The Bryan Hyde Show

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 8-3-2020

• What does modern America have in common with the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? Annie Holmquist says, more than you might think. This may be a good time to learn from the mistakes the Romans made and to do our best not to repeat them.
• Is 2020 the year that political legitimacy dies? James Bovard breaks down how the refusal of politicians to recognize and abide by the upper limits of their power is creating a crisis of legitimacy. It's also placing a choice squarely before us as to what we should do about it.
• It's crazy that we need to consider what to do when a member of the woke mob comes at us with their phone out. But here we are. This is a great article that explains how the safest course of action is to give them no reaction whatsoever.
• How do politicians get away with implementing policies that cause provable harm? Most likely it's because they claim that their good intentions should outweigh their negative outcomes. Jon Miltimore explains how California is a good example of this kind of thinking in action.

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The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 8-3-2020

• Trying to proclaim the truth in an echo chamber is a waste of time and effort. But that's exactly what too many of us tend to do. Mike Maharrey makes a strong case that it's okay to work with our ideological opponents in those areas where we have common interest.
• One of the best examples of a man who chose to see his ideological opponents as a prize to be won rather than an enemy to be vanquished is Daryl Davis. This is the guy who convinced 200 Klan members to give up their robes by befriending them.
• While we're busy contending with one another over masks, an economic catastrophe bigger than the Great Depression of the 1930s is taking place just out of view. David Stockman has the facts and figures to show what our lockdown lunacy is accomplishing.
• Among the biggest mistakes made by lockdown proponents is their stubborn belief that the coronavirus can be controlled through central planning. Jeffrey A. Tucker says, sorry, but the virus doesn't care about your policies.
• The curious double standard that's being applied to protesters across the country isn't limited to their apparent immunity from catching or spreading Covid-19. As Brad Polumbo explains, the ones who are rioting are being provided political cover by politicians and media types who insist that destroying property "isn't violence." 

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-31-2020

• Gary Welch joins me to shed further light on the worst policy decision in American history--the Covid-19 shutdowns. We also discuss why we should not be afraid of Covid or the riots and who we can trust during times of crisis.
• Check out the Covid statistics that show just how low the likelihood of dying by Covid really is.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-31-2020

• Are you noticing how many so-called "fact checker" pop ups we're seeing on social media? Someone seems very determined that we stay within the boundaries of what they consider approved opinion on the subject of Hydroxychloroquine. Filipe Rafaeli says this narrative that the drug doesn't work is the biggest hoax in recent human history.
• Of all the things changed by the worldwide pandemic, education is facing some of the biggest shifts. Kerry McDonald says that's not a bad thing. After all, we're still schooling our kids like we did in the 19th Century.
• If you're serious about preparedness, you know that the ability to make a fire is a top priority. Ron and Ilma Fontaine from FireSteel.com join me to talk about their tried and true firesteels which can strike a massive fire-starting spark under any conditions.
• As we discussed yesterday, not having a ruler doesn't mean that there are no rules. Kent McManigal has an on-target essay about why it's essential that the government follow the rules too.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-30-2020

• James R. Harrigan of the Words & Numbers podcast from the Foundation for Economic Education joins me to discuss conspiracy theories and America's not-so-secret police.
• What scientific term or concept should be more widely understood? Eric R. Weinstein says it's the Russell Conjugation. It's a fascinating concept that seeks to explain how facts and opinions have come to matter less to us than our feelings. The article is a bit esoteric but well worth the read.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-30-2020

• The free market gets a bad rap but competition is a powerful motivator to get things done well. Case in point, John Stossel has a terrific story about the private space race that's currently underway and how it's accomplishing things that government monopolies cannot.
• We're hearing a lot these days about "anarchists" being the cause of the violence and destruction in many American cities. Thomas L. Knapp has a timely defense of the word "anarchist" and offers a reasonable explanation for why it shouldn't be an insult.
• Why is everyone wound up tighter than a watch spring these days? Michael Snyder has some insightful observations about the things that are setting us off and how we're taking our anger out on one another.
• America is not only in crisis, it's also on trial. Jarrett Stepman explains how there is danger and opportunity in our current situation. The biggest question that hangs over our heads is whether we have sufficient character and clarity to keep the torch of liberty alight.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-29-2020

