The Bryan Hyde Show

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-27-2020

• How has the coronavirus revealed the depth of socialist governance in America? Gary Welch joins me to talk about our soon to be released E-book documenting how the free market and individual liberty are being destroyed in the name of Covid-19 and what we can do about it. 

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  If it all seems like bad news lately, maybe we just need a better vantage point. Lawrence W. Reed has an open letter to all Americans that reminds us how lucky we really are.

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  What is the source all that animus we're seeing directed toward the police? Daniel Kowalski says it may be, in part, from the sense that too many police are being used as revenue generators.

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  We're hearing a lot hand-wringing about the so-called "new normal." Norman Lewis says, don't get too nostalgic about the "old normal" just yet. Both of them are based in fear and distrust.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-27-2020

• Felt like you're losing your mind these past few months? Most of us are struggling to some degree. Fortunately, Daisy Luther has some great advice about seeing to our mental health during the current pandemic.
• Remember what it was like being able to go to a restaurant with friends and enjoy new adventures in dining? Pandemic rules may have turned a favorite pastime on its head but Jacob Grier says there's a bright side to our current coronavirus cuisine.
• What's the difference between a rant and a passionate defense of the truth? Maybe it's in the eye of the beholder. At any rate, this guy speaks more truth in his allotted two minutes than most politicians will say in a lifetime.  Wow.
• Back to school or not? That's the burning question for millions of teachers, parents and students. Ethan Yang has a thoughtful solution: Don't close the schools but protect the staff and teachers.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-24-2020

• Did politicians and business interests push health officials aside at the expense of public health? That's the claim being made by some media outlets. Gary Welch joins me to discuss how claims like this are used to rationalize the harm  being done to millions of small business owners and employees.
• We also discuss why fewer and fewer people trust the data or the directives coming from politicians and bureaucrats. Especially when we see their double standards at work.
• Want to help ensure your kids and grandkids aren't the ones out rioting and attacking people 10 or 20 years from now? Teach them manners. Emma Freire has 4 tricks to help even young children learn the basics.
• Ever heard of permission-less innovation? It's the idea that innovators and entrepreneurs shouldn't have to seek permission to improve our lives. Adam Thierer says it should be our default setting as a society. 

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-24-2020

• Have you noticed how self-censoring is becoming a necessity for those who don't want to risk losing their employment? Brad Polumbo warns that privatized censorship is just as harmful as government censorship is to our ability to seek truth.
• What happens when mob mentality and moral suasion meet the market? Veronique De Rugy lays out the economics of our growing cancel culture.  
• How's your psyche doing these days? Most of us are feeling pretty traumatized at some level. Annie Holmquist says, it's not by accident, we're on the receiving end of some intense psychological warfare right now. And we were warned about it long ago.
• Do we have anything resembling a free press in America any more? Jeff Minnick says much of the press has transitioned from independent government watchdogs to embedded government lap dogs.
•   This week marked the 51st anniversary of man landing on the moon. Paul Rosenberg wonders whatever happened to the mindset that drove such endeavors? He reminds us that our truest progress happens when we stop waiting for permission to move ahead.   

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two 7-23-2020

• Calls to defund the police are rooted in the recognition that the state is becoming more brutal and aggressive in enforcing its dictates. Justin Murray reminds us that the problem of police brutality is rooted in having far too many laws.
• What would it mean if Covid-19 infections were 10 times greater than officials originally thought? Might it provide some needed perspective on whether this virus is the threat we're being told it is?
• The unreliability of Covid-19 data is a serious problem. If only someone could have warned us about this data fiasco. Oh, wait. As Jon Miltimore explains, disease prevention specialist Dr. John Ioannidis did exactly that. Why is he being ignored?
• Do you resist the pressure to wear the face mask? Are you reluctant to do what you're told by those who know better than you do? Congratulations. A new study out of Poland says that you're likely a narcissist or psychopath.
• Show notes and original essays can be found here.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one July 23 2020

• Eric Peters from EPAutos.com brings us the latest developments from the front lines of the mask mandates. Eric shares what it means to stand up for your autonomy as well as your sanity in a world that seems determined to break your individual will.
• One of the biggest indicators of a polar shift in our culture is the emergence and normalization of the 'woke' cancel mob. Matt Purple has an excellent essay describing the new elites who are working overtime to convince us that they don't even exist.
• Not to suggest that sharing political opinions is the best or wisest use of our time, but a new poll from the Cato Institute shows that more and more of us are afraid to say what's on our minds. The only group that feels they can freely share their opinions are those who identify as staunch liberals. Does that seem right to you?

