
Bryan Cheang argues that industrial policy is authoritarian. Today’s book: Economic Liberalism and the Developmental State: Hong Kong and Singapore’s Post-war Development Today’s essay: “ Why mission-directed governance...


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Hosted by Chris Kaufman · society · EN
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Signup to Generate a PitchIdeas Having Sex is hosted by Chris Kaufman. The show has published 62 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "62. Bryan Cheang - Economic Liberalism and the Developmental State" (8 April 2025, 69 minutes), "61. Bart Wilson - Meaningful Economics" (4 March 2025, 50 minutes), and "60. Walker Hanlon - The Laissez-Faire Experiment" (4 February 2025, 44 minutes).
Ideas Having Sex publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 68 minutes across 62 episodes.
Booking probability for Ideas Having Sex is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ideas Having Sex requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ideas Having Sex's contact route on record: verified email.
Chris Kaufman hosts Ideas Having Sex, a society podcast with 62 episodes published.
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Bryan Cheang argues that industrial policy is authoritarian. Today’s book: Economic Liberalism and the Developmental State: Hong Kong and Singapore’s Post-war Development Today’s essay: “ Why mission-directed governance...

Episode #61
Bart Wilson on how to make economics more human.

Walker Hanlon explains the rise and fall of small government in Britain. Today’s Book: The Laissez-Faire Experiment: Why Britain Embraced and Then Abandoned Small Government, 1800–1914

Episode #59
Michael Huemer explains and challenges progressive claims. Today’s book: Progressive Myths

Bryan Caplan extols the virtues of self help. Today’s book: Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better

Sheldon Richman makes the case for human freedom. Today's Book: What Social Animals Owe to Each Other

Episode #56
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

Episode #55
Johan Norberg advocates radical economic freedom. Today's Book: The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World by Johan Norberg

Episode #54
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

Episode #53
Bryan Caplan explains why housing costs are so high. Today's book: Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation

Episode #52
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

Episode #50
Michael Huemer claims he is not a brain in a vat. Today’s book: Can We Know Anything? A Debate by Bryan Frances & Michael Huemer

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

Episode #48
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

Episode #46
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

Episode #45
Bryan Caplan extols the virtues candor and authenticity. Today’s book: You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism

Episode #44
Max Borders claims we don’t take “consent of the governed” seriously, but we should. Books by Max Borders

Episode #43
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
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professor of philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder
New York Times bestselling author, economist, professor at George Mason University, George Mason University
former senior editor, Cato Institute, Institute for Humane Studies
Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut
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