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Chris Kaufman

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00:57:58

42. Maarten Prak - Pioneers of Capitalism

Ideas Having Sex ·

2023/10/23

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

01:24:04

41. David Beito - The New Deal’s War on the Bill of...

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2023/09/26

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 Beito

01:05:45

40. Sean Mirski - We May Dominate the World

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2023/09/11

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

01:19:49

39. David Schmidtz - Living Together

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2023/08/28

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 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

01:02:58

38. Rachel Ferguson & Marcus Witcher - Black...

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2023/08/14

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 AmericaRachel Ferguson: Twitter, website, Marcus Witcher: TwitterDiscussed and RecommendedThe Poverty of Slavery: How Unfree Labor Pollutes the Economy Financial Exclusion: How Competition Can Fix a Broken SystemThe Inclusive Economy: How to Bring

01:09:17

37. Michael Huemer - Understanding Knowledge

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2023/07/31

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 Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume, and The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand RussellMike’s blog, author page, and website

01:05:50

36. James Otteson - Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

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2023/07/17

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 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

01:15:18

35. Deirdre McCloskey - The Bourgeoise Era

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2023/07/03

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 Can't Explain the Modern WorldVol. 3 - Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the WorldShorter summary volume: Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World, by Deirdre McCloskey & Art

01:17:21

34. Bryan Caplan - Voters as Mad Scientists

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2023/06/19

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 Science of Prediction & Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? both by Philip TetlockBryan’s Twitter, Author Page, Substack, and personal website.

01:14:04

33. Peter Boghossian - Wokeness and Impossible...

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2023/06/05

Peter Boghossiantalks 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 AffairHow to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide, by Peter Boghossian and James LindsayThe Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World, by Matt ThorntonWoman expresses

01:20:21

32. Matt Zwolinski - The Individualists

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2023/05/22

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.Matt’s Recommendations: The Elements of Justice by David SchmidtzThe Structure of Liberty by Randy BarnettIndividualism and Economic Order by F.A. HayekFree Market Fairness by John TomasiLibertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know by Jason BrennanRadicals for

00:59:30

31. Dan Moller - Governing Least

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2023/05/08

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: 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

01:30:11

30. William Nelson - E Pluribus Unum

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2023/04/24

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 and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution by Gordon WoodOther works by William Nelson

00:56:59

29. Fernanda Pirie - The Rule of Laws

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2023/04/10

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, TwitterRecommended book: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

01:00:51

28. Robert Bryce - A Question of Power

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2023/03/27

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 PodcastRecommended Works: How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil, Renewable and Nuclear Heresies by Jesse Ausubel

01:15:52

27. Tibor Rutar - Capitalism for Realists

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2023/03/13

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

01:22:32

26. Mike Rinder - A Billion Years

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2023/02/27

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, Twitter, and YouTubeMike’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

01:14:54

25. Jonathan Rauch - The Constitution of Knowledge

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2023/02/13

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 TruthJonathan’s website, Twitter, and author page.Braver AngelsRecommended 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

01:07:51

24. Jason Brennan - Debating Democracy

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2023/01/30

Jason Brennan argues for less democracy and less politics.Today’s Book: Debating Democracy: Do We Need More or Less?Follow @IdeasHavingSexx on Twitter.Other books by JasonJason’s upcoming book: Democracy: A Guided TourOther discussed works: Uncivil Agreement; Democracy for Realists; Neither Liberal nor Conservative; The Case Against Education; I, Pencil

01:13:31

23. Jonathan Katz - Gangsters of Capitalism

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2023/01/16

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 EmpireJonathan Katz’s blog & TwitterJonathan 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 WorldOther books

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