Ideas Having Sex

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

Marian Tupy and Gale Pooley explain how population growth INCREASES resource abundance.Today’s book: Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

Philosopher Michael Huemer debates skepticism, knowledge, and certainty, discussing brain in a vat scenarios, direct realism, and semantic issues. They explore extremism in political discourse, biases, and the impact of expert consensus. The podcast also explores academic influence in controversial topics, misconceptions about global warming, moral realism, and media misinformation.

Chandran Kukathas explains the threat immigration control poses to the freedom of citizens.Today’s Book: Immigration and Freedom

Jason Brennan describes historical and contemporary debates on democracy.Today’s Book: Democracy: A Guided Tour, by Jason Brennan

David Friedman talks about libertarian anarchism. Today’s book: The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism

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

Bryan Caplan extols the virtues candor and authenticity.Today’s book: You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism

Max Borders claims we don’t take “consent of the governed” seriously, but we should.  Books by Max Borders

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