Missing Will Grigg

Sunday will be the third anniversary of the death of the great William Norman Grigg. He really was the most eloquent speaker and writer in the libertarian movement, and the current crisis just reminds me all the more how valuable his insight was. And he was a good friend. Our very best goes out to Will's great family. We will never forget him.

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4/10/20 Jeff Deist on the Economic Consequences of the Coronavirus

Jeff Deist discusses the political responses to the coronavirus, varying on a state-by-state level from complete lockdown to nearly complete normalcy. Deist says this is an example of federalism actually working, since beyond issuing recommendations and printing money, there isn't all that much the federal government can do to enforce policies across the entire country. Deist fears the negative economic ramifications of both the way the virus has shut down major parts of the economy and the government's response to the supposed crisis in the form of trillions of dollars in loans and...

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4/10/20 Daniel Lazare on Coronavirus and the Military

Daniel Lazare talks about the grave danger facing the U.S. military of coronavirus sweeping through environments like infantry barracks, submarines, and aircraft carries with almost no possibility for social distancing and quarantine. Already the spread of the virus has clustered around military bases in the U.S. The same could happen at our bases in the Middle East, which is already one of the hardest hit regions in the world. Scott hopes that a silver lining of the virus will be a widespread move toward world peace, as countries realize both how cruel and how wasteful of much-needed...

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4/10/20 Tommy Salmons on Life as a Trucker During Coronavirus

Scott interviews Tommy Salmons about what life is like for truck drivers these days. Salmons describes dealing with longer hours, different routes and products, deserted truck stops and empty roads. Scott reminds everyone just how important it is that people like Salmons are still out there doing their jobs so that most of us can stay home in relative safety. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio;...

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