The Bryan Hyde Show hour two July 22 2020

• The upcoming school year is going to be an interesting one. Some are heralding a Golden Age of homeschooling due to coronavirus concerns. Young Voices contributor Fiona Harrigan says: Hold up, this pandemic is not homeschooling's moment.
• If there's a bright side to the ongoing clashes between rioters and federal law enforcement in Portland, Oregon, it's that the government can be an equal opportunity oppressor. As Jeff Deist explains, folks on the left and the right must understand that government power is the problem, not the solution.
• Given what's happening right now, it's not an exaggeration to say that the barbarians have taken the institutions that were once pillars of our civilization. Paul Rosenberg says that the time to fix these institutions is likely past. Time to start rebuilding civilization without them.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one July 22 2020

• Have you read the letter to students signed by top leaders of the two major U.S. teachers unions? Chuck Chalberg has an excellent breakdown of how the AFT and NEA are doing their part to train up activists on the taxpayer's dime.
• Many of us are shocked at the ongoing unrest and violence taking place across our nation. Brian Miller provides some needed historical perspective to remind us that this isn't the first time America has experienced "Days of Rage."
• One of the more fascinating measures of the volatile times in which we live can be seen in how many companies are actively fleeing business-hostile states. Mark J. Perry explains the reasons for the current exodus from California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York.
• If you were unlucky enough to discover that your job is not given "preferred" status by government officials, you may know more about how unemployment benefits than you'd like. Peter Suderman has a solid explanation of how the CARES Act, passed by Congress, is making things worse--not better.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-21-2020

• You don't have to look very far to encounter tribalism of the worst kind today. Richard M. Ebeling has a thorough and insightful essay about "systemic racism" theory is being used to generate deeper feelings of tribalism with the goal of tearing down the American Republic.
• On a related note, Ammon Bundy is getting a lot of heat over his decision to reach out to Black Lives Matter representatives in Idaho. Has he lost his mind or is this what it looks like when someone's love of liberty and God outweighs hatred for his enemies?
• The nightly drama playing out in Portland, Oregon is revealing some dark truths about us and about our federal government. Walter Olsen explores what we don't know about Portland that should have us asking many more questions before jumping to conclusions.
• The current Covid-19 media narrative runs along the lines that "the U.S. locked down too late and reopened too soon." Phillip W. Magness takes a closer look and finds what looks a lot like a policy response in search of rationalization.
• Ever consider the possibility that being free doesn't mean the same thing to everyone? Kent McManigal has a powerful explanation of why freedom is subjective and how even people in figurative chains can still believe themselves free.

The Bryan Hyde Show hour one 7-21-2020

• Do hate crime laws really protect anyone? Or do they pervert justice by introducing subjective criteria into our criminal justice system? Christian Watson has a principled response to why, as a black man, he opposes Georgia's new hate crime law.
• What is happening to our money supply? Pay close attention to how coins and cash are beginning to make an exit from our commerce. As Nicholas Anthony warns, there may be something more at play here.
• Authoritarian control seldom comes in one big event. It is implemented gradually and quietly so we hardly notice the restraints being placed on us. James Bovard spells out how the REAL ID act is doing this in ways we may not have noticed.
• Our single greatest duty as citizens is to be capable of thinking clearly and independently during times of crisis. James Howard Kunstler asks a very timely question that each of us should be considering: Is there anything about this republic that you think is worth defending?
• The fear factor is ramping up. Mask mandates are spreading like cancer. Is this all justified? Ron Paul points out some gaping holes in the Covid spike narrative.
• Looking at all of the things that people in government are telling us we must do to be "safe" and healthy, it appears that Big Brother is more of a Big Mother. Lawrence M. Vance has a fascinating comparison between the advice Mom gave us and the demands Big Mother is making of us.