• Education during the current pandemic has been a mixture of good and bad news. Alexandra Hudson of Young Voices joins us to share her thoughts on some of the various forms of microschooling that are benefiting students and educators alike.
• The Supreme Court's recent refusal to intervene on behalf of a Nevada church challenging that state's ban on religious gatherings may be a visible indicator that religious freedom is in eclipse. After all, you can gather by the thousands in the gambling halls but church is considered a threat to public health.
• The ongoing effort to pull down and to discredit the video of the doctors who held a press conference outside the Supreme Court the other day is remarkable. Adam Mill wonders, if social media wants to play doctor, shouldn't they also be held accountable for malpractice?
• Remember when Sweden refused to lock-down their country and everyone got sick and died from Covid-19? No? Jon Miltimore explains what Sweden's actual data shows versus the projections of the naysayers back in April.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-29-2020

•  Who is the highest paid person at both CNN and the Washington Post? That would be Nick Sandmann, the young man accused of "smiling while white" at the Lincoln Memorial last year. John Zmirak explains that Sandmann wasn't supposed to receive a massive financial settlement, he was targeted for destruction. 
• Has there ever been a disease as politicized as Covid-19? Paul Gottfried wonders, will the virus disappear if Biden is elected this November?
• Most of us prefer to hear things that confirm what we already believe. At the same time, there's real value in listening to the heretics amongs us. Paul Sloane explains how the heretics will speak truths that our enemies want suppressed.
• Getting the impression that things are ramping up? You're not wrong. James Howard Kunstler has a quick and thorough evaluation of how the Summer of 2020 has turned into the insane leading the blind.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two July 28, 2020

• So much of our history and heritage is being rewritten right before our eyes. It's not a matter of clarifying, it's more like knocking it down with a wrecking ball of weaponized guilt. Tim Anderson of the Defending Southwestern Utah Heritage Coalition joins me to discuss the efforts of a growing number of Southern Utah residents to protect Utah's Dixie from the cancel culture mob intent on erasing it.
• Remember when freedom of speech was considered an essential pillar of a free society? Jeff Jacoby does, and he outlines how our love of free speech has turned to fear of speech.
• I had a conversation with a close friend recently about how all his favorite sports--with the exception of baseball--were becoming intolerably politicized. Now even baseball is bending the knee, so to speak. Anders Koskinen has an enlightening essay on the philosophy of America's pastime.
• How can so many officials stand before the TV cameras and maintain that their orders and mandates aren't harming more people than Covid-19 ever could? Jeffrey A. Tucker does a great job of exposing their duplicity and the reasons why they are doing it.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-28-2020

• Eric Peters from EPAutos.com joins me to talk about the power of the word "no" when it comes to resisting the mask mandates being imposed by retailers. Also, we discuss the deployment of the Sneeze Police and what's likely to follow in their footsteps.
• The narrative that the president has sent so-called "storm troopers" to the streets of American cities is gaining traction in many circles, but is it factually correct? Pat Buchanan calls it a "bright, shining lie." He makes a reasonable distinction between accepting over-reaching federal law enforcement and surrendering to mob rule.
• One of the more curious aspects of the Black Lives Matter movement is the organization's hostility toward the Western nuclear family. As Bradley Thomas explains, this is consistent with Marxist doctrine which rejects the patriarchal family because it promotes and sustains private property.
• Most of us want to speak up and defend the truth, as we understand it. But is combative discussion the best way to do that? As James Walpole explains, the Socratic dialogue is a useful tool for getting people to think by asking the right questions, rather than beating them into submission with answers.