bourgeoise Era

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 15m

Deirdre McCloskey explains how freedom and bourgeoise dignity enriched the world.Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on TwitterThe Bourgeoise Era Trilogy Vol. 1 - The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of CommerceVol. 2 - Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics

34. Bryan Caplan - Voters as Mad Scientists

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 17m

Bryan Caplan discusses political irrationality, partisan loyalty, and more.Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter.Today’s book: Voters as Mad Scientists: Essays on Political IrrationalityBryan’s recommendations: Superforecasting: The Art and Scienc

33. Peter Boghossian - Wokeness and Impossible Conversations

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 14m

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 Square

32. Matt Zwolinski - The Individualists

May 22nd, 2023 1h 20m

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 LibertarianismFind Matt on Twitter and Substack.

31. Dan Moller - Governing Least

May 8th, 2023 59m 30s

Dan Moller makes a novel case for libertarianism. Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter.Today’s book: Governing Least: A New England LibertarianismDan’s new book, The Way of Bach, and other info can be found at his website.Dan’s recommendations: A

30. William Nelson - E Pluribus Unum

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 30m

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, 1607-1776William Nelson’s Recommendation: Power an

29. Fernanda Pirie - The Rule of Laws

Apr 10th, 2023 56m 59s

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 WorldFind Fernanda Pirie: Author Page, Oxford,

28. Robert Bryce - A Question of Power

Mar 27th, 2023 1h

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 NationsFind Robert Bryce: Twitter, Author Page, Substack, Power Hungry Podcast

27. Tibor Rutar - Capitalism for Realists

Mar 13th, 2023 1h 15m

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 Discusse

26. Mike Rinder - A Billion Years

Feb 27th, 2023 1h 22m

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 ScientologyMike’s blog, Twi